King T.V., Neilson B.T., Overbeck L.D., Kane D.L., 2019, A distributed analysis of lateral inflows in an AlaskanArctic watershed underlain by continuous permafrost.Hydrological Processes. 2019;1–16.https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.13611
Tyler King
Biography
Tyler is a hydrologist with the USGS Idaho Water Science Center in Boise. He has experience in arctic hydrology with a particular focus on energy balances and remote sensing.
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2018, Utah State University
M.S., Hydrology, 2012, University of New Hampshire
B.S., Environmental Science, 2010, University of New Hapmshire
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- American Water Resources Association
- Geological Society of America
- Permafrost Young Researchers Network
- United States Permafrost Association
- American Geophysical Union
Science and Products
Date published: April 7, 2020
Status: Active Monitoring Streamflow in Remote Headwater Streams
Remote headwater streams are important sources of water that are not well understood. Working with other USGS science centers across the country, we are developing methods for estimating streamflow in these environments. Data from these efforts will contribute to improving our understanding of water availability and how drought may be affecting these stream ecosystems.
Contacts: Kyle Blasch, Ph.D., Tyler King
Attribution: Idaho Water Science Center
Date published: February 18, 2020
Status: Active Satellite Monitoring of Algal Blooms in Idaho Water Bodies
Harmful algal blooms (HABs) are a growing concern in Idaho. Within the past five years, Idaho agencies have issued at least 57 HAB notices on 29 water bodies throughout the state. Toxins produced by HABs pose risks to human and animal health. Local economies may also be adversely affected when algal blooms discourage outdoor recreation.
Routinely monitoring the state's many water bodies...
Contacts: Tyler King
Attribution: Idaho Water Science Center
Date published: January 24, 2020
Status: Active Automated Sampling for Phosphorus in the Lower Boise River
For decades, the lower Boise River downstream of Lucky Peak Reservoir has been highly enriched with phosphorus. Too much of a good thing, the high concentrations of phosphorus create a cycle of excessive plant growth, decreased oxygen for fish, and even algal blooms.
Contacts: Tyler King
Attribution: Idaho Water Science Center
Date published: January 6, 2020
Status: Active Assessing the Water Quality of the Lower Boise River and Selected Tributaries
For decades, the lower Boise River downstream of Lucky Peak Reservoir has been highly enriched with phosphorus. Too much of a good thing, the high concentrations of phosphorus create a cycle of excessive plant growth, decreased oxygen for fish, and even algal blooms.
Contacts: Tyler King
Attribution: Idaho Water Science Center
Year Published: 2020
Incipient bed-movement and flood-frequency analysis using hydrophones to estimate flushing flows on the upper Colorado River, Colorado, 2019
In 2019, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Upper Colorado River Wild and Scenic Stakeholder Group, studied the magnitude and recurrence interval of streamflow (discharge) needed to initiate bed movement of gravel-sized and finer sediment in a segment of the Colorado River in Colorado to better understand sediment movement and its...
Kohn, Michael S.; Marineau, Mathieu D.; Hempel, Laura A.; McDonald, Richard R.View Citation
Kohn, M.S., Marineau, M.D., Hempel, L.A., and McDonald, R.R., 2020, Incipient bed-movement and flood-frequency analysis using hydrophones to estimate flushing flows on the upper Colorado River, Colorado, 2019: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2020–5069, 39 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20205069.
Year Published: 2020
Calibration of the U.S. Geological Survey National Crustal Model
The U.S. Geological Survey National Crustal Model (NCM) is being developed to include spatially varying estimates of site response in seismic hazard assessments. Primary outputs of the NCM are continuous velocity and density profiles from the Earth’s surface to the mantle transition zone at 410-kilometer (km) depth for each location on a 1-km grid...
Boyd, Oliver S.Attribution: Geologic Hazards Science Center, Natural Hazards, Earthquake Hazards Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin
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Boyd, O.S., 2020, Calibration of the U.S. Geological Survey National Crustal Model: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2020–1052, 23 p., https://doi.org/ 10.3133/ ofr20201052.
Year Published: 2020
seawaveQ—An R package providing a model and utilities for analyzing trends in chemical concentrations in streams with a seasonal wave (seawave) and adjustment for streamflow (Q) and other ancillary variables, version 2.0.0
The seawaveQ R package provides functionality and help to fit a parametric regression model, SEAWAVE-Q, to pesticide concentration data from stream-water samples to assess trends. The model incorporates the strong seasonality and high degree of censoring common in pesticide data, and users can incorporate numerous ancillary variables such as...
Ryberg, Karen R.; York, Benjamin C.Attribution: Water Resources
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Ryberg, K.R., and York, B.C., 2020, seawaveQ—An R package providing a model and utilities for analyzing trends in chemical concentrations in streams with a seasonal wave (seawave) and adjustment for streamflow (Q) and other ancillary variables, version 2.0.0: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2020–1082, 25 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20201082.
