Refereed Publications
Kelleners, T.J., Chandler, D.G., McNamara, J.P., Gribb, M.M., and Seyfried, M.S., in review. Modeling runoff generation in a small snow-dominated mountainous catchment. Submitted to Vadose Zone Journal.
Williams, C.J., McNamara, J.P., and Chandler, D.G., in review. Controls on the spatial and temporal variation of soil moisture in a mountainous landscape: the signatures of snow and complex terrain. Submitted to Hydrology and Earth System Science.
Stratton, B.T., Sridhar, V., Gribb, M.M., McNamara, J.P., and Narasimhan, B., in review. Modeling the spatially varying water balance processes in a semi-arid mountainous watershed of Idaho. Submitted to the Journal of the American Water Resources Association.
Kelleners, T.J., Chandler, D.G., McNamara, J.P., Gribb, M.M., and Seyfried, M.S., in review. Modeling the water and energy balance of vegetated areas with snow accumulation. Submitted to Vadose Zone Journal.
Tesfa, T.K., Tarboton, D.G., Chandler, D.G., and McNamara, J.P. in review. Modeling soil depth based upon topographic and land cover attributes. Submitted to water Resources Research.
Kormos, P., Whyte, D., McNamara, J.P., Moore, R.D., and Chandler, D.G., in revision. Variability of oxygen-18 concentrations during snowmelt in mountain catchments: Implications for isotopic hydrograph separations. Submitted to Journal of Hydrology.
Brosten, T.R., Bradford, J.H., McNamara, J.P., Zarnetske, J., Bowden, W.B., and Johnston, M.E., in press. Estimating 3D variation in active-layer thickness beneath arctic streams using ground-penetrating radar. Journal of Hydrology.
Brosten, T.R., Bradford, J.H., McNamara, J.P., Gooseff, M.N., Zarnetske, J.P., Bowden, B.W., and Johnston, M.E., in press. Multi-offfset GPR methods for hyporheic zone investigations. Submitted to Near Surface Geophysics.
Gribb, M., Forkutsa, I., Hansen, A., Chandler, D., and McNamara, J., 2009. The effect of various soil hydraulic property estimates on soil moisture simulations. Vadose Zone Journal, 8(2): 321-331. doi:10.2136/vzj2008.0088.
Seyfried, M.S., Grant, L.E., Marks, D., Winstral, A., and McNamara, J., 2009.. Simulated soil water storage effects on streamflow generation in a mountainous snowmelt environment, Idaho, USA. Hydrological Processes 23, 858-873.
McNamara, J.P., and Kane, D.L., 2009. The impact of a shrinking cryosphere on the form of arctic alluvial channels. Hydrological Processes 23, 159-186.
Williams, C.J., McNamara, J.P., and Chandler, D.G., 2008. Controls on the spatial and temporal variation of soil moisture in a mountainous landscape: the signatures of snow and complex terrain. Hydrology and Earth System Science Discussion, 5: 1927-1966.
Bowden, W.B., Greenwald, M.J., Gooseff, M.N., Zarnetske, J.P., McNamara, J.P., Bradford, J., and Brosten, T. 2008. Carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus interactions in the hyporheic zone of arctic stream that drain areas of continuous permafrost. In D.L. Kane and K.M. Hinkel (Eds.), Proceedings of the Ninth Internatinal Conference on Permafrost, University of Alaska Fairbanks, June 29-july 3, 2008, pp 165-170.
Kane, D.L., Hinzman, L.D., Gieck, R.E., McNamara, J.P., and Youcha, E., 2008. Contrasting extreme runoff events in areas of continuous permafrost, arctic Alaska. Hydrology Research, 39:4, 287-298, doi:10.2166/nh.2008.005.
Nayak, A., Chandler, D.G., Marks, D., McNamara, J.P., and Seyfried, M. 2008. Correction of electronic weighing bucket precipitation gauge measurements. Water Resources Research, 44, W00D11, doi:10.1029/2008WR006875.
Tyler, S.W., Burak, S.A., McNamara, J.P., Lamontagne, A., Selker, J.S, and Dozier, J. 2008. Spatially distributed temperatures at the base of two mountain snowpacks measured with fiber optic sensors. Journal of Glaciology, 54(187): 673-679.
McNamara, J.P., Oatley, J.A., Kane, D.L., and Hinzman, L.D., 2008 Case study of a large summer flood on the North Slope of Alaska: bedload transport. Hydrology Research, 39.4: 299-308, doi:10.2166/nh.2008.006.
McNamara, J.P., Kane, D.L., Hobbie, J., and Kling, G.W. 2008. Hydrologic and biogeochemical controls on the spatial and temporal patterns of nitrogen and phosphorus in an Arctic river. Hydrological Processes, 17: 3294-3309.
