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John "Ryan" Banta

Ryan Banta is a Hydrologic Studies Chief for the Colorado Water Science Center, leading a team of multidisciplinary scientists studying water related topics. 

Dr. Banta’s interests are based in the earth sciences. He received a bachelor’s degree from University of California, Davis majoring in Soil and Water Science with an Environmental Toxicology minor. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. in Hydrology from the University of Nevada, Reno. His graduate and postdoctoral research focused on interdisciplinary approaches to investigate high resolution trace element ice core records from Greenland and Antarctica. Ryan currently works with the U.S. Geological Survey as a Hydrologic Studies Chief at the Colorado Water Science Center where he leads a dynamic team to meet the science goals of local, state, and federal partners on topics related to water quality, water quantity, and hydrologic processes.

 

Education and Certifications

  • Ph.D., University of Nevada, Reno, Hydrology

  • M.S., University of Nevada, Reno, Hydrology

  • B.S., University of California, Davis, Soil and Water Science
             minor, Environmental Toxicology
     

Science and Products

Filter Total Items: 16

Streamflow gain and loss and water quality in the upper Nueces River Basin, south-central Texas, 2008-10

The U.S. Geological Survey-in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, The Nature Conservancy, the Real Edwards Conservation and Reclamation District, and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department-investigated streamflow gain and loss and water quality in the upper Nueces River Basin, south-central Texas, specifically in the watersheds of the West Nueces, Nueces, Dry Frio, Frio, and Sabina
Authors
J. Ryan Banta, Rebecca B. Lambert, Richard N. Slattery, Darwin J. Ockerman
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center

Effects of brush management on the hydrologic budget and water quality in and adjacent to Honey Creek State Natural Area, Comal County, Texas, 2001--10

Woody vegetation, including ashe juniper (Juniperus ashei), has encroached on some areas in central Texas that were historically oak grassland savannah. Encroachment of woody vegetation is generally attributed to overgrazing and fire suppression. Removing the ashe juniper and allowing native grasses to reestablish in the area as a brush management conservation practice (hereinafter referred to as
Authors
J. Ryan Banta, Richard N. Slattery
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center

Hydrologic and water-quality data at Government Canyon State Natural Area, Bexar County, Texas, 2002-10

The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Edwards Aquifer Authority, and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, collected rainfall, streamflow, evapotranspiration, and stormflow water-quality data at the Laurel Canyon Creek watershed, within the Government Canyon State Natural Area, Bexar County, Tex. The purpos
Authors
J. Ryan Banta, Richard N. Slattery
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center

Effects of brush management on the hydrologic budget and water quality in and adjacent to Honey Creek State Natural Area, Comal County, Texas, 2001-10

The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Edwards Region Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative, the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board, the San Antonio River Authority, the Edwards Aquifer Authority, Texas Parks and Wildlife, the Guadalupe Blanco River Authority, and the San Antonio Water System, evalua
Authors
J. Ryan Banta, Richard N. Slattery
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center

Non-USGS Publications**

McGwire, K.C., K.C. Taylor, J.R. Banta, J.R. McConnell (2011), Identifying annual peaks in dielectric profiles with a selection curve, Journal of Glaciology, 57(204), 763-769, doi:10.3189/002214311797409721
Banta, J.R., J.R. McConnell, M. Frey, R. Bales, and K. Taylor (2008), Spatial and temporal variability in snow accumulation at the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Divide over recent centuries, Journal of Geophysical Research, 113, D23102, doi:10.1029/2008jd010235.
Banta, J.R., J.R. McConnell, R. Edwards, and J.P. Engelbrecht (2008), Delineation of carbonate dust, aluminous dust, and sea salt deposition in a Greenland glaciochemical array using positive matrix factorization, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 9, Q07013, doi:10.1029/2007gc001908.
McGwire, K.C., J.R. McConnell, R.B. Alley, J.R. Banta, G.M. Hargreaves, and K.C. Taylor (2008), Dating annual layers of a shallow Antarctic ice core with an optical scanner, Journal of Glaciology, 54(188), 831-838, doi:10.3189/002214308787780021
Banta, J.R., and J.R. McConnell (2007), Annual accumulation over recent centuries at four sites in central Greenland, Journal of Geophysical Research, 112, D10114, doi:10.1029/2006jd007887.
McConnell, J.R., R. Edwards, G.L. Kok, M.G. Flanner, C.S. Zender, E.S. Saltzman, J.R. Banta, D.R. Pasteris, M.M. Carter, and J.D.W. Kahl (2007), 20th century industrial black carbon emissions altered Arctic climate forcing. Science, August 9, 2007, doi:10.1126/science.1144856.
McConnell, J.R., A.J. Aristarian, J.R. Banta, P.R. Edwards, and J.C. Simões (2007), 20th Century Doubling in Atmospheric Dust over the Antarctic Peninsula Parallels Climate Change and Desertification in South America, Proceedings of National Academy of Science, 104(14):5743-5748, doi:10.1073/pnas.0607657104.
Banta, J.R. (2006), Interpretation of glaciochemical records from an array of Greenland ice cores, Ph.D. Dissertation, Hydrologic Sciences Program, University of Nevada, Reno.

