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USGS Water Science Centers are located in each state.

Expertise/Projects/Research Interests:

• Program planning and development
• Management and coordination of programs
• Surface-water hydrology and hydraulic
• Analysis and modeling frozen soils
• Snow hydrology
• Watershed analysis and modeling

Education:

• Bachelor of Science, Mathematics, 1972
  University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota

Selected Publications:

• Emerson, D.G., 2005, Historic and Naturalized Monthly Streamflow for Selected Sites in the Red River of the North Basin in North Dakota, Minnesota, and South Dakota, 1931- 2001: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5092, 228 p. -- URL http://pubs.water.usgs.gov/sir2005-5092/.
• Emerson, D.G.; Vecchia, A.V.; Dahl, A.L., 2005, Evaluation of drainage-area ratio method used to estimate streamflow for the Red River of the North Basin, North Dakota and Minnesota: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5017, 13 p. -- URL http://pubs.water.usgs.gov/sir2005-5017/.
• Yang, Daqing; Goodison, Barry E.; Metcalfe, John R.; Louie, Paul; Leavesley, George; Emerson, Douglas; Hanson, Clayton L.; Golubev, Valentin S.; Elomaa, Esko; Gunther, Thilo; Pangburn, Timothy; Kang, Ersi; Milkovic, Janja, 1999, Quantification of precipitation measurement discontinuity induced by wind shields on national gauges: Water Resources Research, v. 35, no. 2, p. 491-508.
• Yang, Daqing; Goodison, B.E.; Metcalfe, J.R.; Golubev, Valentin S.; Elomaa, Esko; Gunther, Thilo; Bates, Roy; Pangburn, Timothy; Hanson, C.L.; Emerson, Douglas; Copaciu, Violete; Milkovic, Janja, 1995, Accuracy of Tretyakov precipitation gauge: Result of WMO intercomparison: Hydrological Processes, v. 9, p. 877-895.
• Emerson, D.G., 1994, A heat and water transfer model for seasonally frozen soils with application to a precipitation-runoff model: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2389, 72 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/wsp/wsp2389.
• Komor, S.C.; Emerson, D.G., 1994, Movements of water, solutes, and stable isotopes in the unsaturated zones of two sand plains in the upper Midwest: Water Resources Research, v. 30, no. 2, p. 253-267. -- abstract URL http://nd.water.usgs.gov/pubs/abs/abs387.html.
• Williams-Sether, Tara; Macek-Rowland, K.M.; Emerson, D.G., 1994, Climatic and hydrologic aspects of the 1988-92 drought and the effect on people and resources of North Dakota: North Dakota State Water Commission Water Resources Investigation 29, 57 p. -- URL http://nd.water.usgs.gov/pubs/wri/wri29/index.html.
• Emerson, D.G., 1992, Movement of water in seasonally frozen soil, southeastern North Dakota, 1985-87: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 92-4110, 32 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/wri/wri924110.
• Emerson, D.G.; Sweeney, M.D.; Dressler, V.M.; Norbeck, S.W., 1990, Instrumentation and data for a study of seasonally frozen soil in southeastern North Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 90-107, 191 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr90107.
• Wiche, G.J.; Benson, R.D.; Emerson, D.G., 1989, Streamflow at selected gaging stations on the James River in North Dakota and South Dakota, 1953-82, with a section on climatology: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 89-4039, 99 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/wri/wri894039.
• Emerson, D.G., 1988, Surface-water hydrology of Hay Creek watershed, Montana, and West Branch Antelope Creek watershed, North Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4038, 111 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/wri/wri884038.
• Emerson, D.G.; Macek-Rowland, K.M., 1986, Flood analysis along the Little Missouri River within and adjacent to Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4090, 36 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/wri/wri864090.
• Emerson, D.G.; Carroll, T.R.; Steppuhn, Harold, 1985, Small-area snow surveys on the northern plains of North Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigatons Report 85-4026, 22 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/wri/wri854026.
• Winter, T.C.; Benson, R.D.; Engberg, R.A.; Wiche, G.J.; Emerson, D.G.; Crosby, O.A.; Miller, J.E., 1984, Synopsis of ground-water and surface-water resources of North Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 84-732, 127 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr84732.
• Crawley, M.E.; Emerson, D.G., 1981, Hydrologic characteristics and possible effects of surface mining in the northwestern part of West Branch Antelope Creek Basin, Mercer County, North Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations 81-79, 73 p. -- abstract URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/wri/wri8179.

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