Gooseff, M.N., Payn, R.A., Zarnetske, J.P., Bowden, W.B., McNamara, J.P., and Bradford, J.H., 2008. Comparison of in-channel mobile-immobile zone exchange during instantaneous and constant rate stream tracer additions: Implications for design and interpretation of non-conservative tracer experiments. Journal of Hydrology, 357: 112-124.
Greenwald, M.J., Bowden, W.B., Gooseff, M.N., Zarnetske, J.P., McNamara, J.P., Bradford, J.H., and Brosten, T.R., 2008. Hyporheic exchange and water chemistry of two arctic tundra streams of contrasting geomorphology. Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences, 113, G02029, doi:10.1029/2007JG000549.
Payn, R.A., Gooseff, M.N., Benson, D.A., Cirpka, O.A., Zarnetske, J.P., Bowden, W.B., McNamara, J.P., and Bradford, J.H., 2008. Comparison of instantaneous and constant-rate stream tracer experiments through non-parametric analysis of residence time distributions. Water Resources Research, 44, W06404, doi:10.1029/2007WR006274.
Miller, C., Routh, P., Brosten, T. and McNamara, J.P, 2008. Application of time-lapse ERT to Watershed Characterization. Geophysics, 73, G&; DOI:10.1190/1.2907156.
Zarnetske, J.P., Gooseff, M.N., Bowden, W.B., Greenwald, M.J., Brosten, T.R., Bradford, J.H., McNamara, J. P., 2008. Influence of morphology and permafrost dynamics on hyporheic exchange in Arctic headwater streams under warming climate conditions. Geophysical Research Letters, 35, L02501, doi:10.1029/2007GL0320 CORRECTION
Bradford, J.H, Johnson, C.R., Brosten, T., McNamara, J.P., and Gooseff, M.N., 2007. Imaging thermal stratigraphy in freshwater lakes using georadar. Geophysical Research Letters, 34, L24405, doi: 10.1029/2007GL032488.
Zarnetske, J.P., Gooseff, M.N., Brosten, T.R., Bradford, J.H., McNamara, J.P., and Bowden, W. 2007. Transient storage as a function of geomorphology, discharge, and permafrost active layer conditions in arctic tundra stream. Water Resources Research, 43(7), WO7410 10.1029/2005WR004816.
Hasholt, B., Bobrovitshaya, N. Bogen, J, McNamara, J., Mernild, S.H., Milburn, D., and Walling, D.E. 2006. Sediment transport to the Arctic Ocean and adjoining cold oceans. Nordic Hydrology, 37(4-5): 413-432.
Brosten, T,R., Bradford, J.H., McNamara, J.P., Zarnetske, J.P., Gooseff, M.N., and Bowden, W.B. 2006. Profiles of temporal thaw depth beneath two arctic stream types using ground-penetrating radar. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, 17:341-355.
McNamara, J. P., Chandler, D. G., Seyfried, M., and Achet, S. 2005. Soil moisture states, lateral flow, and streamflow generation in a semi-arid, snowmelt-driven catchment. Hydrological Processes, 19, 4023-4038.
Bradford, J., McNamara, J. P. Bowden, W., and Gooseff, M. 2005. Measuring seasonal thaw depth beneath arctic streams using ground penetrating radar. Hydrological Processes, 19, 2689-2699.
Best, H., McNamara J.P., and Liberty, L. 2005. Association of ice and river channel morphology determined using ground penetrating radar in the Kuparuk River, Alaska. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, 37(2): 157-162.
Grant, L, Seyfried, M, and McNamara, J. P. 2004. Spatial variation and temporal stability of soil water in a snow-dominated, semi-arid region. Hydrological Processes, 18: 3493-3511.
Kane, D. K., Gieck, R. L., Kitover, D. L., Hinzman, L. D., McNamara, J.P., and Yang, D. 2004. Hydrological cycle on the north slope of Alaska. In: Northern Research Basins Water Balance, IAHS Publication 290(224-236).
Chandler, D. G., Seyfried. M, Murdock, M., and McNamara, J. P. 2004. Field calibration of water content reflectometers. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 68(5): 1501-1507.
McNamara, J. P., and Borden J. C. 2004. Observations on the movement of coarse gravel using implanted motion-sensing radio transmitters. Hydrological Processes, 18(10): 1871-1884.
Taylor, S., Feng, X., Williams, M, and McNamara, J. 2002. How isotopic fractionation of snowmelt affects hydrograph separation. Hydrological Processes, 16(18): 3683-3690.
Kane, D. L, Hinzman, L. D., McNamara, J. P., Zhang, Z., and Benson, C. S. 2000. An overview of a nested watershed study in Arctic Alaska. Nordic Hydrology 4/5; 245-266.
