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Kristina Kirkyla Masterson, P.E.

Kris Masterson is Supervisory Hydrologist for the Water Resources Integrated Modeling and Analysis Section in the New York Water Science Center.

Having started her career in the USGS Syosset (Long Island), NY office, Kris rejoins the New York Water Science Center after 32 years in engineering consulting where, as a Professional Engineer, she specialized in numerical groundwater flow model applications for regional water-resources and hydrology assessments, groundwater pollutant migration and saltwater intrusion studies, and remediation and facilities planning investigations.  She is particularly interested in applying mathematical models to more rigorously explore hydraulic connections between coastal and inland surface water and groundwater systems. Kris is currently serving as the project coordinator for the Long Island Sound Compound Flood Risk Study and a companion study of compound flood drivers supported by Hurricane Ida supplemental FEMA flooding.

Professional Experience

  • Supervisory Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey, New York Water Science Center, Troy, New York, June 2022 -Present

  • Water Resources Engineer, CDM Smith, Boston, Massachusetts, 1989 - 2022

  • Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey, New York Water Science Center, Syosset, New York, 1987-1989

Education and Certifications

  • Professional Engineer: Massachusetts, 1997 – Present

  • M.S. Mechanical Engineering, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1988

  • B.S. Mathematics, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1985

Science and Products

Non-USGS Publications**

B. M. Harley; M. Gamache; K. K. Masterson; R. H. Fitzgerald, Twenty five years of operational experience using GW modeling to evaluate sustainable use of coastal aquifers for major water supplies, Water Practice and Technology (2015) 10 (3): 465–473.
https://doi.org/10.2166/wpt.2015.053

K. K. Masterson, M. Gamache, R. Fitzgerald, CONFINED AQUIFER RESPONSES TO PUMPING – POTENTIAL IMPACTS ON PLUME MIGRATION, Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation 2007(13):4778-4787, DOI:10.2175/193864707787969595

Kristina I. Kirkyla, S. Hameed, Harmonic Analysis of the Seasonal Cycle in Precipitation over the United States: A Comparison between Observations and a General Circulation Model, Page(s): 1463–1475, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0442(1989)002<1463:HAOTSC>2.0.CO;2

**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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Assessment of compound flood risk from the combined effects of sea level rise on storm surge, tidal and groundwater flooding, and stormwater

BACKGROUND Long Island Sound has 600 miles of coastline and there are over 23 million people living within 50 miles of its shores. In response to water-quality issues and nitrogen pollution in the Sound, Congress created the Long Island Sound Study (LISS) in 1985. LISS is a partnership of federal, state, and local government agencies, private organizations and educational institutions working tog
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Assessment of compound flood risk from the combined effects of sea level rise on storm surge, tidal and groundwater flooding, and stormwater

BACKGROUND Long Island Sound has 600 miles of coastline and there are over 23 million people living within 50 miles of its shores. In response to water-quality issues and nitrogen pollution in the Sound, Congress created the Long Island Sound Study (LISS) in 1985. LISS is a partnership of federal, state, and local government agencies, private organizations and educational institutions working tog
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Science and Products

  • Publications

    Non-USGS Publications**

    B. M. Harley; M. Gamache; K. K. Masterson; R. H. Fitzgerald, Twenty five years of operational experience using GW modeling to evaluate sustainable use of coastal aquifers for major water supplies, Water Practice and Technology (2015) 10 (3): 465–473.
    https://doi.org/10.2166/wpt.2015.053

    K. K. Masterson, M. Gamache, R. Fitzgerald, CONFINED AQUIFER RESPONSES TO PUMPING – POTENTIAL IMPACTS ON PLUME MIGRATION, Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation 2007(13):4778-4787, DOI:10.2175/193864707787969595

    Kristina I. Kirkyla, S. Hameed, Harmonic Analysis of the Seasonal Cycle in Precipitation over the United States: A Comparison between Observations and a General Circulation Model, Page(s): 1463–1475, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0442(1989)002<1463:HAOTSC>2.0.CO;2

    **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
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    Assessment of compound flood risk from the combined effects of sea level rise on storm surge, tidal and groundwater flooding, and stormwater

    BACKGROUND Long Island Sound has 600 miles of coastline and there are over 23 million people living within 50 miles of its shores. In response to water-quality issues and nitrogen pollution in the Sound, Congress created the Long Island Sound Study (LISS) in 1985. LISS is a partnership of federal, state, and local government agencies, private organizations and educational institutions working tog
    By
    New York Water Science Center
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    Assessment of compound flood risk from the combined effects of sea level rise on storm surge, tidal and groundwater flooding, and stormwater

    BACKGROUND Long Island Sound has 600 miles of coastline and there are over 23 million people living within 50 miles of its shores. In response to water-quality issues and nitrogen pollution in the Sound, Congress created the Long Island Sound Study (LISS) in 1985. LISS is a partnership of federal, state, and local government agencies, private organizations and educational institutions working tog
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