Rena Kalmon is a Physical Scientist in the New England Water Science Center.
Her work primarily focusses on flood risk assessments across New England.
Professional Experience
Rena was initially hired as a Student Hydrologic Technician in May 2017 and was converted to a TERM position after graduating in 2018. She is currently working as a Physical Scientist for the New England Water Science Center in Augusta, Maine.
Education and Certifications
Rena graduated in May 2018 from the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point with an undergraduate degree in Hydrology and a Certificate in Geographic Information Systems.
Science and Products
Documentation and mapping of flooding from the January and March 2018 nor’easters in coastal New England
In January and March 2018, coastal Massachusetts experienced flooding from two separate nor’easters. To put the January and March floods into historical context, the USGS computed statistical stillwater elevations. Stillwater elevations recorded in January 2018 in Boston (9.66 feet relative to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988) have an annual exceedance probability of between 2 and 1 perce
Flood Documentation and Inundation Mapping of the January and March 2018 Nor’easters in Coastal Massachusetts
Data and shapefiles used to document the floods associated with the January and March 2018 Nor'easters for Coastal Areas of New England
Science and Products
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Documentation and mapping of flooding from the January and March 2018 nor’easters in coastal New England
In January and March 2018, coastal Massachusetts experienced flooding from two separate nor’easters. To put the January and March floods into historical context, the USGS computed statistical stillwater elevations. Stillwater elevations recorded in January 2018 in Boston (9.66 feet relative to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988) have an annual exceedance probability of between 2 and 1 perce
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Flood Documentation and Inundation Mapping of the January and March 2018 Nor’easters in Coastal Massachusetts
2018 Nor’easters in Coastal Massachusetts - Data
Data and shapefiles used to document the floods associated with the January and March 2018 Nor'easters for Coastal Areas of New England
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) New England Water Science Center worked with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to document the floods of January 4, 2018 and March 2-4, 2018, in coastal Massachusetts. USGS conducted a frequency analysis of stillwater elevations at three National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration coastal gages following the coastal floods of 2018. The data for these an - Multimedia