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54
Citations
9849
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2717
National Ranking
1124

Overview

M. Todd Walter is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States and works primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their research focuses on several subfields including Pollution, Environmental Chemistry, Water Science and Technology, Ecology, and Soil Science.

The main topics covered by Walter's research include Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal, Soil Erosion and Sediment Transport, Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics, and Recycling and Waste Management Techniques.

Walter has contributed to multiple scientific publications with significant papers such as:

  • "Reducing adverse impacts of Amazon hydropower expansion," 2022, Science
  • "Critical Review of Polyphosphate and Polyphosphate Accumulating Organisms for Agricultural Water Quality Management," 2021, Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Drought and post-drought rain effect on stream phosphorus and other nutrient losses in the Northeastern USA," 2020, Journal of Hydrology Regional Studies
  • "What You Net Depends on if You Grab: A Meta-analysis of Sampling Method's Impact on Measured Aquatic Microplastic Concentration," 2021, Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Macroplastic accumulation in roadside ditches of New York State's Finger Lakes region (USA) across land uses and the COVID-19 pandemic," 2021, Journal of Environmental Management

M. Todd Walter frequently collaborates with a group of coauthors including Rebecca L. Schneider, Christine Georgakakos, Alexander S. Flecker, Olivier Dangles, and Kanishka Singh.

Their research has been published repeatedly in several journals, notably Hydrological Processes, Environmental Science & Technology, Journal of Environmental Management, The Science of The Total Environment, and Ecological Indicators.

Best Publications

  • Using the Climate Forecast System Reanalysis as weather input data for watershed models

    Daniel R. Fuka;M. Todd Walter;Charlotte MacAlister;Arthur T. Degaetano

  • Re-conceptualizing the soil and water assessment tool (SWAT) model to predict runoff from variable source areas

    Zachary M. Easton;Daniel R. Fuka;M. Todd Walter;Dillon M. Cowan

  • Hydrologically sensitive areas: Variable source area hydrology implications for water quality risk assessment

    M. T. Walter;M. F. Walter;E. S. Brooks;T. S. Steenhuis

  • Patterns in potassium dynamics in forest ecosystems.

    Christopher E. Tripler;Sujay S. Kaushal;Gene E. Likens;M. Todd Walter

  • A soil-water-balance approach to quantify groundwater recharge from irrigated cropland in the North China Plain

    Eloise Kendy;Pierre Gérard-Marchant;M. Todd Walter;Yongqiang Zhang

  • A GIS-based variable source area hydrology model

    Jane R. Frankenberger;Erin S. Brooks;M. Todd Walter;Michael F. Walter

  • Process-based snowmelt modeling: does it require more input data than temperature-index modeling?

    M. Todd Walter;Erin S. Brooks;Donald K. McCool;Larry G. King

  • The effect of dams on river transport of microplastic pollution.

    Lisa Watkins;Susan McGrattan;Patrick J. Sullivan;M. Todd Walter

  • Incorporating variable source area hydrology into a curve‐number‐based watershed model

    Elliot M. Schneiderman;Tammo S. Steenhuis;Dominique J. Thongs;Zachary M. Easton

  • Using a topographic index to distribute variable source area runoff predicted with the SCS curve-number equation

    Steve W. Lyon;M. Todd Walter;Pierre Gérard-Marchant;Tammo S. Steenhuis

  • Reducing adverse impacts of Amazon hydropower expansion

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  • Increasing Evapotranspiration from the Conterminous United States

    M. Todd Walter;Daniel S. Wilks;J-Yves Parlange;Rebecca L. Schneider

  • Identifying hydrologically sensitive areas: Bridging the gap between science and application

    Laura J. Agnew;Steve Lyon;Pierre Gérard-Marchant;Virginia B. Collins

  • Phosphorus Transport Into Subsurface Drains by Macropores after Manure Applications: Implications for best Manure Management Practices

    Larry D. Geohring;Oloro V. Mchugh;M. Todd Walter;Tammo S. Steenhuis

  • Effects of urbanization on direct runoff characteristics in urban functional zones.

    Chunlin Li;Miao Liu;Yuanman Hu;Tuo Shi

  • Rainfall induced chemical transport from soil to runoff: theory and experiments

    Bin Gao;M. Todd Walter;Tammo S. Steenhuis;William Lawrence Hogarth

  • Estimating basin-wide hydraulic parameters of a semi-arid mountainous watershed by recession-flow analysis

    Guillermo F Mendoza;Tammo S Steenhuis;M.Todd Walter;J.-Yves Parlange

  • Linking the pacific decadal oscillation to seasonal stream discharge patterns in Southeast Alaska

    E.G. Neal;M. Todd Walter;C. Coffeen;C. Coffeen

  • Evaluating topographic wetness indices across central New York agricultural landscapes

    B. P. Buchanan;M. Fleming;R. L. Schneider;B. K. Richards

  • Investigating raindrop effects on transport of sediment and non-sorbed chemicals from soil to surface runoff

    B. Gao;M.T. Walter;T.S. Steenhuis;J.-Y. Parlange

  • Funneled flow mechanisms in a sloping layered soil : Laboratory investigation

    M. T. Walter;J.-S. Kim;T. S. Steenhuis;J.-Y. Parlange

  • Refined conceptualization of TOPMODEL for shallow subsurface flows

    M. Todd Walter;Tammo S. Steenhuis;Vishal K. Mehta;Dominique Thongs

  • Investigating ponding depth and soil detachability for a mechanistic erosion model using a simple experiment

    Bin Gao;M. T. Walter;T. S. Steenhuis;J. Y. Parlange

Frequent Co-Authors

Tammo S. Steenhuis
Tammo S. Steenhuis Cornell University
Zachary M. Easton
Zachary M. Easton Virginia Tech
Steve W. Lyon
Steve W. Lyon The Ohio State University
Peter M. Groffman
Peter M. Groffman City University of New York
Jean-Yves Parlange
Jean-Yves Parlange Cornell University
Jan Boll
Jan Boll Washington State University
Alexander S. Flecker
Alexander S. Flecker Cornell University
Bin Gao
Bin Gao University of Florida
Christine L. Goodale
Christine L. Goodale Cornell University
Johannes Lehmann
Johannes Lehmann Cornell University

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