Hinzman, L. D., Nolan, M., Carr, A., Kane, D. L. Benson, C. S., Sturm, M., Liston, G. E., McNamara, J. P., and Yang, D. 2000. Estimating snowpack distribution over a large arctic watershed. Proceedings of American Water Resources Spring Specialty Conference: Water Resources in Extreme Environments. Anchorage, Alaska, May 1-3, 2000.
McNamara, J. P. 2000. Bankfull flow, hydraulic geometry, and river ice in a northern river. Proceedings of American Water Resources Spring Specialty Conference: Water Resources in Extreme Environments. Anchorage, Alaska, May 1-3, 2000.
Yang, D., Kane, D. L., Hinzman, L. D., Gieck, R. E., and McNamara, J. P. 2000. Hydrologic response of a nest of watersheds to an extreme rainfall event in Northern Alaska. Proceedings of American Water Resources Spring Specialty Conference: Water Resources in Extreme Environments. Anchorage, Alaska, May 1-3, 2000.
McNamara, J.P., Kane, D.L., and Hinzman, L.D.1999. An Analysis of Arctic Channel Networks Using a Digital Elevation Model. Geomorphology, 29: 339-353.
McNamara, J.P, D.L. Kane, and L.D. Hinzman, 1998. An analysis of stream flow hydrology in an Arctic drainage basin: a nested watershed approach. Journal of Hydrology, 206: 39-57.
McNamara, J.P., D.L. Kane, and L.D. Hinzman, 1997. Hydrograph separations in an Arctic watershed using mixing model and graphical techniques. Water Resources Research, 33(70): 1707-1720.
McNamara, J.P., D. I. Siegel, P. H. Glaser, and R. M. Beck. 1992. Hydrogeologic controls on peatland development in the Malloryville wetland complex, Malloryville, New York. Journal of Hydrology, 140:279-296.
Other Publications
Hasholt, B., Bobrovitshaya, N. Bogen, J, McNamara, J., Mernild, S.H., Milburn, D., and Walling, D.E. 2005. Sediment transport tot he Arctic Ocean and Adjoining cold oceans. Proceedings of the 15th Northern Research Basins Conference, Sweden, August 29 - September 2.
Oatley, J. A., Hinzman, L. D., Kane, D. L., and McNamara, J. P. 2003. Case study of a large summer flood on the North Slope of Alaska: bedload transport. Proceedings of the 14th Northern Research Basins Conference, Strømfjord, Greenland, August 25-29.
Kane, D. L., Hinzman, L. D., Gieck, R. E., Oatley, J. A., and McNamara, J. P. 2003. An extreme summer mixed snow/rain event, Arctic Alaska. Proceedings of the 14th Northern Research Basins Conference, Strømfjord, Greenland, August 25-29.
Taylor, S., Feng, X., Williams, M, and McNamara, J. 2002. How isotopic fractionation of snowmelt affects hydrograph separation. Proceedings of the 59th Eastern Snow Conference, Stowe, Vermont, USA.
McNamara, J. P. 2001. Radio-tracking of cobbles in a mountain stream in Southwest Idaho. Proceedings of the 7th Federal Interagency Sedimentation Conference, Reno, Nevada. March, 2001.
Borden, J. C., Fitzgerald, J. and McNamara, J. P. 2001. Use of indirect fluvial sediment monitoring to develop a total maximum daily load for the Middle Fork Payette River subbasin in Central Idaho. Proceedings of the 7th Federal Interagency Sedimentation Conference, Reno, Nevada. March, 2001.
McNamara , J. P., and Steiglitz, M. 2001. The Geomorphic and Hydrologic Response of a Permafrost-dominated Watershed to a Warmer Climate. Proceedings of the 13th Northern Research Basins Conference, Saariselka, Finland, August 20-24.
Kane, D. L, Hinzman, L. D. McNamara, J. P., Zhang, Z., and Benson, C. S. 1999. Nested watershed study in the Kuparuk River basin, Arctic Alaska. Proceedings of the Northern Research Basins Conference, Reykjavik, Iceland, August 23-28.
McNamara, J. P. 1999. Anomalous characteristics of bankfull flow in an arctic river. Proceedings of the Northern Research Basins Conference, Reykjavik, Iceland, August 23-28.
McNamara, J.P., Kane, D.L., and Hinzman, L.D. 1997. What are water tracks? A Geomorphic analysis of an Arctic drainage basin using a DEM. Proceedings of Northern Research Basins, Fairbanks, Alaska, August 18-22
McNamara, J. P. 1991. Hydrogeology, Water Chemistry, and Vegetation in the Malloryville Wetland Complex. Master's Thesis, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY.
McNamara, J. P. 1997. A Nested Watershed Study in the Kuparuk River Basin, Arctic Alaska. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK.