John W Fulton
John is a Research Hydrologist and DOI Remote Pilot for the Colorado Water Science Center.
John serves as a subject matter expert for all things non-contact. He collaborates with federal and state partners including state DOTs, EPA, FHWA, JPL, NASA, NOAA, USACE, and USFWS.
John’s research interests include (1) near-field remote sensing from fixed- and drone-based platforms, (2) Doppler and pulsed radars and cameras to measure river discharge, (3) ground-penetrating radars to measure channel bathymetry and snow depth, and (4) flood alert networks related to extreme precipitation events in post-wildfire basins.
Professional Experience
2000 – U.S. Geological Survey
1991 – 2000 ENSR Consulting and Engineering
1986 – 1991 Delta Environmental Consultants
1985 – 1986 Twin City Testing
Education and Certifications
M.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering (Hydraulics), University of Pittsburgh, 1999
M.S., Geology, University of Nebraska, 1987
B.S., Geology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1983
Federally Qualified Meteorologist
AIARE Avalanche Rescue
AIARE Level 1
Honors and Awards
DOI Meritorious Service Award, Jul 2023
Science and Products
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Fecal-indicator bacteria in the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio Rivers and selected tributaries, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 2001-2005 Fecal-indicator bacteria in the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio Rivers and selected tributaries, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 2001-2005
Concentrations of fecal-indicator bacteria were determined in 1,027 water-quality samples collected from July 2001 through August 2005 during dry- (72-hour dry antecedent period) and wet-weather (48-hour dry antecedent period and at least 0.3 inch of rain in a 24-hour period) conditions in the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio Rivers (locally referred to as the Three Rivers) and selected
Authors
Theodore F. Buckwalter, Tammy M. Zimmerman, John W. Fulton
Hydrogeologic setting and conceptual hydrologic model of the Spring Creek Basin, Centre County, Pennsylvania, June 2005 Hydrogeologic setting and conceptual hydrologic model of the Spring Creek Basin, Centre County, Pennsylvania, June 2005
The Spring Creek Basin, Centre County, Pa., is experiencing some of the most rapid growth and development within the Commonwealth. This trend has resulted in land-use changes and increased water use, which will affect the quantity and quality of stormwater runoff, surface water, ground water, and aquatic resources within the basin. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with...
Authors
John W. Fulton, Edward H. Koerkle, Steven D. McAuley, Scott A. Hoffman, Linda F. Zarr
Fecal-indicator bacteria in the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio Rivers, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, July-September 2001 Fecal-indicator bacteria in the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio Rivers, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, July-September 2001
This report presents the results of a study by the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to determine the concentrations of fecal-indicator bacteria in the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio Rivers (Three Rivers) in Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Pa. Water-quality samples and river-discharge measurements were collected from July to September 2001...
Authors
John W. Fulton, Theodore F. Buckwalter
Non-USGS Publications**
Fulton J.W., Spalding R.F., 1986, Groundwater RDX and TNT residues in Hall County, Nebraska, Open File Report, Conservation and Survey Division, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, p. 35.
Fulton, J.W., 1987, The distribution of explosive residues and nitrate-nitrogen in the groundwater west of Grand Island, Nebraska, M.S. Thesis, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, p. 66.
Spalding, R. F., and Fulton, J. W., 1988, Groundwater munition residues and nitrate near Grand Island, Nebraska, U.S.A.: Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, v. 2, no. 2, p.139–153, https://doi.org/10.1016/0169-7722(88)90004-6.
ENSR Corporation (Contributing Author), 1994, Soil vapor extraction and bioventing, EM 1110-1-4001. Prepared for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, https://www.publications.usace.army.mil/Portals/76/Publications/EngineerManuals/EM_1110-1-4001.pdf.
ENSR Corporation (Contributing Author), 1997, In Situ Air Sparging, EM 1110-1-4005. Prepared for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, https://pdhonline.com/courses/c468/in%20situ%20air%20sparging%20manual.pdf
https://www.publications.usace.army.mil/Portals/76/Publications/EngineerManuals/EM_1110-1-4001.pdf.
https://www.publications.usace.army.mil/Portals/76/Publications/EngineerManuals/EM_1110-1-4001.pdf.
