John is a hydraulic engineer, DOI sUAS remote pilot, and Research Hydrologist for the Colorado Water Science Center.
He has 35 years of experience in water resources engineering within the federal government and private sector with an emphasis in surface water, applied research, and project management. These works involved multi-agency collaborations including state DOTs, EPA, JPL, NASA, NOAA, USACE, and USFWS. His research interests include (1) remote sensing from fixed- and drone-based platforms, (2) operationalizing Doppler and pulsed radars to measure river discharge in small- and big-river systems, (3) deploying ground-penetrating radars to measure channel bathymetry and snow depth, and (4) installing flood alert networks related to extreme events including wildfires.
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
M.S., Geology, University of Nebraska
B.S., Geology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
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Using science to strengthen our Nation's resilience to tomorrow's challenges: understanding and preparing for coastal impacts
Hurricane Sandy caused unprecedented damage across some of the most densely populated coastal areas of the northeastern United States. The costly, landscape-altering destruction left in the wake of this storm is a stark reminder of our Nation’s need to become more resilient as we inevitably face future coastal hazards.
As our Nation recovers from this devastating natural disaster, it is clear tha
Authors
Dale L. Simmons, Matthew E. Andersen, Teresa A. Dean, Michael J. Focazio, John W. Fulton, John W. Haines, Robert R. Mason,, Ann B. Tihansky, John A. Young
Calibration of a two-dimensional hydrodynamic model for parts of the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio Rivers, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority, developed a validated two-dimensional Resource Management Associates2 (RMA2) hydrodynamic model of parts of the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio Rivers (Three Rivers) to help assess the effects of combined sewer overflows (CSOs) and sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs) on the rivers. The hydrodynamic model w
Authors
John W. Fulton, Chad R. Wagner
Remediation scenarios for attenuating peak flows and reducing sediment transport in Fountain Creek, Colorado, 2013
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the Fountain Creek Watershed, Flood Control and Greenway District assessed remediation scenarios to attenuate peak flows and reduce sediment loads in the Fountain Creek watershed. To evaluate these strategies, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC) hydrologic and hydraulic models were employed.
The U.S. Army Corps
Authors
Michael S. Kohn, John W. Fulton, Cory A. Williams, Robert W. Stogner, Sr.
Velocity, water-quality, and bathymetric surveys of the Grays Landing and Maxwell Navigation Pools, and Selected Tributaries to the Monongahela River, Pennsylvania, 2010–11
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) conducted velocity, water-quality, and bathymetric surveys from spring 2010 to summer 2011 in the Grays Landing and Maxwell navigation pools of the Monongahela River, Pennsylvania, and selected tributaries in response to elevated levels of total dissolved solids (TDS) recorded in early September 2009. Velocity data were collected using an Acoustic Doppler Current
Authors
Scott A. Hoffman, Mark A. Roland, Luther Schalk, John W. Fulton
Hydraulic modeling of mussel habitat at a bridge-replacement site, Allegheny River, Pennsylvania, USA
The Allegheny River in Pennsylvania supports a large and diverse freshwater-mussel community, including two federally listed endangered species, Pleurobema clava(Clubshell) and Epioblasma torulosa rangiana (Northern Riffleshell). It is recognized that river hydraulics and morphology play important roles in mussel distribution. To assess the hydraulic influences of bridge replacement on mussel habi
Authors
John W. Fulton, Chad R. Wagner, Megan E. Rogers, Gregory F. Zimmerman
Measuring real-time streamflow using emerging technologies: Radar, hydroacoustics, and the probability concept
Forecasting streamflow during extreme hydrologic events such as floods can be problematic. This is particularly true when flow is unsteady, and river forecasts rely on models that require uniform-flow rating curves to route water from one forecast point to another. As a result, alternative methods for measuring streamflow are needed to properly route flood waves and account for inertial and pressu
Authors
J. Fulton, J. Ostrowski
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 tributarie
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
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 the ClearWa
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
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 during dry-
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.
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Using science to strengthen our Nation's resilience to tomorrow's challenges: understanding and preparing for coastal impacts
Hurricane Sandy caused unprecedented damage across some of the most densely populated coastal areas of the northeastern United States. The costly, landscape-altering destruction left in the wake of this storm is a stark reminder of our Nation’s need to become more resilient as we inevitably face future coastal hazards. As our Nation recovers from this devastating natural disaster, it is clear thaAuthorsDale L. Simmons, Matthew E. Andersen, Teresa A. Dean, Michael J. Focazio, John W. Fulton, John W. Haines, Robert R. Mason,, Ann B. Tihansky, John A. YoungCalibration of a two-dimensional hydrodynamic model for parts of the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio Rivers, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority, developed a validated two-dimensional Resource Management Associates2 (RMA2) hydrodynamic model of parts of the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio Rivers (Three Rivers) to help assess the effects of combined sewer overflows (CSOs) and sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs) on the rivers. The hydrodynamic model wAuthorsJohn W. Fulton, Chad R. WagnerRemediation scenarios for attenuating peak flows and reducing sediment transport in Fountain Creek, Colorado, 2013
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the Fountain Creek Watershed, Flood Control and Greenway District assessed remediation scenarios to attenuate peak flows and reduce sediment loads in the Fountain Creek watershed. To evaluate these strategies, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC) hydrologic and hydraulic models were employed. The U.S. Army CorpsAuthorsMichael S. Kohn, John W. Fulton, Cory A. Williams, Robert W. Stogner, Sr.Velocity, water-quality, and bathymetric surveys of the Grays Landing and Maxwell Navigation Pools, and Selected Tributaries to the Monongahela River, Pennsylvania, 2010–11
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) conducted velocity, water-quality, and bathymetric surveys from spring 2010 to summer 2011 in the Grays Landing and Maxwell navigation pools of the Monongahela River, Pennsylvania, and selected tributaries in response to elevated levels of total dissolved solids (TDS) recorded in early September 2009. Velocity data were collected using an Acoustic Doppler CurrentAuthorsScott A. Hoffman, Mark A. Roland, Luther Schalk, John W. FultonHydraulic modeling of mussel habitat at a bridge-replacement site, Allegheny River, Pennsylvania, USA
The Allegheny River in Pennsylvania supports a large and diverse freshwater-mussel community, including two federally listed endangered species, Pleurobema clava(Clubshell) and Epioblasma torulosa rangiana (Northern Riffleshell). It is recognized that river hydraulics and morphology play important roles in mussel distribution. To assess the hydraulic influences of bridge replacement on mussel habiAuthorsJohn W. Fulton, Chad R. Wagner, Megan E. Rogers, Gregory F. ZimmermanMeasuring real-time streamflow using emerging technologies: Radar, hydroacoustics, and the probability concept
Forecasting streamflow during extreme hydrologic events such as floods can be problematic. This is particularly true when flow is unsteady, and river forecasts rely on models that require uniform-flow rating curves to route water from one forecast point to another. As a result, alternative methods for measuring streamflow are needed to properly route flood waves and account for inertial and pressuAuthorsJ. Fulton, J. OstrowskiFecal-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 tributarieAuthorsTheodore F. Buckwalter, Tammy M. Zimmerman, John W. FultonHydrogeologic 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 the ClearWaAuthorsJohn W. Fulton, Edward H. Koerkle, Steven D. McAuley, Scott A. Hoffman, Linda F. ZarrFecal-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 during dry-AuthorsJohn W. Fulton, Theodore F. BuckwalterNon-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.
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.htmlMoramarco, 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/iceg2019-031.1Bjerklie, 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.
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