Year Published: 2020
Estimating streamflow and base flow within the nontidal Chesapeake Bay riverine system
Daily mean streamflow was estimated for all the nontidal parts of the Chesapeake Bay riverine system with the Unit Flows in Networks of Channels computer application using measured streamflow at the most downstream gage of selected rivers. The streamflows estimated by the Unit Flows in Networks of Channels computer application were aggregated at...
Buffington, Patrick C.; Capel, Paul D.Attribution: Chesapeake Bay Activities, Pennsylvania Water Science Center, Water Resources, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian
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Buffington, P.C., and Capel, P.D., 2020, Estimating streamflow and base flow within the nontidal Chesapeake Bay riverine system: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2020–5055, 26 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20205055.
Year Published: 2020
Estimates of groundwater discharge by evapotranspiration, Stump Spring and Hiko Springs, Clark County, southern Nevada, 2016–18
This report documents methodology and results of a study that estimated groundwater discharge by evapotranspiration (GWET) from phreatophytic vegetation in two desert riparian areas with ephemeral spring discharge in Clark County, southern Nevada. The phreatophytes consisted primarily of western honey mesquite [Prosopis glandulosa var. ...
Moreo, Michael T.; Buto, Susan G.; Smith, David W.; Nelson, Nora C.Attribution: Nevada Water Science Center, Water Resources
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Moreo, M.T., Buto, S.G., Smith, D.W., and Nelson, N.C., 2020, Estimates of groundwater discharge by evapotranspiration, Stump Spring and Hiko Springs, Clark County, southern Nevada, 2016–18: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2020–5075, 39 p., https://doi.org/ 10.3133/ sir20205075.
Year Published: 2020
Biotelemetry data for Golden Eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) captured in coastal southern California, February 2017–December 2019
Because of a lack of clarity about the status of golden eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) in coastal southern California, the U.S. Geological Survey, in collaboration with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bureau of Land Management, and San Diego Management and Monitoring Program, began a multi-year survey and...
Tracey, Jeff A.; Madden, Melanie C.; Molden, James C.; Sebes, Jeremy B.; Bloom, Peter H.; Fisher, Robert N.Attribution: Western Ecological Research Center, Ecosystems
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Tracey, J.A., Madden, M.C., Molden, J.C., Sebes, J.B., Bloom, P.H., and Fisher, R.N., 2020, Biotelemetry data for Golden Eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) captured in coastal southern California, February 2017–December 2019: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1128, 34 p., https://doi.org/ 10.3133/ ds1128.
Year Published: 2020
Geochemical assessment of the Hueco Bolson, New Mexico and Texas, 2016–17
Understanding groundwater quality in transboundary aquifers like the Hueco Bolson is important for the 2.7 million people along the United States and Mexico border living in and near the combined metropolitan areas of Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, and El Paso, Texas, who rely on groundwater for water supply. To better understand water-quality conditions...
Ging, Patricia B.; Humberson, Delbert G.; Ikard, Scott J.Attribution: Oklahoma Water Science Center, Texas Water Science Center, Water Resources, Region 6: Arkansas-Rio Grande-Texas-Gulf
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Ging, P.B., Humberson, D.G., and Ikard, S.J., 2020, Geochemical assessment of the Hueco Bolson, New Mexico and Texas, 2016–17: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2020–5056, 30 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20205056.
Year Published: 2020
Assessment of water and proppant quantities associated with petroleum production from the Eagle Ford Group, Gulf Coast, Texas, 2019
Building on a geology-based assessment of undiscovered, technically recoverable petroleum resources in the Eagle Ford Group in south Texas, the U.S. Geological Survey has estimated the required water and proppant demands and formation water production volumes associated with possible future development of these petroleum resources. The results of...
Gianoutsos, Nicholas J.; Haines, Seth S.; Varela, Brian A.; Whidden, Katherine J.; Birdwell, Justin E.; Burke, Lauri A.; Drake, Ronald M.; Finn, Thomas M.; French, Katherine L.; Jenni, Karen E.; Kinney, Scott A.; Le, Phuong A.; Leathers-Miller, Heidi M.; Marra, Kristen R.; Mercier, Tracey J.; Paxton, Stanley T.; Pitman, Janet K.; Schenk, Christopher J.; Shaffer, Brian N.; Shorten, Chilisa M.; Tennyson, Marilyn E.; Woodall, Cheryl A.Attribution: Central Energy Resources Science Center, Energy Resources Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin
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Gianoutsos, N.J., Haines, S.S., Varela, B.A., Whidden, K.J., Birdwell, J.E., Burke, L.A., Drake, R.M, II, Finn, T.M., French, K.L., Jenni, K.E., Kinney, S.A., Le, P.A., Leathers-Miller, H.M., Marra, K.R., Mercier, T.J., Paxton, S.T., Pitman, J.K., Schenk, C.J., Shaffer, B.N., Shorten, C.M., Tennyson, M.E., and Woodall, C.A., 2020, Assessment of water and proppant quantities associated with petroleum production from the Eagle Ford Group, Gulf Coast, Texas, 2019 :U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2020–3037, 4 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20203037.