Fulton, J.W., 1999, Comparison of conventional and probability-based modeling of open-channel flow in the Allegheny River, Pennsylvania, USA, M.S. Thesis, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Chiu, C.-L., Tung, N.C., Hsu, S.M., and Fulton, J.W., 2001, Comparison and assessment of methods of measuring discharge in rivers and streams, Research Report No. CEEWR-4, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Corato G., Moramarco T., Tucciarelli T., Fulton J.W., 2015, Continuous discharge monitoring using non-contact methods for velocity measurements: Uncertainty analysis. In: Lollino G., Arattano M., Rinaldi M., Giustolisi O., Marechal JC., Grant G. (eds) Engineering Geology for Society and Territory - Volume 3. Springer, Cham., https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09054-2_123.
Durand, M., Gleason, C.J., Garambois, P.A., Bjerklie, D., Smith, L.C., Roux, H., Rodriguez, E, Bates, P.D., Pavelsky, T.M., Monnier, J., Chen, X., Di Baldassarre, G., Fiset, J.-M., Flipo, N., Frasson, R. P. d. M., Fulton, J.W., Goutal, N., Hossain, F., Humphries, E., Minera, J. T., Mukolwe, M. M., Neal, J. C., Ricci, S., Sanders, B. F., Schumann, G., Schubert, J. E., and Vilmin, L., 2016, An intercomparison of remote sensing river discharge estimation algorithms from measurements of river height, width, and slope, Water Resour. Res.,52, 4527–4549, doi:10.1002/2015WR01843.
Bjerklie, D.M., Birkett, C.M., Jones, J.W., Carabajal, C., Rover, J.A., Fulton, J.W., and Garambois, P.-A., 2018, Satellite remote sensing estimation of river discharge: Application to the Yukon River Alaska, Journal of Hydrology, 561, p. 1000-1018, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2018.04.005.
Lane, J.W., Jr., Fulton, J.W., Onufer, A., Dawson, C.B., 2019, Development of a drone-deployed ground-penetrating radar system for non-contact bathymetry of freshwater systems, AGU-SEG Airborne Geophysics Workshop, Davie, FL, June 11-13, https://agu.confex.com/agu/19workshop1/webprogram/Paper478877.html
Moramarco, T., Barbetta, S., Bjerklie, D.M., Fulton, J. W., and Tarpanelli, A., 2019, River bathymetry estimate and discharge assessment from remote sensing. Water Resources Research, 55, p. 6692-6711, https://doi.org/10.1029/2018WR024220.l.2018.04.005.
Lane, Jr., J.W., Dawson, C.B., White, E.A., and Fulton, J.W., 2020, Non-contact measurement of river bathymetry using sUAS Radar: Recent developments and examples from the Northeastern United States, SEG Global Meeting Abstracts : 119-122, https://doi.org/10.1190/iceg2019-031.1
Bjerklie, D. M., Fulton, J. W., Dingman, S. L., Canova, M. G., Minear, J. T., and Moramarco, T., 2020, Fundamental hydraulics of cross sections in natural rivers: Preliminary analysis of a large data set of acoustic Doppler flow measurements, Water Resources Research, 56, e2019WR025986, https://doi.org/10.1029/2019WR025986.
**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.
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 27
Fecal-indicator bacteria in the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio Rivers and selected tributaries, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 2001-2005 Fecal-indicator bacteria in the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio Rivers and selected tributaries, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 2001-2005
Concentrations of fecal-indicator bacteria were determined in 1,027 water-quality samples collected from July 2001 through August 2005 during dry- (72-hour dry antecedent period) and wet-weather (48-hour dry antecedent period and at least 0.3 inch of rain in a 24-hour period) conditions in the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio Rivers (locally referred to as the Three Rivers) and selected
Authors
Theodore F. Buckwalter, Tammy M. Zimmerman, John W. Fulton
Hydrogeologic setting and conceptual hydrologic model of the Spring Creek Basin, Centre County, Pennsylvania, June 2005 Hydrogeologic setting and conceptual hydrologic model of the Spring Creek Basin, Centre County, Pennsylvania, June 2005
The Spring Creek Basin, Centre County, Pa., is experiencing some of the most rapid growth and development within the Commonwealth. This trend has resulted in land-use changes and increased water use, which will affect the quantity and quality of stormwater runoff, surface water, ground water, and aquatic resources within the basin. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with...
Authors
John W. Fulton, Edward H. Koerkle, Steven D. McAuley, Scott A. Hoffman, Linda F. Zarr
Fecal-indicator bacteria in the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio Rivers, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, July-September 2001 Fecal-indicator bacteria in the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio Rivers, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, July-September 2001
This report presents the results of a study by the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to determine the concentrations of fecal-indicator bacteria in the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio Rivers (Three Rivers) in Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Pa. Water-quality samples and river-discharge measurements were collected from July to September 2001...
