U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center

Recent papers from U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center

1. Extensive glacier loss in the coterminous United StatesProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2026
2. Landscape Controls River Continuum Dissolved Organic Carbon in Northeastern AlaskaWater Resources Research · 2026
3. Abrupt Onset and Persistent Downstream Effects of Acid Rock Drainage on Rivers Across Northwest Arctic AlaskaAGU Advances · 2026
4. Potential Warming‐Induced Changes in Stream Water Sources Between Proglacial and Non‐Glacial Streams, South‐Central AlaskaHydrological Processes · 2026
5. Ecological diffusion models are still useful in ecologyLandscape Ecology · 2026
6. Refinement of a Framework for Moving Aircraft River Velocimetry (MARV) and Application to Particle Tracking Along Alaskan RiversWater Resources Research · 2026
7. Integrating detrital magnetite geochemistry and (U–Th)/He chronometry as a sediment provenance tool in geologic and metallogenic terranesChemical Geology · 2026
8. Permafrost thaw controls iron flux from wetlands and sulfide-bearing rocks to Arctic rivers and streamsCommunications Earth & Environment · 2026
9. The Python Energy Balance model for Snow and Ice (PEBSI): application and tradeoff analysis on Gulkana Glacier, AlaskaJournal of Glaciology · 2026
10. Rapid ice-marginal lake growth in Alaska driven by glacier retreat through bed overdeepeningsProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2026
11. Validation and application of a standardized quantitative PCR assay for the assessment of antimicrobial resistance genes in surface waterScientific Reports · 2026
12. Waterfowl Move Less in Heterogeneous and Human‐Populated Landscapes, With Implications for Spread of Avian Influenza VirusesEcology Letters · 2026
13. Integrating climate data and river modeling to reveal Chinook salmon habitat conditions in subarctic river basinsEcosphere · 2026
14. Migration water temperature and heat stress assessments in western Alaska Chinook salmon overlapping the 2019 heatwaveCanadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences · 2025
15. Toward Co‐Designed Earth System Models: Reflecting End‐User Priorities in Local Applications From a Modeler's PerspectiveAGU Advances · 2025
16. Spring weather influences breeding propensity, the most important productivity component for Arctic-nesting lesser snow geeseProceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 2025
17. Power source, data retrieval method, and attachment type affect success of dorsally mounted tracking tag deployments in 37 species of shorebirdsJournal of Avian Biology · 2025
18. Near real-time indicators of burn severity in the western U.S. from active fire trackingFire Ecology · 2025
19. Evaluating effectiveness of flocculation and wave-reduction barriers for restoration of a turbid, terminal lakeWetlands Ecology and Management · 2025
20. Accounting for seasonal patterns in bird availability prevents biased population trend estimates with advancing spring phenologyOrnithological Applications · 2025