Research Questions:
Hydrologic Extremes
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How will floods change under future climate scenarios?
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What causes the intensification of interannual precipitation variability in interior continents?
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How do dry-to-wet extreme interannual shifts impact flood hazards?
Flood Risk and Communication
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What are perception thresholds are approriate in Expected Moments Algorithm in low-lying, alluvial rivers that "perceive" a wide range of flood sizes?
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Should we be selectively integrating paleofloods based on paleoclimate conditions to inform future flood risk?
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Does flood risk perception of business and home owners with paleo-informed graded flood zones going beyond the 100-year flood?
Geomorphology
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How does inundation hydrology on the floodplain dictate extreme flood deposition and preserveation?
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What is the risk of landslide damming of the Tennessee River gorge? Has past landslide activity impacted channel incision in the Tennessee River?