Robert R Mason (Former Employee)
Science and Products
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Floods of May and June 2008 in Iowa
An unusually wet winter and spring of 2007 to 2008 resulted in extremely wet antecedent conditions throughout most of Iowa. Rainfall of 5 to 15 inches was observed in eastern Iowa during May 2008, and an additional 5 to 15 inches of rain was observed throughout most of Iowa in June. Because of the severity of the May and June 2008 flooding, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with other Fed
Authors
Robert C. Buchmiller, David A. Eash
USGS perspectives on an integrated approach to watershed and coastal management
The writers discuss three critically important steps necessary for achieving the goal for improved integrated approaches on watershed and coastal protection and management. These steps involve modernization of monitoring networks, creation of common data and web services infrastructures, and development of modeling, assessment, and research tools. Long-term monitoring is needed for tracking the ef
Authors
Matthew C. Larsen, Pixie A. Hamilton, John W. Haines, Robert R. Mason,
Mapping Hurricane Rita inland storm tide
Flood‐inundation data are most useful for decision makers when presented in the context of maps of affected communities and (or) areas. But because the data are scarce and rarely cover the full extent of the flooding, interpolation and extrapolation of the information are needed. Many geographic information systems provide various interpolation tools, but these tools often ignore the effects of th
Authors
Charles Berenbrock, Robert R. Mason,, Stephen F. Blanchard
Monitoring inland storm surge and flooding from Hurricane Ike in Texas and Louisiana, September 2008
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) deployed a temporary monitoring network of 117 pressure transducers (sensors) at 65 sites over an area of about 5,000 square miles to record the timing, areal extent, and magnitude of inland hurricane storm surge and coastal flooding generated by Hurricane Ike, which struck southeastern Texas and southwestern Louisiana September 12-13, 2008. Fifty-six sites were i
Authors
Jeffery W. East, Michael J. Turco, Robert R. Mason,
Monitoring Inland Storm Surge and Flooding From Hurricane Gustav in Louisiana, September 2008
On August 29-31, 2008, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) deployed a mobile monitoring network consisting of 124 pressure transducers (sensors) (figs. 1, 2) at 80 sites over an area of about 4,200 square miles to record the timing, extent, and magnitude of inland hurricane storm surge and coastal flooding generated by Hurricane Gustav, which made landfall in southeastern Louisiana on September 1. O
Authors
Benton D. McGee, Burl B. Goree, Roland W. Tollett, Robert R. Mason,
Monitoring Inland Storm Surge and Flooding from Hurricane Rita
Pressure transducers (sensors) and high-water marks were used to document the inland water levels related to storm surge generated by Hurricane Rita in southwestern Louisiana and southeastern Texas. On September 22-23, 2005, an experimental monitoring network of sensors was deployed at 33 sites over an area of about 4,000 square miles to record the timing, extent, and magnitude of inland hurricane
Authors
Benton D. McGee, Roland W. Tollett, Robert R. Mason,
Estimating magnitude and frequency of floods using the PeakFQ program
No abstract available.
Authors
Kathleen M. Flynn, William H. Kirby, Robert Mason, Timothy A. Cohn
Evaluating a Radar-Based, Non Contact Streamflow Measurement System in the San Joaquin River at Vernalis, California
Accurate measurement of flow in the San Joaquin River at Vernalis, California, is vital to a wide range of Federal and State agencies, environmental interests, and water contractors. The U.S. Geological Survey uses a conventional stage-discharge rating technique to determine flows at Vernalis. Since the flood of January 1997, the channel has scoured and filled as much as 20 feet in some sections n
Authors
Ralph T. Cheng, Jeffrey W. Gartner, Robert R. Mason,, John E. Costa, William J. Plant, Kurt R. Spicer, F. Peter Haeni, Nick B. Melcher, William C. Keller, Ken Hayes
The National Flood-Frequency Program -- Methods for Estimating Flood Magnitude and Frequency in Rural and Urban Areas in North Carolina, 2001
No abstract available.
Authors
Robert R. Mason,, Luis A. Fuste, Jeffrey N. King, Wilbert O. Thomas
The National Flood-Frequency Program -- Methods for Estimating Flood Magnitude and Frequency in Rural and Urban Areas in Oklahoma, 2001
No abstract available.
Authors
William R. Bidlake, Robert R. Mason,
The National Flood-Frequency Program -- Methods for Estimating Flood Magnitude and Frequency for Non-tidal Streams in Delaware, 2001
No abstract available.
Authors
Luis A. Fuste, Robert R. Mason,
The National Flood-Frequency Program -- Methods for Estimating Flood Magnitude and Frequency in Rural Areas in Virginia, 2000
No abstract available.
