Matthew Miller
Matt Miller is a Research Hydrologist with the Earth Systems Modeling Branch of the Integrated Modeling and Prediction Division in Boulder, Colorado.
His current research focuses on developing integrated approaches for assessing water availability, including novel approaches for interpreting large data sets to quantify the relationships between water quality, hydrology, land use, and climate at watershed, regional, and national scales. A major theme of Matt’s research is improving process-level understanding of groundwater-surface water interaction and incorporating this understanding into water budget and water quality models. Matt is currently the Project Manager for an Integrated Water Availability Assessment (IWAAs) project in the Upper Colorado River Basin. This project aims to provide insight into how past, present, and future snow conditions – including amount, timing, melt, and transitions from snow- to rain-dominated systems – impact water supply (quantity and quality) and the ability to meet demand.
Education and Certifications
Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder (2008)
M.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder (2004)
B.S., Zoology, University of Wisconsin, Madison (2000)
Science and Products
The importance of base flow in sustaining surface water flow in the Upper Colorado River Basin
Climate regulates alpine lake ice cover phenology and aquatic ecosystem structure
Quantifying watershed-scale groundwater loading and in-stream fate of nitrate using high-frequency water quality data
U.S. Geological Survey National Water Census: Colorado River Basin Geographic Focus Area Study
Regional scale estimates of baseflow and factors influencing baseflow in the Upper Colorado River Basin
A new approach for continuous estimation of baseflow using discrete water quality data: Method description and comparison with baseflow estimates from two existing approaches
Limnology of the Green Lakes Valley: Phytoplankton ecology and dissolved organic matter biogeochemistry at a long-term ecological research site
Continuous estimation of baseflow in snowmelt-dominated streams and rivers in the Upper Colorado River Basin: A chemical hydrograph separation approach
Discharge, water quality, and native fish abundance in the Virgin River, Utah, Nevada, and Arizona, in support of Pah Tempe Springs discharge remediation efforts
Assessment of metal and trace element contamination in water, sediment, plants, macroinvertebrates, and fish in Tavasci Marsh, Tuzigoot National Monument, Arizona
Multi-regional synthesis of temporal trends in biotic assemblages in streams and rivers of the continental United States
Biotic, water-quality, and hydrologic metrics calculated for the analysis of temporal trends in National Water Quality Assessment Program Data in the Western United States
Non-USGS Publications**
**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
The importance of base flow in sustaining surface water flow in the Upper Colorado River Basin
Climate regulates alpine lake ice cover phenology and aquatic ecosystem structure
Quantifying watershed-scale groundwater loading and in-stream fate of nitrate using high-frequency water quality data
U.S. Geological Survey National Water Census: Colorado River Basin Geographic Focus Area Study
Regional scale estimates of baseflow and factors influencing baseflow in the Upper Colorado River Basin
A new approach for continuous estimation of baseflow using discrete water quality data: Method description and comparison with baseflow estimates from two existing approaches
Limnology of the Green Lakes Valley: Phytoplankton ecology and dissolved organic matter biogeochemistry at a long-term ecological research site
Continuous estimation of baseflow in snowmelt-dominated streams and rivers in the Upper Colorado River Basin: A chemical hydrograph separation approach
Discharge, water quality, and native fish abundance in the Virgin River, Utah, Nevada, and Arizona, in support of Pah Tempe Springs discharge remediation efforts
Assessment of metal and trace element contamination in water, sediment, plants, macroinvertebrates, and fish in Tavasci Marsh, Tuzigoot National Monument, Arizona
Multi-regional synthesis of temporal trends in biotic assemblages in streams and rivers of the continental United States
Biotic, water-quality, and hydrologic metrics calculated for the analysis of temporal trends in National Water Quality Assessment Program Data in the Western United States
Non-USGS Publications**
**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.