Karen R Ryberg, Ph.D. (Former Employee)
Science and Products
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Monitoring and understanding changes in heat waves, cold waves, floods, and droughts in the United States: State of knowledge Monitoring and understanding changes in heat waves, cold waves, floods, and droughts in the United States: State of knowledge
Weather and climate extremes have been varying and changing on many different time scales. In recent decades, heat waves have generally become more frequent across the United States, while cold waves have been decreasing. While this is in keeping with expectations in a warming climate, it turns out that decadal variations in the number of U.S. heat and cold waves do not correlate well...
Authors
Thomas C. Peterson, Richard R. Heim, Robert M. Hirsch, Dale P. Kaiser, Harold Brooks, Noah S. Diffenbaugh, Randall M. Dole, Jason P. Giovannettone, Kristen Guirguis, Thomas R. Karl, Richard W. Katz, Kenneth E. Kunkel, Dennis P. Lettenmaier, Gregory J. McCabe, Christopher J. Paciorek, Karen R. Ryberg, BS Silva K Wolter, Siegfried Schubert, Viviane B. S. Silva, Brooke C. Stewart, Aldo V. Vecchia, Gabriele Villarini, Russell S. Vose, John Walsh, Michael Wehner, David Wolock, Klaus Wolter, Connie A. Woodhouse, Donald Wuebbles
seawaveQ: an R package providing a model and utilities for analyzing trends in chemical concentrations in streams with a seasonal wave (seawave) and adjustment for streamflow (Q) and other ancillary variables seawaveQ: an R package providing a model and utilities for analyzing trends in chemical concentrations in streams with a seasonal wave (seawave) and adjustment for streamflow (Q) and other ancillary variables
The seawaveQ R package fits a parametric regression model (seawaveQ) to pesticide concentration data from streamwater samples to assess variability and trends. The model incorporates the strong seasonality and high degree of censoring common in pesticide data and users can incorporate numerous ancillary variables, such as streamflow anomalies. The model is fitted to pesticide data using...
Authors
Karen R. Ryberg, Aldo V. Vecchia
waterData--An R package for retrieval, analysis, and anomaly calculation of daily hydrologic time series data, version 1.0 waterData--An R package for retrieval, analysis, and anomaly calculation of daily hydrologic time series data, version 1.0
Hydrologic time series data and associated anomalies (multiple components of the original time series representing variability at longer-term and shorter-term time scales) are useful for modeling trends in hydrologic variables, such as streamflow, and for modeling water-quality constituents. An R package, called waterData, has been developed for importing daily hydrologic time series...
Authors
Karen R. Ryberg, Aldo V. Vecchia
Has the magnitude of floods across the USA changed with global CO2 levels? Has the magnitude of floods across the USA changed with global CO2 levels?
Statistical relationships between annual floods at 200 long-term (85–127 years of record) streamgauges in the coterminous United States and the global mean carbon dioxide concentration (GMCO2) record are explored. The streamgauge locations are limited to those with little or no regulation or urban development. The coterminous US is divided into four large regions and stationary...
Authors
Robert M. Hirsch, Karen R. Ryberg
Has the magnitude of floods across the USA changed with global CO 2 levels? Has the magnitude of floods across the USA changed with global CO 2 levels?
Statistical relationships between annual floods at 200 long-term (85-127 years of record) streamgauges in the coterminous United States and the global mean carbon dioxide concentration (GMCO2) record are explored. The streamgauge locations are limited to those with little or no regulation or urban development. The coterminous US is divided into four large regions and stationary...
Authors
R.M. Hirsch, K.R. Ryberg
Trends in pesticide concentrations in urban streams in the United States, 1992-2008 Trends in pesticide concentrations in urban streams in the United States, 1992-2008
Pesticide concentration trends in streams dominated by urban land use were assessed using data from 27 urban streams sampled as part of the U.S. Geological Survey National Water-Quality Assessment Program. The sites were divided into four regions, Northeast, South, Midwest, and West, to examine possible regional patterns. Three partially overlapping 9-year periods (1992-2000, 1996-2004...
Authors
Karen R. Ryberg, Aldo V. Vecchia, Jeffrey D. Martin, Robert J. Gilliom
Solid precipitation measurement intercomparison in Bismarck, North Dakota, from 1988 through 1997 Solid precipitation measurement intercomparison in Bismarck, North Dakota, from 1988 through 1997
A solid precipitation measurement intercomparison was recommended by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and was initiated after approval by the ninth session of the Commission for Instruments and Methods of Observation. The goal of the intercomparison was to assess national methods of measuring solid precipitation against methods whose accuracy and reliability were known. A...
