Olivia Miller
Olivia is a valuable member of the Utah Water Science Center. Her current research focuses on spatial and temporal analysis of groundwater and surface water quality, and the relationship between land use, climate, and hydrology throughout the southwestern United States.
Education and Certifications
Ph.D., Geology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City (2017)
M.S., Geology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City (2013)
B.A., Earth and Environmental Science, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT (2009)
Science and Products
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A review of current capabilities and science gaps in water supply data, modeling, and trends for water availability assessments in the Upper Colorado River Basin
The Colorado River is a critical water resource in the southwestern United States, supplying drinking water for 40 million people in the region and water for irrigation of 2.2 million hectares of land. Extended drought in the Upper Colorado River Basin (UCOL) and the prospect of a warmer climate in the future pose water availability challenges for those charged with managing the river...
Authors
Fred D. Tillman, Natalie K. Day, Matthew Miller, Olivia L. Miller, Christine A. Rumsey, Daniel Wise, Patrick C. Longley, Morgan C. McDonnell
Hydrologic modeling of a perennial firn aquifer in southeast Greenland
A conceptual model, based on field observations and assumed physics of a perennial firn aquifer near Helheim Glacier (southeast Greenland), is evaluated via steady-state 2-D simulation of liquid water flow and energy transport with phase change. The simulation approach allows natural representation of flow and energy advection and conduction that occur in vertical meltwater recharge...
Authors
Olivia L. Miller, Clifford I. Voss, D. Kip Solomon, Clément Miège, Richard R. Forster, Nicholas Schmerr, Lynn Montgomery
Effects of return flows on stream water quality and availability in the Upper Colorado, Delaware, and Illinois River Basins
Understanding effects of human water use and subsequent return flows on the availability and suitability of water for downstream uses is critical to efficient and effective watershed management. We compared spatially detailed estimates of stream chemistry within three watersheds in diverse settings to available standards to isolate effects of wastewater and irrigation return flows on the...
Authors
Scott Ator, Olivia L. Miller, David A. Saad
Modelagem de qualidade da agua: Aplicação do SPARROW
No abstract available.
Authors
Flavio Hadler Tröger, Sérgio Rodrigues Ayrimoraes Soares, Diana Leite Cavalcanti, Marcelo Luiz de Souza, Daniel Edmund Restivo, Olivia L. Miller
How will baseflow respond to climate change in the Upper Colorado River Basin?
Baseflow is critical to sustaining streamflow in the Upper Colorado River Basin. Therefore, effective water resources management requires estimates of baseflow response to climatic changes. This study provides the first estimates of projected baseflow changes from historical (1984 – 2012) to thirty-year periods centered around 2030, 2050, and 2080 under warm/wet, median, and hot/dry...
Authors
Olivia L. Miller, Matthew Miller, Patrick C. Longley, Jay R. Alder, Lindsay A. Bearup, Tom Pruitt, Daniel K. Jones, Annie L. Putman, Christine A. Rumsey, Tim S. McKinney
Substantial declines in salinity observed across the Upper Colorado River Basin during the 20th century, 1929 to 2019
Salinity in the Colorado River Basin causes an estimated $300 to $400 million per year in economic damages in the U.S. To inform and improve salinity‐control efforts, this study quantifies long‐term trends in salinity (dissolved solids) across the Upper Colorado River Basin (UCRB), including time periods prior to the construction of large dams and preceding the implementation of salinity...
Authors
Christine A. Rumsey, Olivia L. Miller, Robert M. Hirsch, Thomas M. Marston, David Susong
Non-USGS Publications**
Miller, O., Solomon, D.K., Miège, C., Koenig, L., Forster, R., Schmerr, N., Ligtenberg, S.R., Legchenko, A., Voss, C.I., Montgomery, L. and McConnell, J.R., 2020. Hydrology of a perennial firn aquifer in Southeast Greenland: an overview driven by field data. Water Resources Research, 56(8), https://doi.org/10.1029/2019WR026348.
Legchenko, A., Miège, C., Koenig, L.S., Forster, R.R., Miller, O., Solomon, D.K., Schmerr, N., Montgomery, L., Ligtenberg, S., and Brucker, L., 2018, Estimating water volume stored in the south-eastern Greenland firn aquifer using magnetic-resonance soundings: Journal of Applied Geophysics, v. 150, p. 11–20.
Miller, O., Solomon, D.K., Miège, C., Koenig, L., Forster, R., Schmerr, N., Ligtenberg, S.R.M., and Montgomery, L., 2018, Direct evidence of meltwater flow within a firn aquifer in southeast Greenland: Geophysical Research Letters, v. 45, no. 1, p. 207–215.
Legchenko, A., Miège, C., Koenig, L.S., Forster, R.R., Miller, O., Solomon, D.K., Schmerr, N., Montgomery, L., Ligtenberg, S., and Brucker, L., 2018, Investigating a firn aquifer near Helheim Glacier (South-Eastern Greenland) with magnetic resonance soundings and ground-penetrating radar: Near Surface Geophysics, v. 16, no. 4, p. 411–422.
