Scientific Literature on NYC Watersheds

Multiple Reservoirs

• Bott et al., 2006, "Primary Productivity in Receiving Reservoirs: Links to Influent Streams", J. N. Am. Benthological Soc.
• Effler et al., 2002, "Tripton, Transparency and Light Penetration in Seven New York Reservoirs", Hydrobiologia.
• Effler & O'Donnell, 2001, "Resolution of Spatial Patterns in Three Reservoirs with Rapid Profiling Instrumentation", Hydrobiologia.

Cannonsville Reservoir

General Papers

• Day, 2004, "Septic Systems as Potential Pollutant Sources in the Cannonsville Reservoir Watershed, New York", J. Env. Qual.
• Easton et al., 2008, "Re-conceptualizing the Soil and Water Assessment Tool Model to Predict Runoff from Variable Source Areas", J. Hydrology.
• Effler and Matthews, 2004, "Sediment Resuspension and Drawdown in a Water Supply Reservoir, J. AWRA.
• Giasson et al., 2002, "GIS-based spatial indices for identification of potential phosphorous export at watershed scale", J. Soil Water Cons.
• Schneiderman et al., 2002, "Modeling the Hydrochemistry of the Cannonsville Watershed with Generalized Watershed Loading Functions", J. AWRA.
• Sweeney et al., 2006, "Enhanced Source Water Monitoring for New York City: Summary and Perspective", J. N. Amer. Benthological Soc.
• Tolson & Shoemaker, 2007, "Cannonsville Reservoir Watershed SWAT2000 Model Development, Calibration and Validation", J. of Hydrology.

Special L&RM Issue - September 1998

1. Effler & Bader, "A Limnological Analysis of Cannonsville Reservoir"
2. Owens et al., "Hydrologic Analysis and Model Development"
3. Owens, "Thermal and Heat Transfer Characteristics of Cannonsville Reservoir"
4. Owens, "Identification and Analysis of Hydrodynamic and Transport Characteristics of Cannonsville Reservoir"
5. Owens, "Development and Testing of One-Dimensional Hydrothermal Models of Cannonsville Reservoir"
6. Gelda et al., "Calibration, Verification, and an Application of a Two-Dimensional Hydrothermal Model for Cannonsville Reservoir"
7. Longabucco & Rafferty, "Analysis of Material Loading to Cannonsville Reservoir: Advantages of Event-Based Sampling"
8. Effler & Brooks, "Gradients adn Dynamics in Downward Flux and Settling Velocity in Cannonsville Reservoir"
9. Effler et al., "Sediment Resuspension in Cannonsville Reservoir"
10. Effler et al., "The Optical Water Quality of Cannonsville Reservoir Spatial and Temporal Patterns, and the Relative Roles of Phytoplankton and Inorganic Tripton"
11. Effler et al., "Turbidity and Particle Signatures Imparted by Runoff Events in Ashokan Reservoir"
12. Erickson & Auer, "Chemical Exchange at the Sediment Water Interface of Cannonsville Reservoir"
13. Auer et al., "Phosphorus Bioavailability and P-Cycling in Cannonsville Reservoir"
14. Auer & Forrer, "Development and Parameterization of Kinetic Frameworks for Modeling Light- and Phosphorus-Limited Phytoplankton Growth in Cannonsville Reservoir"
15. Doerr et al., "Development and Testing of a Nutrient-Phytoplankton Model for Cannonsville Reservoir"
16. Owens et al., "A Strategy for Reservoir Model Forecasting Based on Historic Meteorological Conditions"
17. Effler et al., "Charcteristics and Origins of Metalimnetic Dissolved Oxygen Minima in a Eutrophic Reservoir"
18. Stepczuk et al., "Allochthonous Contributions of THM Precursors in a Eutrophic Reservoir"
19. Stepczuk et al., "Spatial and Temporal Patterns of THM Precursors in a Eutrophic Reservoir"
20. Stepczuk et al., "A Modeling Analysis of THM Precursors for a Eutrophic Reservoir"
21. Bagley et al., "Sources and Fate of Giardia Cysts and Cryptosporidium Oocysts in Surface Waters"
22. Auer et al., "A Framework for Modeling the Fate and Transport of Giardia and Cryptosporidium in Surface Waters"

Schoharie Reservoir

• Gelda & Effler, 2007, "Modeling Turbidity in a Water Supply Reservoir: Advancements and Issues", ASCE J. Env. Eng.

Neversink Reservoir

• Sobczak et al., 2003, "Relationships Between DOC Bioavailability and Nitrate Removal in an Upland Stream: An Experimental Approach", Biogeochemistry.
• Wolock et al., 1997, "Effects of Basin Size on Low-Flow Stream Chemistry and Subsurface Contact Time in the Neversink River Watershed, New York", Hydrological Processes.

Ashokan

• Effler et al., 1998, "Turbidity and Particle Signatures Imparted by Runoff Events in Ashokan Reservoir" Lake and Reservoir Management.

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