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Nathaniel (Nate) Booth

Nathaniel Booth is the acting Chief Operating Officer for the USGS Water Resources Mission Area. 

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Description and testing of the Geo Data Portal: Data integration framework and Web processing services for environmental science collaboration Description and testing of the Geo Data Portal: Data integration framework and Web processing services for environmental science collaboration

Interest in sharing interdisciplinary environmental modeling results and related data is increasing among scientists. The U.S. Geological Survey Geo Data Portal project enables data sharing by assembling open-standard Web services into an integrated data retrieval and analysis Web application design methodology that streamlines time-consuming and resource-intensive data management tasks...
Authors
David L. Blodgett, Nathaniel L. Booth, Thomas C. Kunicki, Jordan I. Walker, Roland J. Viger
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Community for Data Integration (CDI), Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Upper Midwest Water Science Center

A multi-agency nutrient dataset used to estimate loads, improve monitoring design, and calibrate regional nutrient SPARROW models A multi-agency nutrient dataset used to estimate loads, improve monitoring design, and calibrate regional nutrient SPARROW models

Stream‐loading information was compiled from federal, state, and local agencies, and selected universities as part of an effort to develop regional SPAtially Referenced Regressions On Watershed attributes (SPARROW) models to help describe the distribution, sources, and transport of nutrients in streams throughout much of the United States. After screening, 2,739 sites, sampled by 73...
Authors
D. A. Saad, G. E. Schwarz, Dale M. Robertson, N.L. Booth

A Web-Based Decision Support System for Assessing Regional Water-Quality Conditions and Management Actions A Web-Based Decision Support System for Assessing Regional Water-Quality Conditions and Management Actions

The U.S. Geological Survey National Water Quality Assessment Program has completed a number of water-quality prediction models for nitrogen and phosphorus for the conterminous United States as well as for regional areas of the nation. In addition to estimating water-quality conditions at unmonitored streams, the calibrated SPAtially Referenced Regressions On Watershed attributes (SPARROW...
Authors
N.L. Booth, E.J. Everman, I.-L. Kuo, L. Sprague, L. Murphy

A fresh look at road salt: Aquatic toxicity and water-quality impacts on local, regional, and national scales A fresh look at road salt: Aquatic toxicity and water-quality impacts on local, regional, and national scales

A new perspective on the severity of aquatic toxicity impact of road salt was gained by a focused research effort directed at winter runoff periods. Dramatic impacts were observed on local, regional, and national scales. Locally, samples from 7 of 13 Milwaukee, Wisconsin area streams exhibited toxicity in Ceriodaphnia dubia and Pimephales promelas bioassays during road-salt runoff...
Authors
S.R. Corsi, D.J. Graczyk, S.W. Geis, N.L. Booth, K.D. Richards

Linking environmental risk assessment and communication: An experiment in co-evolving scientific and social knowledge Linking environmental risk assessment and communication: An experiment in co-evolving scientific and social knowledge

Dissemination of information to decision-makers and enhanced methods of public participation are often put forward as antidotes to a perceived disconnect between risk assessment and risk communication in the public domain. However, mechanisms that support both the provision of routine, timely and relevant technical knowledge to the public and meaningful opportunities for public...
Authors
E.A. Graffy, N.L. Booth

Aircraft and runway deicers at General Mitchell International Airport, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. 1. Biochemical oxygen demand and dissolved oxygen in receiving streams Aircraft and runway deicers at General Mitchell International Airport, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. 1. Biochemical oxygen demand and dissolved oxygen in receiving streams

Aircraft and runway deicers are used during cold weather at many of the world's airports to facilitate safe air travel. Propylene glycol-, ethylene glycol-, and urea-based deicers are known to have very high biochemical oxygen demand. At General Mitchell International Airport (GMIA) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, deicer application, water chemistry, and dissolved oxygen (DO) data were...
Authors
S.R. Corsi, N.L. Booth, D. W. Hall
Dead and dying mangrove trees in shallow water

Southeast Regional Assessment Project (SERAP): Assessing Global Change Impacts on Natural and Human Systems in the Southeast

The Southeastern United States spans a broad range of physiographic settings and maintains exceptionally high levels of faunal diversity. Unfortunately, many of these ecosystems are increasingly under threat due to rapid human development, and management agencies are increasingly aware of the potential effects that climate change will have on these ecosystems. Natural resource managers...
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Climate Adaptation Science Centers
Southeast Regional Assessment Project (SERAP): Assessing Global Change Impacts on Natural and Human Systems in the Southeast

Southeast Regional Assessment Project (SERAP): Assessing Global Change Impacts on Natural and Human Systems in the Southeast

The Southeastern United States spans a broad range of physiographic settings and maintains exceptionally high levels of faunal diversity. Unfortunately, many of these ecosystems are increasingly under threat due to rapid human development, and management agencies are increasingly aware of the potential effects that climate change will have on these ecosystems. Natural resource managers and
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Photo of Sunset Beach, Florida, during tropical storm Colin in June 2016

Development of the Geo Data Portal to Make Climate Projections and Scientific Data More Accessible to Users

This project brought together a team of researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and universities to develop a comprehensive web-based dataset of high-resolution (or ‘downscaled’) climate change projections, to enable scientists and decision-makers to better assess climate related ecosystem impacts. Currently, scientists and resource managers often find it difficult to use...
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Climate Adaptation Science Centers
Development of the Geo Data Portal to Make Climate Projections and Scientific Data More Accessible to Users

Development of the Geo Data Portal to Make Climate Projections and Scientific Data More Accessible to Users

This project brought together a team of researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and universities to develop a comprehensive web-based dataset of high-resolution (or ‘downscaled’) climate change projections, to enable scientists and decision-makers to better assess climate related ecosystem impacts. Currently, scientists and resource managers often find it difficult to use downscaled
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Science and Products

