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Member Since 1984
Gordon E. Grant
Research Hydrologist, US Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station
Professional Experience
US Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station
Research Hydrologist
1985 - Present
Oregon State University
Professor (Courtesy)
Education
Johns Hopkins University
Doctorate
1984
Honors & Awards
Union Fellow
Received December 2016
Citation
For insightful contributions to the geomorphic and hydrologic functioning of rivers and for developing watershed perspectives for managing public lands.
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Current Roles
Immediate Past President
Earth and Planetary Surface Processes Executive Committee
Ex-officio
Earth and Planetary Surface Processes Awards Committee
Publications
A Watershed Moment for Western U.S. Dams

The summer of 2023 is a notable time for water‐resource management in the western United States: Glen Canyon Dam, on the Colorado River, turn...

October 24, 2023
AGU Abstracts
State shifts in the deep critical zone drive landscape evolution in volcanic terrains
ADVANCING UNDERSTANDING OF MOUNTAINOUS CRITICAL ZONES THROUGH OBSERVATIONS AND NUMERICAL EXPERIMENTS II ORAL
hydrology | 14 december 2023
Leif Karlstrom, Gordon E. Grant, Nathaniel Klema, ...
The Critical Zone (CZ) extends far deeper in volcanic terrains than in most landscapes, and thus challenges key assumptions about CZ structure and evo...
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Snow problem? Limited effects of snowpack on summer stream temperatures for Mediterranean climates in the Pacific Northwest
ADVANCING UNDERSTANDING OF RIVER TEMPERATURE REGIMES II POSTER
hydrology | 13 december 2023
Garett Pignotti, Sherri Johnson, John M. Mallard, ...
Temperature is a critical regulator of stream processes that support biota and maintain healthy environmental function. Streams that receive snowmelt ...
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Constraining the relative contributions of both hillslope and riparian forest cover change to late-summer low-flow deficits in watersheds of the Pacific Northwest, USA.
CATCHMENT AND CRITICAL ZONE SCIENCE: UNDERSTANDING ECOSYSTEMS THROUGH MONITORING, ANALYSIS, AND EXPERIMENTATION III ORAL
hydrology | 11 december 2023
John M. Mallard, Steven M. Wondzell, Gordon E. Gra...
Late summer is a critical period for aquatic and riparian organisms in the Pacific Northwest of the United States (PNW). The nearly rain-free summers ...
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Volunteer Experience
2023 - 2025
Ex-officio
Earth and Planetary Surface Processes Awards Committee
2023 - 2024
Immediate Past President
Earth and Planetary Surface Processes Executive Committee
2023 - 2024
Member
G.K. Gilbert Award in Surface Processes Committee
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