Authors
Karen R. Ryberg, Douglas G. Emerson, Kathleen M. Macek-Rowland
Summary and analysis of water-quality data for the Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge, east-central North Dakota, 1987-2004 Summary and analysis of water-quality data for the Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge, east-central North Dakota, 1987-2004
The Bureau of Reclamation collected water-quality samples at 16 sites on the James River and the Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge, N. Dak., as part of its refuge-monitoring program from 1987-93 and as part of an environmental impact statement commitment from 1999-2004. Climatic and hydrologic conditions varied greatly during both sampling periods. The first period was dominated by...
Authors
Karen R. Ryberg, Gregory Hiemenz
PFReports: A program for systematic checking of annual peaks in NWISWeb PFReports: A program for systematic checking of annual peaks in NWISWeb
The accuracy, characterization, and completeness of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) peak-flow data drive the determination of flood-frequency estimates that are used daily to design water and transportation infrastructure, delineate flood-plain boundaries, and regulate development and utilization of lands throughout the Nation and are essential to understanding the implications of...
Authors
Karen R. Ryberg
A history of flooding in the Red River Basin A history of flooding in the Red River Basin
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), one of the principal Federal agencies responsible for the collection and interpretation of water-resources data, works with other Federal, State, local, tribal, and academic entities to ensure that accurate and timely data are available for making decisions regarding public welfare and property during natural disasters and to increase public awareness...
Authors
Karen R. Ryberg, Kathleen M. Macek-Rowland, Tara A. Banse, Gregg J. Wiche
Continuous water-quality monitoring and regression analysis to estimate constituent concentrations and loads in the Sheyenne River, North Dakota, 1980-2006 Continuous water-quality monitoring and regression analysis to estimate constituent concentrations and loads in the Sheyenne River, North Dakota, 1980-2006
This report presents the results of a study by the U.S. Geological Survey, done in cooperation with the North Dakota State Water Commission, to estimate water-quality constituent concentrations at seven sites on the Sheyenne River, N. Dak. Regression analysis of water-quality data collected in 1980-2006 was used to estimate concentrations for hardness, dissolved solids, calcium...
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Karen R. Ryberg
Summary and trend analysis of water-quality data for the Oakes Test Area, southeastern North Dakota, 1984-2004 Summary and trend analysis of water-quality data for the Oakes Test Area, southeastern North Dakota, 1984-2004
The Oakes Test Area is operated and maintained by the Garrison Diversion Conservancy District, under a cooperative agreement with the Bureau of Reclamation, to evaluate the effectiveness and environmental consequences of irrigation. As part of the evaluation, the Bureau of Reclamation collected water-quality samples from seven sites on the James River and the Oakes Test Area. The data...
Authors
Karen R. Ryberg
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 54
Monitoring and understanding changes in heat waves, cold waves, floods, and droughts in the United States: State of knowledge Monitoring and understanding changes in heat waves, cold waves, floods, and droughts in the United States: State of knowledge
Weather and climate extremes have been varying and changing on many different time scales. In recent decades, heat waves have generally become more frequent across the United States, while cold waves have been decreasing. While this is in keeping with expectations in a warming climate, it turns out that decadal variations in the number of U.S. heat and cold waves do not correlate well...
Authors
Thomas C. Peterson, Richard R. Heim, Robert M. Hirsch, Dale P. Kaiser, Harold Brooks, Noah S. Diffenbaugh, Randall M. Dole, Jason P. Giovannettone, Kristen Guirguis, Thomas R. Karl, Richard W. Katz, Kenneth E. Kunkel, Dennis P. Lettenmaier, Gregory J. McCabe, Christopher J. Paciorek, Karen R. Ryberg, BS Silva K Wolter, Siegfried Schubert, Viviane B. S. Silva, Brooke C. Stewart, Aldo V. Vecchia, Gabriele Villarini, Russell S. Vose, John Walsh, Michael Wehner, David Wolock, Klaus Wolter, Connie A. Woodhouse, Donald Wuebbles
seawaveQ: an R package providing a model and utilities for analyzing trends in chemical concentrations in streams with a seasonal wave (seawave) and adjustment for streamflow (Q) and other ancillary variables seawaveQ: an R package providing a model and utilities for analyzing trends in chemical concentrations in streams with a seasonal wave (seawave) and adjustment for streamflow (Q) and other ancillary variables
The seawaveQ R package fits a parametric regression model (seawaveQ) to pesticide concentration data from streamwater samples to assess variability and trends. The model incorporates the strong seasonality and high degree of censoring common in pesticide data and users can incorporate numerous ancillary variables, such as streamflow anomalies. The model is fitted to pesticide data using...
Authors
Karen R. Ryberg, Aldo V. Vecchia
waterData--An R package for retrieval, analysis, and anomaly calculation of daily hydrologic time series data, version 1.0 waterData--An R package for retrieval, analysis, and anomaly calculation of daily hydrologic time series data, version 1.0
Hydrologic time series data and associated anomalies (multiple components of the original time series representing variability at longer-term and shorter-term time scales) are useful for modeling trends in hydrologic variables, such as streamflow, and for modeling water-quality constituents. An R package, called waterData, has been developed for importing daily hydrologic time series...