Authors
John W. Fulton, Theodore F. Buckwalter
Non-USGS Publications**
Fulton J.W., Spalding R.F., 1986, Groundwater RDX and TNT residues in Hall County, Nebraska, Open File Report, Conservation and Survey Division, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, p. 35.
Fulton, J.W., 1987, The distribution of explosive residues and nitrate-nitrogen in the groundwater west of Grand Island, Nebraska, M.S. Thesis, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, p. 66.
Spalding, R. F., and Fulton, J. W., 1988, Groundwater munition residues and nitrate near Grand Island, Nebraska, U.S.A.: Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, v. 2, no. 2, p.139–153, https://doi.org/10.1016/0169-7722(88)90004-6.
ENSR Corporation (Contributing Author), 1994, Soil vapor extraction and bioventing, EM 1110-1-4001. Prepared for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, https://www.publications.usace.army.mil/Portals/76/Publications/EngineerManuals/EM_1110-1-4001.pdf.
ENSR Corporation (Contributing Author), 1997, In Situ Air Sparging, EM 1110-1-4005. Prepared for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, https://pdhonline.com/courses/c468/in%20situ%20air%20sparging%20manual.pdf
https://www.publications.usace.army.mil/Portals/76/Publications/EngineerManuals/EM_1110-1-4001.pdf.
https://www.publications.usace.army.mil/Portals/76/Publications/EngineerManuals/EM_1110-1-4001.pdf.
Fulton, J.W., 1999, Comparison of conventional and probability-based modeling of open-channel flow in the Allegheny River, Pennsylvania, USA, M.S. Thesis, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Chiu, C.-L., Tung, N.C., Hsu, S.M., and Fulton, J.W., 2001, Comparison and assessment of methods of measuring discharge in rivers and streams, Research Report No. CEEWR-4, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Corato G., Moramarco T., Tucciarelli T., Fulton J.W., 2015, Continuous discharge monitoring using non-contact methods for velocity measurements: Uncertainty analysis. In: Lollino G., Arattano M., Rinaldi M., Giustolisi O., Marechal JC., Grant G. (eds) Engineering Geology for Society and Territory - Volume 3. Springer, Cham., https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09054-2_123.
Durand, M., Gleason, C.J., Garambois, P.A., Bjerklie, D., Smith, L.C., Roux, H., Rodriguez, E, Bates, P.D., Pavelsky, T.M., Monnier, J., Chen, X., Di Baldassarre, G., Fiset, J.-M., Flipo, N., Frasson, R. P. d. M., Fulton, J.W., Goutal, N., Hossain, F., Humphries, E., Minera, J. T., Mukolwe, M. M., Neal, J. C., Ricci, S., Sanders, B. F., Schumann, G., Schubert, J. E., and Vilmin, L., 2016, An intercomparison of remote sensing river discharge estimation algorithms from measurements of river height, width, and slope, Water Resour. Res.,52, 4527–4549, doi:10.1002/2015WR01843.
Bjerklie, D.M., Birkett, C.M., Jones, J.W., Carabajal, C., Rover, J.A., Fulton, J.W., and Garambois, P.-A., 2018, Satellite remote sensing estimation of river discharge: Application to the Yukon River Alaska, Journal of Hydrology, 561, p. 1000-1018, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2018.04.005.
Lane, J.W., Jr., Fulton, J.W., Onufer, A., Dawson, C.B., 2019, Development of a drone-deployed ground-penetrating radar system for non-contact bathymetry of freshwater systems, AGU-SEG Airborne Geophysics Workshop, Davie, FL, June 11-13, https://agu.confex.com/agu/19workshop1/webprogram/Paper478877.html
Moramarco, T., Barbetta, S., Bjerklie, D.M., Fulton, J. W., and Tarpanelli, A., 2019, River bathymetry estimate and discharge assessment from remote sensing. Water Resources Research, 55, p. 6692-6711, https://doi.org/10.1029/2018WR024220.l.2018.04.005.
Lane, Jr., J.W., Dawson, C.B., White, E.A., and Fulton, J.W., 2020, Non-contact measurement of river bathymetry using sUAS Radar: Recent developments and examples from the Northeastern United States, SEG Global Meeting Abstracts : 119-122, https://doi.org/10.1190/iceg2019-031.1
Bjerklie, D. M., Fulton, J. W., Dingman, S. L., Canova, M. G., Minear, J. T., and Moramarco, T., 2020, Fundamental hydraulics of cross sections in natural rivers: Preliminary analysis of a large data set of acoustic Doppler flow measurements, Water Resources Research, 56, e2019WR025986, https://doi.org/10.1029/2019WR025986.
**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.