Thomas R Doody
(he/him/his)Tom Doody is the lab manager of the Wetland Ecosystem Ecology and Biogeochemistry Laboratory (WEEBL) at Florence Bascom Geoscience Center, Reston, Va.
Tom studies sediment dynamics and biogeochemistry in wetland and riverine environments, evaluating responses to conservation management and sea level rise, especially in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. His graduate research focused on urbanized watersheds and human impacts on stream chemistry and geomorphology. He is also MOCC certified and leads field efforts for the WEEBL team and other collaborators in the Center.
Education and Certifications
M.S. (2017) in Geology, University of Maryland (summa cum laude)
B.S. (2014) in Geology, University of Maryland (summa cum laude)
B.A. in Economics and Business Administration, Trinity University (TX)
Science and Products
Presence of hummock and hollow microtopography reflects shifting balances of shallow subsidence and root zone expansion along forested wetland river gradients
Tidal freshwater forested wetlands (TFFWs) are in an active phase of transition to tidal marsh with sea level rise and salinity incursion along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States (U.S.). A prominent feature of TFFWs is hummock/hollow microtopography where hollows represent the flat, base-elevation of the floodplain where inundation occurs relatively frequently, while hummocks provid
Authors
Ken Krauss, Gregory B. Noe, Jamie A. Duberstein, Nicole Cormier, Andrew From, Tom Doody, William H. Conner, Donald Cahoon, Darren Johnson
Hydrogeomorphic changes along mid-Atlantic coastal plain rivers transitioning from non-tidal to tidal: Implications for a rising sea level
Sea level rise is affecting reaches of coastal rivers by increasing water levels and propagating tides inland. The transition of river systems into tidal estuaries has been neglected in hydrogeomorphic studies. A better understanding of transitioning reaches is critical to understanding ecosystem dynamics, services, and developing predictive capabilities of change as sea levels rise. We hypothesiz
Authors
Daniel Kroes, Gregory B. Noe, Cliff R. Hupp, Tom Doody, P.A. Bukaveckas
Streambank and floodplain geomorphic change and contribution to watershed material budgets
Stream geomorphic change is highly spatially variable but critical to landform evolution, human infrastructure, habitat, and watershed pollutant transport. However, measurements and process models of streambank erosion and floodplain deposition and resulting sediment fluxes are currently insufficient to predict these rates in all perennial streams over large regions. Here we measured long-term lat
Authors
Gregory B. Noe, Kristina G. Hopkins, Peter Claggett, Edward R. Schenk, Marina Metes, Labeeb Ahmed, Tom Doody, Cliff R. Hupp
Non-USGS Publications**
Gregory Noe, Cliff R Hupp, Edward R. Schenk, Thomas R Doody, Kristina G Hopkins, 2020, Physico-chemical characteristics and sediment and nutrient fluxes of floodplains, streambanks, and streambeds in the Chesapeake Bay and Delaware River watersheds, USGS Data Release, DOI: 10.5066/P9QLJYPX
https://www.usgs.gov/data/physico-chemical-characteristics-and-sediment-and-nutrient-fluxes-floodplains-streambanks-and
https://www.usgs.gov/data/physico-chemical-characteristics-and-sediment-and-nutrient-fluxes-floodplains-streambanks-and
**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
Presence of hummock and hollow microtopography reflects shifting balances of shallow subsidence and root zone expansion along forested wetland river gradients
Tidal freshwater forested wetlands (TFFWs) are in an active phase of transition to tidal marsh with sea level rise and salinity incursion along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States (U.S.). A prominent feature of TFFWs is hummock/hollow microtopography where hollows represent the flat, base-elevation of the floodplain where inundation occurs relatively frequently, while hummocks provid
Authors
Ken Krauss, Gregory B. Noe, Jamie A. Duberstein, Nicole Cormier, Andrew From, Tom Doody, William H. Conner, Donald Cahoon, Darren Johnson
Hydrogeomorphic changes along mid-Atlantic coastal plain rivers transitioning from non-tidal to tidal: Implications for a rising sea level
Sea level rise is affecting reaches of coastal rivers by increasing water levels and propagating tides inland. The transition of river systems into tidal estuaries has been neglected in hydrogeomorphic studies. A better understanding of transitioning reaches is critical to understanding ecosystem dynamics, services, and developing predictive capabilities of change as sea levels rise. We hypothesiz
Authors
Daniel Kroes, Gregory B. Noe, Cliff R. Hupp, Tom Doody, P.A. Bukaveckas
Streambank and floodplain geomorphic change and contribution to watershed material budgets
Stream geomorphic change is highly spatially variable but critical to landform evolution, human infrastructure, habitat, and watershed pollutant transport. However, measurements and process models of streambank erosion and floodplain deposition and resulting sediment fluxes are currently insufficient to predict these rates in all perennial streams over large regions. Here we measured long-term lat
Authors
Gregory B. Noe, Kristina G. Hopkins, Peter Claggett, Edward R. Schenk, Marina Metes, Labeeb Ahmed, Tom Doody, Cliff R. Hupp
Non-USGS Publications**
Gregory Noe, Cliff R Hupp, Edward R. Schenk, Thomas R Doody, Kristina G Hopkins, 2020, Physico-chemical characteristics and sediment and nutrient fluxes of floodplains, streambanks, and streambeds in the Chesapeake Bay and Delaware River watersheds, USGS Data Release, DOI: 10.5066/P9QLJYPX
https://www.usgs.gov/data/physico-chemical-characteristics-and-sediment-and-nutrient-fluxes-floodplains-streambanks-and
https://www.usgs.gov/data/physico-chemical-characteristics-and-sediment-and-nutrient-fluxes-floodplains-streambanks-and
**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.