Authors
Karen R. Ryberg, Aldo V. Vecchia
Has the magnitude of floods across the USA changed with global CO2 levels? Has the magnitude of floods across the USA changed with global CO2 levels?
Statistical relationships between annual floods at 200 long-term (85–127 years of record) streamgauges in the coterminous United States and the global mean carbon dioxide concentration (GMCO2) record are explored. The streamgauge locations are limited to those with little or no regulation or urban development. The coterminous US is divided into four large regions and stationary...
Authors
Robert M. Hirsch, Karen R. Ryberg
Has the magnitude of floods across the USA changed with global CO 2 levels? Has the magnitude of floods across the USA changed with global CO 2 levels?
Statistical relationships between annual floods at 200 long-term (85-127 years of record) streamgauges in the coterminous United States and the global mean carbon dioxide concentration (GMCO2) record are explored. The streamgauge locations are limited to those with little or no regulation or urban development. The coterminous US is divided into four large regions and stationary...
Authors
R.M. Hirsch, K.R. Ryberg
Trends in pesticide concentrations in urban streams in the United States, 1992-2008 Trends in pesticide concentrations in urban streams in the United States, 1992-2008
Pesticide concentration trends in streams dominated by urban land use were assessed using data from 27 urban streams sampled as part of the U.S. Geological Survey National Water-Quality Assessment Program. The sites were divided into four regions, Northeast, South, Midwest, and West, to examine possible regional patterns. Three partially overlapping 9-year periods (1992-2000, 1996-2004...
Authors
Karen R. Ryberg, Aldo V. Vecchia, Jeffrey D. Martin, Robert J. Gilliom
Solid precipitation measurement intercomparison in Bismarck, North Dakota, from 1988 through 1997 Solid precipitation measurement intercomparison in Bismarck, North Dakota, from 1988 through 1997
A solid precipitation measurement intercomparison was recommended by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and was initiated after approval by the ninth session of the Commission for Instruments and Methods of Observation. The goal of the intercomparison was to assess national methods of measuring solid precipitation against methods whose accuracy and reliability were known. A...
Authors
Karen R. Ryberg, Douglas G. Emerson, Kathleen M. Macek-Rowland
Summary and analysis of water-quality data for the Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge, east-central North Dakota, 1987-2004 Summary and analysis of water-quality data for the Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge, east-central North Dakota, 1987-2004
The Bureau of Reclamation collected water-quality samples at 16 sites on the James River and the Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge, N. Dak., as part of its refuge-monitoring program from 1987-93 and as part of an environmental impact statement commitment from 1999-2004. Climatic and hydrologic conditions varied greatly during both sampling periods. The first period was dominated by...
Authors
Karen R. Ryberg, Gregory Hiemenz
PFReports: A program for systematic checking of annual peaks in NWISWeb PFReports: A program for systematic checking of annual peaks in NWISWeb
The accuracy, characterization, and completeness of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) peak-flow data drive the determination of flood-frequency estimates that are used daily to design water and transportation infrastructure, delineate flood-plain boundaries, and regulate development and utilization of lands throughout the Nation and are essential to understanding the implications of...
Authors
Karen R. Ryberg
A history of flooding in the Red River Basin A history of flooding in the Red River Basin
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), one of the principal Federal agencies responsible for the collection and interpretation of water-resources data, works with other Federal, State, local, tribal, and academic entities to ensure that accurate and timely data are available for making decisions regarding public welfare and property during natural disasters and to increase public awareness...
Authors
Karen R. Ryberg, Kathleen M. Macek-Rowland, Tara A. Banse, Gregg J. Wiche
Continuous water-quality monitoring and regression analysis to estimate constituent concentrations and loads in the Sheyenne River, North Dakota, 1980-2006 Continuous water-quality monitoring and regression analysis to estimate constituent concentrations and loads in the Sheyenne River, North Dakota, 1980-2006
This report presents the results of a study by the U.S. Geological Survey, done in cooperation with the North Dakota State Water Commission, to estimate water-quality constituent concentrations at seven sites on the Sheyenne River, N. Dak. Regression analysis of water-quality data collected in 1980-2006 was used to estimate concentrations for hardness, dissolved solids, calcium...
Authors
Karen R. Ryberg
Summary and trend analysis of water-quality data for the Oakes Test Area, southeastern North Dakota, 1984-2004 Summary and trend analysis of water-quality data for the Oakes Test Area, southeastern North Dakota, 1984-2004
The Oakes Test Area is operated and maintained by the Garrison Diversion Conservancy District, under a cooperative agreement with the Bureau of Reclamation, to evaluate the effectiveness and environmental consequences of irrigation. As part of the evaluation, the Bureau of Reclamation collected water-quality samples from seven sites on the James River and the Oakes Test Area. The data...
Authors
Karen R. Ryberg
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