Ryan R. McShane
Ryan is a hydrologist with the Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center.
His current research focuses on developing decision-support information and tools using geospatial analysis and machine learning models, from local to regional and national scales, for predicting water availability in streams experiencing extended and intensive drought (also used to model species distribution) and for predicting watershed-scale water use for multiple economic sectors, including energy development and food production.
Professional Experience
Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey Wyoming–Montana Water Science Center, 2016–presen
Aquatic environmental consultant, independent contractor, Colorado and New Mexico
Fishery biologist, U.S. Geological Survey Western Fisheries Research Center, Nevada
Fisheries technician, U.S. Forest Service Targhee National Forest, Idaho
Fisheries technician, Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Aquatic laboratory technician, University of Michigan
Education and Certifications
PhD (candidate only; all but dissertation), ecology, Colorado State University
MS, fisheries and wildlife science, New Mexico State University
BS, natural resources and environmental science, University of Michigan
Science and Products
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Conceptual model to assess water use associated with the life cycle of unconventional oil and gas development Conceptual model to assess water use associated with the life cycle of unconventional oil and gas development
As the demand for energy increases in the United States, so does the demand for water used to produce many forms of that energy. Technological advances, limited access to conventional oil and gas accumulations, and the rise of oil and gas prices resulted in increased development of unconventional oil and gas (UOG) accumulations. Unconventional oil and gas is developed using a method that...
Authors
Joshua F. Valder, Ryan R. McShane, Theodore B. Barnhart, Roy Sando, Janet M. Carter, Robert F. Lundgren
A review of surface energy balance models for estimating actual evapotranspiration with remote sensing at high spatiotemporal resolution over large extents A review of surface energy balance models for estimating actual evapotranspiration with remote sensing at high spatiotemporal resolution over large extents
Many approaches have been developed for measuring or estimating actual evapotranspiration (ETa), and research over many years has led to the development of remote sensing methods that are reliably reproducible and effective in estimating ETa. Several remote sensing methods can be used to estimate ETa at the high spatial resolution of agricultural fields and the large extent of river...
Authors
Ryan R. McShane, Katelyn P. Driscoll, Roy Sando
Distribution of invasive and native riparian woody plants across the western USA in relation to climate, river flow, floodplain geometry and patterns of introduction Distribution of invasive and native riparian woody plants across the western USA in relation to climate, river flow, floodplain geometry and patterns of introduction
Management of riparian plant invasions across the landscape requires understanding the combined influence of climate, hydrology, geologic constraints and patterns of introduction. We measured abundance of nine riparian woody taxa at 456 stream gages across the western USA. We constructed conditional inference recursive binary partitioning models to discriminate the influence of eleven
Authors
Ryan McShane, Daniel Auerbach, Jonathan M. Friedman, Gregor T. Auble, Patrick B. Shafroth, Michael Merigliano, Michael L. Scott, N. Leroy Poff
Non-USGS Publications**
McShane, R.R., Auerbach, D.A., Friedman, J.M., Auble, G.T., Shafroth, P.B., Merigliano, M.F., Scott, M.L., and Poff, N.L., 2015, Distribution of invasive and native riparian woody plants across the western USA in relation to climate, river flow, floodplain geometry and patterns of introduction: Ecography, v. 38, no. 12, p. 1254-1265.
Auerbach, D.A., Deisenroth, D.B., McShane, R.R., McCluney, K.E., and Poff, N.L., 2014, Beyond the concrete: Accounting for ecosystem services from free-flowing rivers: Ecosystem Services, v. 10, p. 1-5.
Auerbach, D.A., Poff, N.L., McShane, R.R., Merritt, D.M., Pyne, M.I., and Wilding, T.K., 2012, Streams past and future: Fluvial responses to rapid environmental change in the context of historical variation, in Wiens, J.A., Hayward, G.D., Safford, H.D., and Giffen, C., eds., Historical environmental variation in conservation and natural resource management: Chichester, United Kingdom, John Wiley & Sons, p. 232-245.
**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
Filter Total Items: 15
Conceptual model to assess water use associated with the life cycle of unconventional oil and gas development Conceptual model to assess water use associated with the life cycle of unconventional oil and gas development
As the demand for energy increases in the United States, so does the demand for water used to produce many forms of that energy. Technological advances, limited access to conventional oil and gas accumulations, and the rise of oil and gas prices resulted in increased development of unconventional oil and gas (UOG) accumulations. Unconventional oil and gas is developed using a method that...
Authors
Joshua F. Valder, Ryan R. McShane, Theodore B. Barnhart, Roy Sando, Janet M. Carter, Robert F. Lundgren
A review of surface energy balance models for estimating actual evapotranspiration with remote sensing at high spatiotemporal resolution over large extents A review of surface energy balance models for estimating actual evapotranspiration with remote sensing at high spatiotemporal resolution over large extents
Many approaches have been developed for measuring or estimating actual evapotranspiration (ETa), and research over many years has led to the development of remote sensing methods that are reliably reproducible and effective in estimating ETa. Several remote sensing methods can be used to estimate ETa at the high spatial resolution of agricultural fields and the large extent of river...
Authors
Ryan R. McShane, Katelyn P. Driscoll, Roy Sando
Distribution of invasive and native riparian woody plants across the western USA in relation to climate, river flow, floodplain geometry and patterns of introduction Distribution of invasive and native riparian woody plants across the western USA in relation to climate, river flow, floodplain geometry and patterns of introduction
Management of riparian plant invasions across the landscape requires understanding the combined influence of climate, hydrology, geologic constraints and patterns of introduction. We measured abundance of nine riparian woody taxa at 456 stream gages across the western USA. We constructed conditional inference recursive binary partitioning models to discriminate the influence of eleven
Authors
Ryan McShane, Daniel Auerbach, Jonathan M. Friedman, Gregor T. Auble, Patrick B. Shafroth, Michael Merigliano, Michael L. Scott, N. Leroy Poff
Non-USGS Publications**
McShane, R.R., Auerbach, D.A., Friedman, J.M., Auble, G.T., Shafroth, P.B., Merigliano, M.F., Scott, M.L., and Poff, N.L., 2015, Distribution of invasive and native riparian woody plants across the western USA in relation to climate, river flow, floodplain geometry and patterns of introduction: Ecography, v. 38, no. 12, p. 1254-1265.
Auerbach, D.A., Deisenroth, D.B., McShane, R.R., McCluney, K.E., and Poff, N.L., 2014, Beyond the concrete: Accounting for ecosystem services from free-flowing rivers: Ecosystem Services, v. 10, p. 1-5.
Auerbach, D.A., Poff, N.L., McShane, R.R., Merritt, D.M., Pyne, M.I., and Wilding, T.K., 2012, Streams past and future: Fluvial responses to rapid environmental change in the context of historical variation, in Wiens, J.A., Hayward, G.D., Safford, H.D., and Giffen, C., eds., Historical environmental variation in conservation and natural resource management: Chichester, United Kingdom, John Wiley & Sons, p. 232-245.
**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.