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Kyle Compare

Kyle Compare is a Physical Scientist with the USGS Idaho Water Science Center in Boise, Idaho.

Kyle's research interests involve applying data-driven practices to advance the understanding of water quantity and quality issues. He has worked on statistical analysis of groundwater-surface water exchanges, machine learning of aquatic geochemical datasets, and artificial neural network modeling of hydrologic systems. He also works in coordination with the USGS Data Science Branch to develop data science products for national-scale investigations.
 

Professional Experience

  • Physical Scientist, USGS Idaho Water Science Center, June 2024-Present

  • Hydroinformatics Intern, CUAHSI/Kanas Geological Survey, April 2022 - December 2022

  • Geohydrology Intern, Kansas Geological Survey, May 2020 - August 2020

Education and Certifications

  • Ph.D. Geology, 2024, Florida State University

  • M.S. Geology, 2020, Florida State University

  • B.S. Geology, 2018, Florida State University

Affiliations and Memberships*

  • American Geophysical Union

  • Geological Society of America

Science and Products

This is a list of Kyle's scientific publications.

Non-USGS Publications**

Zipper, S., Befus, K., Reinecke, R., Zamrsky, D., Gleeson, T., Ruzzante, S., Jordan, K., Compare, K., Kretschmer, D., Cuthbert, M., Castronova, A., Wagener, T., & Bierkens, M., 2023, GroMoPo: A Groundwater Model Portal for Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) modeling. Groundwater. https://doi.org/10.1111/gwat.13343.
Compare, K., Ye, M., & Meyer-Baese, A., 2023, Using LSTM Neural Networks to Simulate Stage of Wakulla Springs in Northwest Florida: Proceedings of the 17th Multidisciplinary Conference on Sinkholes and the Engineering and Environmental Impacts of Karst, 132-140.
Ye, M., Compare, K., & Dominguez, D., 2023, Automated device for in-situ measurements of groundwater fluxes to surface water bodies, U.S. Patent #11604088.
Zipper, S., Popescu, I., Compare, K., Zhang, C., & Seybold, E. C., 2022, Alternative stable states and hydrological regime shifts in a large intermittent river. Environmental Research Letters, 17(7), 074005. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac7539.

**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.

Science and Products

This is a list of Kyle's scientific publications.

Non-USGS Publications**

Zipper, S., Befus, K., Reinecke, R., Zamrsky, D., Gleeson, T., Ruzzante, S., Jordan, K., Compare, K., Kretschmer, D., Cuthbert, M., Castronova, A., Wagener, T., & Bierkens, M., 2023, GroMoPo: A Groundwater Model Portal for Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) modeling. Groundwater. https://doi.org/10.1111/gwat.13343.
Compare, K., Ye, M., & Meyer-Baese, A., 2023, Using LSTM Neural Networks to Simulate Stage of Wakulla Springs in Northwest Florida: Proceedings of the 17th Multidisciplinary Conference on Sinkholes and the Engineering and Environmental Impacts of Karst, 132-140.
Ye, M., Compare, K., & Dominguez, D., 2023, Automated device for in-situ measurements of groundwater fluxes to surface water bodies, U.S. Patent #11604088.
Zipper, S., Popescu, I., Compare, K., Zhang, C., & Seybold, E. C., 2022, Alternative stable states and hydrological regime shifts in a large intermittent river. Environmental Research Letters, 17(7), 074005. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac7539.

**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.

*Disclaimer: Listing outside positions with professional scientific organizations on this Staff Profile are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of those professional scientific organizations or their activities by the USGS, Department of the Interior, or U.S. Government