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Overview

James P. McNamara is affiliated with Boise State University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in environmental science and earth and planetary sciences. Their work spans key subfields including global and planetary change, atmospheric science, water science and technology, environmental engineering, and ecology.

The scientist's research primarily focuses on topics such as hydrology and watershed management studies, cryospheric studies and observations, flood risk assessment and management, plant water relations and carbon dynamics, climate change and permafrost, fire effects on ecosystems, and soil moisture and remote sensing.

Recent publications by James P. McNamara reflect a variety of interests and are published in respected scientific venues. These include:

  • Stable isotopes of water reveal differences in plant - soil water relationships across northern environments (2020, Hydrological Processes)
  • Why does snowmelt-driven streamflow response to warming vary? A data-driven review and predictive framework (2022, Environmental Research Letters)
  • Tree canopy and snow depth relationships at fine scales with terrestrial laser scanning (2021, The Cryosphere)
  • From Drought to Flood: A Water Balance Analysis of the Tuolumne River Basin during Extreme Conditions (2015 - 2017) (2020, Hydrological Processes)
  • The Impact of Initial Snow Conditions on the Numerical Weather Simulation of a Northern Rockies Atmospheric River (2020, Journal of Hydrometeorology)

The scientist collaborates frequently with peers, including Alejandro N. Flores, Hang Chen, Qifei Niu, Hans-Peter Marshall, and Danny Marks. These collaborations have contributed to multiple published works.

James P. McNamara regularly publishes in a set of core journals. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Hydrological Processes
  • Water Resources Research
  • Frontiers in Water
  • Journal of Hydrology
  • HydroShare Resources

Best Publications

  • Hillslope Hydrology in Global Change Research and Earth System Modeling

    Ying Fan;M. Clark;D. M. Lawrence;S. Swenson

  • Soil moisture states, lateral flow, and streamflow generation in a semi-arid, snowmelt-driven catchment

    James P. McNamara;David Chandler;Mark Seyfried;Shiva Achet

  • An approach to understanding hydrologic connectivity on the hillslope and the implications for nutrient transport

    Marc Stieglitz;Jeff Shaman;Jeff Shaman;James McNamara;Victor Engel;Victor Engel

  • Arctic Landscapes in Transition: Responses to Thawing Permafrost

    J. C. Rowland;C. E. Jones;G. Altmann;R. Bryan

  • An analysis of streamflow hydrology in the Kuparuk river basin, Arctic Alaska : A nested watershed approach

    James P. McNamara;Douglas L. Kane;Larry D. Hinzman

  • Hydrological Partitioning in the Critical Zone: Recent Advances and Opportunities for Developing Transferable Understanding of Water Cycle Dynamics

    Paul D. Brooks;Jon Chorover;Ying Fan;Sarah E. Godsey

  • Controls on the temporal and spatial variability of soil moisture in a mountainous landscape: the signature of snow and complex terrain

    C. J. Williams;J. P. McNamara;D. G. Chandler

  • Hydrograph separations in an arctic watershed using mixing model and graphical techniques

    James P. McNamara;Douglas L. Kane;Larry D. Hinzman

  • Application of time-lapse ERT imaging to watershed characterization

    Carlyle R. Miller;Partha S. Routh;Troy R. Brosten;James P. McNamara

  • Aspect influences on soil water retention and storage

    I. J. Geroy;M. M. Gribb;Hans-Peter Marshall;D. G. Chandler

  • Modeling soil depth from topographic and land cover attributes

    Teklu K. Tesfa;David G. Tarboton;David G. Chandler;James P. McNamara

  • Rain or Snow: Hydrologic Processes, Observations, Prediction, and Research Needs

    Adrian A. Harpold;Michael L. Kaplan;P. Zion Klos;Timothy Link

  • Storage as a Metric of Catchment Comparison

    James P. McNamara;Doerthe Tetzlaff;Kevin Bishop;Christopher Soulsby

  • Effects of Changes in Arctic Lake and River Ice

    Terry Prowse;Knut Alfredsen;Spyros Beltaos;Barrie R. Bonsal

  • An analysis of an arctic channel network using a digital elevation model

    James P McNamara;Douglas L Kane;Larry D Hinzman

  • How isotopic fractionation of snowmelt affects hydrograph separation

    Susan Taylor;Susan Taylor;Xiahong Feng;Mark Williams;James McNamara

  • Past and Future Changes in Arctic Lake and River Ice

    Terry Prowse;Knut Alfredsen;Spyros Beltaos;Barrie Bonsal

  • The essential value of long‐term experimental data for hydrology and water management

    Doerthe Tetzlaff;Sean K. Carey;James P. McNamara;Hjalmar Laudon

  • A simplified approach for estimating soil carbon and nitrogen stocks in semi-arid complex terrain

    Melvin L. Kunkel;Alejandro N. Flores;Toni J. Smith;James P. McNamara

  • Simulated Soil Water Storage Effects on Streamflow Generation in a Mountainous Snowmelt Environment, Idaho, USA

    M. S. Seyfried;L. E. Grant;D. Marks;A. Winstral

  • Using isotopes to constrain water flux and age estimates in snow-influenced catchments using the STARR (Spatially distributed Tracer-Aided Rainfall–Runoff) model

    Pertti Ala-aho;Doerthe Tetzlaff;James P. McNamara;Hjalmar Laudon

Frequent Co-Authors

Doerthe Tetzlaff
Doerthe Tetzlaff Leibniz Association
Chris Soulsby
Chris Soulsby University of Aberdeen
Michael N. Gooseff
Michael N. Gooseff University of Colorado Boulder
Hjalmar Laudon
Hjalmar Laudon Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
William B. Bowden
William B. Bowden University of Vermont
Sean K. Carey
Sean K. Carey McMaster University
Hans-Peter Marshall
Hans-Peter Marshall Boise State University
Shawn G. Benner
Shawn G. Benner Boise State University
Douglas L. Kane
Douglas L. Kane University of Alaska Fairbanks
Jim Buttle
Jim Buttle Trent University

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