Description and testing of the Geo Data Portal: Data integration framework and Web processing services for environmental science collaboration Description and testing of the Geo Data Portal: Data integration framework and Web processing services for environmental science collaboration

Interest in sharing interdisciplinary environmental modeling results and related data is increasing among scientists. The U.S. Geological Survey Geo Data Portal project enables data sharing by assembling open-standard Web services into an integrated data retrieval and analysis Web application design methodology that streamlines time-consuming and resource-intensive data management tasks...
Authors
David L. Blodgett, Nathaniel L. Booth, Thomas C. Kunicki, Jordan I. Walker, Roland J. Viger
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Community for Data Integration (CDI), Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Upper Midwest Water Science Center

A multi-agency nutrient dataset used to estimate loads, improve monitoring design, and calibrate regional nutrient SPARROW models A multi-agency nutrient dataset used to estimate loads, improve monitoring design, and calibrate regional nutrient SPARROW models

Stream‐loading information was compiled from federal, state, and local agencies, and selected universities as part of an effort to develop regional SPAtially Referenced Regressions On Watershed attributes (SPARROW) models to help describe the distribution, sources, and transport of nutrients in streams throughout much of the United States. After screening, 2,739 sites, sampled by 73...
Authors
D. A. Saad, G. E. Schwarz, Dale M. Robertson, N.L. Booth

A Web-Based Decision Support System for Assessing Regional Water-Quality Conditions and Management Actions A Web-Based Decision Support System for Assessing Regional Water-Quality Conditions and Management Actions

The U.S. Geological Survey National Water Quality Assessment Program has completed a number of water-quality prediction models for nitrogen and phosphorus for the conterminous United States as well as for regional areas of the nation. In addition to estimating water-quality conditions at unmonitored streams, the calibrated SPAtially Referenced Regressions On Watershed attributes (SPARROW...
Authors
N.L. Booth, E.J. Everman, I.-L. Kuo, L. Sprague, L. Murphy

A fresh look at road salt: Aquatic toxicity and water-quality impacts on local, regional, and national scales A fresh look at road salt: Aquatic toxicity and water-quality impacts on local, regional, and national scales

A new perspective on the severity of aquatic toxicity impact of road salt was gained by a focused research effort directed at winter runoff periods. Dramatic impacts were observed on local, regional, and national scales. Locally, samples from 7 of 13 Milwaukee, Wisconsin area streams exhibited toxicity in Ceriodaphnia dubia and Pimephales promelas bioassays during road-salt runoff...
Authors
S.R. Corsi, D.J. Graczyk, S.W. Geis, N.L. Booth, K.D. Richards

Linking environmental risk assessment and communication: An experiment in co-evolving scientific and social knowledge Linking environmental risk assessment and communication: An experiment in co-evolving scientific and social knowledge

Dissemination of information to decision-makers and enhanced methods of public participation are often put forward as antidotes to a perceived disconnect between risk assessment and risk communication in the public domain. However, mechanisms that support both the provision of routine, timely and relevant technical knowledge to the public and meaningful opportunities for public...
Authors
E.A. Graffy, N.L. Booth

Aircraft and runway deicers at General Mitchell International Airport, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. 1. Biochemical oxygen demand and dissolved oxygen in receiving streams Aircraft and runway deicers at General Mitchell International Airport, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. 1. Biochemical oxygen demand and dissolved oxygen in receiving streams

Aircraft and runway deicers are used during cold weather at many of the world's airports to facilitate safe air travel. Propylene glycol-, ethylene glycol-, and urea-based deicers are known to have very high biochemical oxygen demand. At General Mitchell International Airport (GMIA) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, deicer application, water chemistry, and dissolved oxygen (DO) data were...
Authors
S.R. Corsi, N.L. Booth, D. W. Hall
Dead and dying mangrove trees in shallow water

Southeast Regional Assessment Project (SERAP): Assessing Global Change Impacts on Natural and Human Systems in the Southeast

The Southeastern United States spans a broad range of physiographic settings and maintains exceptionally high levels of faunal diversity. Unfortunately, many of these ecosystems are increasingly under threat due to rapid human development, and management agencies are increasingly aware of the potential effects that climate change will have on these ecosystems. Natural resource managers...
By
Climate Adaptation Science Centers
Southeast Regional Assessment Project (SERAP): Assessing Global Change Impacts on Natural and Human Systems in the Southeast

Southeast Regional Assessment Project (SERAP): Assessing Global Change Impacts on Natural and Human Systems in the Southeast

The Southeastern United States spans a broad range of physiographic settings and maintains exceptionally high levels of faunal diversity. Unfortunately, many of these ecosystems are increasingly under threat due to rapid human development, and management agencies are increasingly aware of the potential effects that climate change will have on these ecosystems. Natural resource managers and
Learn More
Photo of Sunset Beach, Florida, during tropical storm Colin in June 2016

Development of the Geo Data Portal to Make Climate Projections and Scientific Data More Accessible to Users

This project brought together a team of researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and universities to develop a comprehensive web-based dataset of high-resolution (or ‘downscaled’) climate change projections, to enable scientists and decision-makers to better assess climate related ecosystem impacts. Currently, scientists and resource managers often find it difficult to use...
By
Climate Adaptation Science Centers
Development of the Geo Data Portal to Make Climate Projections and Scientific Data More Accessible to Users

Development of the Geo Data Portal to Make Climate Projections and Scientific Data More Accessible to Users

This project brought together a team of researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and universities to develop a comprehensive web-based dataset of high-resolution (or ‘downscaled’) climate change projections, to enable scientists and decision-makers to better assess climate related ecosystem impacts. Currently, scientists and resource managers often find it difficult to use downscaled
Learn More
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