Paul Barlow
Paul Barlow is a Chief of the Hydrologic Interpretive Branch in the New England Water Science Center.
As Chief of the Hydrologic Interpretive Branch, New England Water Science Center, Paul manages a diverse team of scientists involved in a wide range of water-resources investigations spanning environmental, watershed, and urban hydrology; integrated water-resources modeling; and statistical and geospatial analyses. His technical work has focused on numerical modeling of coupled groundwater/surface-water flow systems and the application of mathematical optimization methods to problems in groundwater management, including streamflow depletion caused by groundwater withdrawals.
Professional Experience
Chief, Hydrologic Interpretive Branch, U.S. Geological Survey, New England Water Science Center, 2020 to Present
Chief, Earth Systems Modeling Branch, U.S. Geological Survey, Water Mission Area, 2017 to 2020
Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Office of Groundwater, 1998 to 2017
Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey, New England, Arizona, and California Water Science Centers, 1983 to 1998
Education and Certifications
Ph.D. Environmental Engineering, University of Connecticut, 1997
M.S. Hydrology and Water Resources Administration, University of Arizona, 1987
B.S., Geology, Haverford College, 1983
Affiliations and Memberships*
National Ground Water Association, 1990 to Present
Honors and Awards
John Hem Award for Excellence in Science & Engineering, National Ground Water Association, 2014
Science and Products
Optimization techniques using MODFLOW-GWM
Use of multi-node wells in the Groundwater-Management Process of MODFLOW-2005 (GWM-2005)
Understanding and managing the effects of groundwater pumping on streamflow
Streamflow depletion by wells--Understanding and managing the effects of groundwater pumping on streamflow
WTAQ version 2-A computer program for analysis of aquifer tests in confined and water-table aquifers with alternative representations of drainage from the unsaturated zone
Documentation for the State Variables Package for the Groundwater-Management Process of MODFLOW-2005 (GWM-2005)
Saltwater intrusion in coastal regions of North America
GWM-2005 - A Groundwater-Management Process for MODFLOW-2005 with Local Grid Refinement (LGR) Capability
GSFLOW - Coupled Ground-Water and Surface-Water Flow Model Based on the Integration of the Precipitation-Runoff Modeling System (PRMS) and the Modular Ground-Water Flow Model (MODFLOW-2005)
Simulation of Hydrologic-System Responses to Ground-Water Withdrawals in the Hunt-Annaquatucket-Pettaquamscutt Stream-Aquifer System, Rhode Island
Simulation-optimization modeling to assist conjunctive management of stream-aquifer systems of Rhode Island
Groundwater modeling
Science and Products
Optimization techniques using MODFLOW-GWM
Use of multi-node wells in the Groundwater-Management Process of MODFLOW-2005 (GWM-2005)
Understanding and managing the effects of groundwater pumping on streamflow
Streamflow depletion by wells--Understanding and managing the effects of groundwater pumping on streamflow
WTAQ version 2-A computer program for analysis of aquifer tests in confined and water-table aquifers with alternative representations of drainage from the unsaturated zone
Documentation for the State Variables Package for the Groundwater-Management Process of MODFLOW-2005 (GWM-2005)
Saltwater intrusion in coastal regions of North America
GWM-2005 - A Groundwater-Management Process for MODFLOW-2005 with Local Grid Refinement (LGR) Capability
GSFLOW - Coupled Ground-Water and Surface-Water Flow Model Based on the Integration of the Precipitation-Runoff Modeling System (PRMS) and the Modular Ground-Water Flow Model (MODFLOW-2005)
Simulation of Hydrologic-System Responses to Ground-Water Withdrawals in the Hunt-Annaquatucket-Pettaquamscutt Stream-Aquifer System, Rhode Island
Simulation-optimization modeling to assist conjunctive management of stream-aquifer systems of Rhode Island
Groundwater modeling
*Disclaimer: Listing outside positions with professional scientific organizations on this Staff Profile are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of those professional scientific organizations or their activities by the USGS, Department of the Interior, or U.S. Government