Authors
Robert R. Mason,, Luis A. Fuste
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 51
Floods of May and June 2008 in Iowa
An unusually wet winter and spring of 2007 to 2008 resulted in extremely wet antecedent conditions throughout most of Iowa. Rainfall of 5 to 15 inches was observed in eastern Iowa during May 2008, and an additional 5 to 15 inches of rain was observed throughout most of Iowa in June. Because of the severity of the May and June 2008 flooding, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with other Fed
Authors
Robert C. Buchmiller, David A. Eash
USGS perspectives on an integrated approach to watershed and coastal management
The writers discuss three critically important steps necessary for achieving the goal for improved integrated approaches on watershed and coastal protection and management. These steps involve modernization of monitoring networks, creation of common data and web services infrastructures, and development of modeling, assessment, and research tools. Long-term monitoring is needed for tracking the ef
Authors
Matthew C. Larsen, Pixie A. Hamilton, John W. Haines, Robert R. Mason,
Mapping Hurricane Rita inland storm tide
Flood‐inundation data are most useful for decision makers when presented in the context of maps of affected communities and (or) areas. But because the data are scarce and rarely cover the full extent of the flooding, interpolation and extrapolation of the information are needed. Many geographic information systems provide various interpolation tools, but these tools often ignore the effects of th
Authors
Charles Berenbrock, Robert R. Mason,, Stephen F. Blanchard
Monitoring inland storm surge and flooding from Hurricane Ike in Texas and Louisiana, September 2008
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) deployed a temporary monitoring network of 117 pressure transducers (sensors) at 65 sites over an area of about 5,000 square miles to record the timing, areal extent, and magnitude of inland hurricane storm surge and coastal flooding generated by Hurricane Ike, which struck southeastern Texas and southwestern Louisiana September 12-13, 2008. Fifty-six sites were i
Authors
Jeffery W. East, Michael J. Turco, Robert R. Mason,
Monitoring Inland Storm Surge and Flooding From Hurricane Gustav in Louisiana, September 2008
On August 29-31, 2008, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) deployed a mobile monitoring network consisting of 124 pressure transducers (sensors) (figs. 1, 2) at 80 sites over an area of about 4,200 square miles to record the timing, extent, and magnitude of inland hurricane storm surge and coastal flooding generated by Hurricane Gustav, which made landfall in southeastern Louisiana on September 1. O
Authors
Benton D. McGee, Burl B. Goree, Roland W. Tollett, Robert R. Mason,
Monitoring Inland Storm Surge and Flooding from Hurricane Rita
Pressure transducers (sensors) and high-water marks were used to document the inland water levels related to storm surge generated by Hurricane Rita in southwestern Louisiana and southeastern Texas. On September 22-23, 2005, an experimental monitoring network of sensors was deployed at 33 sites over an area of about 4,000 square miles to record the timing, extent, and magnitude of inland hurricane
Authors
Benton D. McGee, Roland W. Tollett, Robert R. Mason,
Estimating magnitude and frequency of floods using the PeakFQ program
No abstract available.
Authors
Kathleen M. Flynn, William H. Kirby, Robert Mason, Timothy A. Cohn
Evaluating a Radar-Based, Non Contact Streamflow Measurement System in the San Joaquin River at Vernalis, California
Accurate measurement of flow in the San Joaquin River at Vernalis, California, is vital to a wide range of Federal and State agencies, environmental interests, and water contractors. The U.S. Geological Survey uses a conventional stage-discharge rating technique to determine flows at Vernalis. Since the flood of January 1997, the channel has scoured and filled as much as 20 feet in some sections n
Authors
Ralph T. Cheng, Jeffrey W. Gartner, Robert R. Mason,, John E. Costa, William J. Plant, Kurt R. Spicer, F. Peter Haeni, Nick B. Melcher, William C. Keller, Ken Hayes
The National Flood-Frequency Program -- Methods for Estimating Flood Magnitude and Frequency in Rural and Urban Areas in North Carolina, 2001
No abstract available.
Authors
Robert R. Mason,, Luis A. Fuste, Jeffrey N. King, Wilbert O. Thomas
The National Flood-Frequency Program -- Methods for Estimating Flood Magnitude and Frequency in Rural and Urban Areas in Oklahoma, 2001
No abstract available.
Authors
William R. Bidlake, Robert R. Mason,
The National Flood-Frequency Program -- Methods for Estimating Flood Magnitude and Frequency for Non-tidal Streams in Delaware, 2001
No abstract available.
Authors
Luis A. Fuste, Robert R. Mason,
The National Flood-Frequency Program -- Methods for Estimating Flood Magnitude and Frequency in Rural Areas in Virginia, 2000
No abstract available.
Authors
Robert R. Mason,, Luis A. Fuste