**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.

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  • Publications
    Filter Total Items: 16

    Streamflow gain and loss and water quality in the upper Nueces River Basin, south-central Texas, 2008-10

    The U.S. Geological Survey-in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, The Nature Conservancy, the Real Edwards Conservation and Reclamation District, and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department-investigated streamflow gain and loss and water quality in the upper Nueces River Basin, south-central Texas, specifically in the watersheds of the West Nueces, Nueces, Dry Frio, Frio, and Sabina
    Authors
    J. Ryan Banta, Rebecca B. Lambert, Richard N. Slattery, Darwin J. Ockerman
    By
    Water Resources Mission Area, Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center

    Effects of brush management on the hydrologic budget and water quality in and adjacent to Honey Creek State Natural Area, Comal County, Texas, 2001--10

    Woody vegetation, including ashe juniper (Juniperus ashei), has encroached on some areas in central Texas that were historically oak grassland savannah. Encroachment of woody vegetation is generally attributed to overgrazing and fire suppression. Removing the ashe juniper and allowing native grasses to reestablish in the area as a brush management conservation practice (hereinafter referred to as
    Authors
    J. Ryan Banta, Richard N. Slattery
    By
    Water Resources Mission Area, Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center

    Hydrologic and water-quality data at Government Canyon State Natural Area, Bexar County, Texas, 2002-10

    The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Edwards Aquifer Authority, and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, collected rainfall, streamflow, evapotranspiration, and stormflow water-quality data at the Laurel Canyon Creek watershed, within the Government Canyon State Natural Area, Bexar County, Tex. The purpos
    Authors
    J. Ryan Banta, Richard N. Slattery
    By
    Water Resources Mission Area, Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center

    Effects of brush management on the hydrologic budget and water quality in and adjacent to Honey Creek State Natural Area, Comal County, Texas, 2001-10

    The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Edwards Region Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative, the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board, the San Antonio River Authority, the Edwards Aquifer Authority, Texas Parks and Wildlife, the Guadalupe Blanco River Authority, and the San Antonio Water System, evalua
    Authors
    J. Ryan Banta, Richard N. Slattery
    By
    Water Resources Mission Area, Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center

    Non-USGS Publications**

    McGwire, K.C., K.C. Taylor, J.R. Banta, J.R. McConnell (2011), Identifying annual peaks in dielectric profiles with a selection curve, Journal of Glaciology, 57(204), 763-769, doi:10.3189/002214311797409721
    Banta, J.R., J.R. McConnell, M. Frey, R. Bales, and K. Taylor (2008), Spatial and temporal variability in snow accumulation at the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Divide over recent centuries, Journal of Geophysical Research, 113, D23102, doi:10.1029/2008jd010235.
    Banta, J.R., J.R. McConnell, R. Edwards, and J.P. Engelbrecht (2008), Delineation of carbonate dust, aluminous dust, and sea salt deposition in a Greenland glaciochemical array using positive matrix factorization, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 9, Q07013, doi:10.1029/2007gc001908.
    McGwire, K.C., J.R. McConnell, R.B. Alley, J.R. Banta, G.M. Hargreaves, and K.C. Taylor (2008), Dating annual layers of a shallow Antarctic ice core with an optical scanner, Journal of Glaciology, 54(188), 831-838, doi:10.3189/002214308787780021
    Banta, J.R., and J.R. McConnell (2007), Annual accumulation over recent centuries at four sites in central Greenland, Journal of Geophysical Research, 112, D10114, doi:10.1029/2006jd007887.
    McConnell, J.R., R. Edwards, G.L. Kok, M.G. Flanner, C.S. Zender, E.S. Saltzman, J.R. Banta, D.R. Pasteris, M.M. Carter, and J.D.W. Kahl (2007), 20th century industrial black carbon emissions altered Arctic climate forcing. Science, August 9, 2007, doi:10.1126/science.1144856.
    McConnell, J.R., A.J. Aristarian, J.R. Banta, P.R. Edwards, and J.C. Simões (2007), 20th Century Doubling in Atmospheric Dust over the Antarctic Peninsula Parallels Climate Change and Desertification in South America, Proceedings of National Academy of Science, 104(14):5743-5748, doi:10.1073/pnas.0607657104.
    Banta, J.R. (2006), Interpretation of glaciochemical records from an array of Greenland ice cores, Ph.D. Dissertation, Hydrologic Sciences Program, University of Nevada, Reno.

    **Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.

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