Year Published: 2020
Quality of pesticide data for groundwater analyzed for the National Water-Quality Assessment Project, 2013–18
The National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Project of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) submitted nearly 1,900 samples collected from groundwater sites across the United States in 2013–18 for analysis of 225 pesticide compounds (pesticides and pesticide degradates, hereafter referred to as “pesticides”) by USGS National Water Quality Laboratory...
Bexfield, Laura M.; Belitz, Kenneth; Sandstrom, Mark W.; Beaty, Delicia; Medalie, Laura; Lindsey, Bruce D.; Nowell, Lisa H.Attribution: Water Resources
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Bexfield, L.M., Belitz, K., Sandstrom, M.W., Beaty, D., Medalie, L., Lindsey, B.D., and Nowell, L.H., 2020, Quality of pesticide data for groundwater analyzed for the National Water-Quality Assessment Project, 2013–18: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2020–5072, 35 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20205072.
Year Published: 2020
Assessing the influence of natural copper-nickel-bearing bedrocks of the Duluth Complex on water quality in Minnesota, 2013–15
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the University of Minnesota-Duluth Natural Resources Research Institute, completed an assessment of regional water quality in areas of potential base-metal mining in Minnesota. Bedrock, soil, streambed sediment, and surface-water samples were collected in three watersheds that cross the basal part of...
Elliott, Sarah M.; Jones, Perry M.; Woodruff, Laurel G.; Jennings, Carrie E.; Krall, Aliesha L.; Morel, Daniel L.Attribution: Upper Midwest Water Science Center
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Elliott, S.M., Jones, P.M., Woodruff, L.G., Jennings, C.E., Krall, A.L., and Morel, D.L., 2020, Assessing the influence of natural copper-nickel-bearing bedrocks of the Duluth Complex on water quality in Minnesota, 2013–15: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2020–5039, 51 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20205039.
Year Published: 2020
Citizen science collaboration with the U.S. Geological Survey in Alaska
Citizen science is science undertaken by the public, usually in collaboration with professional scientific institutions. It encourages citizens to tackle real-world scientific problems and augments traditional science by expanding the coverage of data collection and by reducing costs of fieldwork in remote locations. Information collected by...
Powers, Elizabeth; Williams, DeeAttribution: Natural Hazards, Alaska Science Center, Natural Hazards, Earthquake Hazards Program, Region 11: Alaska, Alaska, United States of America
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Powers, E.M., and Williams, D.M., 2020, Citizen science collaboration with the U.S. Geological Survey in Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2020-3026, 2 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20203026.
Year Published: 2020
A not so sudden impact—Historical relations between conifers and insects can help predict damage by nonnative insects
The arrival and establishment of nonnative insects in North America is increasingly problematic. International trade has created opportunities to move wood products and nursery stock worldwide, which has increased the risk of insect introduction to regions or countries where they are not native. One group of researchers,...
Durden, Lekeah A.; Schulz, Ashley N.; Mech, Angela M.; Thomas, Kathryn A.Attribution: Southwest Biological Science Center, Ecosystems
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Durden, L.A., Schulz, A.N., Mech, A., and Thomas, K.A., 2020, A not so sudden impact—Historical relations between conifers and insects can help predict damage by nonnative insects: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2020-3039, 4 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20203039.
Pre-USGS Publications
King, T.V., and Neilson, B.T., 2019,.Quantifying reach‐average effects of hyporheic exchange on Arctic river temperatures in an area of continuous permafrost. Water Resources Research, 55, 1951–1971. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018WR023463
Li, Angang, Aubeneau, A.F., King, Tyler, Cory, R.M., Neilson, B.T., Bolstere, Diogo, and Packmana, A.I., 2019, Effects of vertical hydrodynamic mixing on photomineralization of dissolved organic carbon in arctic surface waters. Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2019, 21, 748-760, DOI: 10.1039/C8EM00455B
King, T.V., Neilson, B.T., and Rasmussen, M.T., 2018, Estimating discharge in low-order rivers with high-resolution aerial imagery..Water Resources Research,54, 863–878. https://doi.org/10.1002/2017WR021868
Neilson, B.T., Cardenas, M.B., O’Connor, M.T., Rasmussen, M.T., King, T.V., and Kling, G.W., 2018,.Groundwater flow and exchange across the land surface explain carbon export patterns in continuous permafrost watersheds..Geophysical Research Letters,45,7596–7605. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL078140
Bakken, Tor Haakon, King, Tyler, and Alfredsen, Knut, 2016, Simulation of river water temperatures during various hydro-peaking regimes. Journal of Applied Water Engineering and Research, 4:1, 31-43, DOI: 10.1080/23249676.2016.1181578
King, T.V., Neilson, B.T., Overbeck, L.D., and Kane, D.L., 2016, Water temperature controls in low Arctic rivers. Water Resources Research, 52, 4358– 4376. https://doi.org/10.1002/2015WR017965
Date published: February 14, 2020
News Coverage: New Research Could Aid Early Detection Of Algae Blooms
Boise State Public Radio interviews USGS hydrologist Tyler King about a new study to address the growing problem of harmful algal blooms in Idaho.
Attribution: Idaho Water Science Center