Miller, O.L., Solomon, D.K., Miège, C., Koenig, L.S., Forster, R.R., Montgomery, L.N., Schmerr, N., Ligtenberg, S.R.M., Legchenko, A., and Brucker, L., 2017, Hydraulic conductivity of a firn aquifer in southeast Greenland: Frontiers in Earth Science, v. 5, p. 38.
Montgomery, L.N., Schmerr, N., Burdick, S., Forster, R.R., Koenig, L., Legchenko, A., Ligtenberg, S., Miège, C., Miller, O.L., and Solomon, D.K., 2017, Investigation of firn aquifer structure in southeastern Greenland using active source seismology: Frontiers in Earth Science, v. 5, p. 10.
Walsh, T.C., Miller, O.L., Bowen, B., Levine, Z.A., and Ehleringer, J.R., 2015, Sphere of sustainability: Lessons from the University of Utah’s Global Changes and Society Course: Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, v. 141, no. 12.
Miller, O.L., Solomon, D.K., Fernandez, D.P., Cerling, T.E., and Bowling, D.R., 2014, Evaluating the use of strontium isotopes in tree rings to record the isotopic signal of dust deposited on the Wasatch Mountains: Applied Geochemistry, v. 50, p. 53–65.
**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
Filter Total Items: 20
A review of current capabilities and science gaps in water supply data, modeling, and trends for water availability assessments in the Upper Colorado River Basin
The Colorado River is a critical water resource in the southwestern United States, supplying drinking water for 40 million people in the region and water for irrigation of 2.2 million hectares of land. Extended drought in the Upper Colorado River Basin (UCOL) and the prospect of a warmer climate in the future pose water availability challenges for those charged with managing the river...
Authors
Fred D. Tillman, Natalie K. Day, Matthew Miller, Olivia L. Miller, Christine A. Rumsey, Daniel Wise, Patrick C. Longley, Morgan C. McDonnell
Hydrologic modeling of a perennial firn aquifer in southeast Greenland
A conceptual model, based on field observations and assumed physics of a perennial firn aquifer near Helheim Glacier (southeast Greenland), is evaluated via steady-state 2-D simulation of liquid water flow and energy transport with phase change. The simulation approach allows natural representation of flow and energy advection and conduction that occur in vertical meltwater recharge...
Authors
Olivia L. Miller, Clifford I. Voss, D. Kip Solomon, Clément Miège, Richard R. Forster, Nicholas Schmerr, Lynn Montgomery
Effects of return flows on stream water quality and availability in the Upper Colorado, Delaware, and Illinois River Basins
Understanding effects of human water use and subsequent return flows on the availability and suitability of water for downstream uses is critical to efficient and effective watershed management. We compared spatially detailed estimates of stream chemistry within three watersheds in diverse settings to available standards to isolate effects of wastewater and irrigation return flows on the...
Authors
Scott Ator, Olivia L. Miller, David A. Saad
Modelagem de qualidade da agua: Aplicação do SPARROW
No abstract available.
Authors
Flavio Hadler Tröger, Sérgio Rodrigues Ayrimoraes Soares, Diana Leite Cavalcanti, Marcelo Luiz de Souza, Daniel Edmund Restivo, Olivia L. Miller
How will baseflow respond to climate change in the Upper Colorado River Basin?
Baseflow is critical to sustaining streamflow in the Upper Colorado River Basin. Therefore, effective water resources management requires estimates of baseflow response to climatic changes. This study provides the first estimates of projected baseflow changes from historical (1984 – 2012) to thirty-year periods centered around 2030, 2050, and 2080 under warm/wet, median, and hot/dry...
Authors
Olivia L. Miller, Matthew Miller, Patrick C. Longley, Jay R. Alder, Lindsay A. Bearup, Tom Pruitt, Daniel K. Jones, Annie L. Putman, Christine A. Rumsey, Tim S. McKinney
Substantial declines in salinity observed across the Upper Colorado River Basin during the 20th century, 1929 to 2019
Salinity in the Colorado River Basin causes an estimated $300 to $400 million per year in economic damages in the U.S. To inform and improve salinity‐control efforts, this study quantifies long‐term trends in salinity (dissolved solids) across the Upper Colorado River Basin (UCRB), including time periods prior to the construction of large dams and preceding the implementation of salinity...
Authors
Christine A. Rumsey, Olivia L. Miller, Robert M. Hirsch, Thomas M. Marston, David Susong
Non-USGS Publications**
Miller, O., Solomon, D.K., Miège, C., Koenig, L., Forster, R., Schmerr, N., Ligtenberg, S.R., Legchenko, A., Voss, C.I., Montgomery, L. and McConnell, J.R., 2020. Hydrology of a perennial firn aquifer in Southeast Greenland: an overview driven by field data. Water Resources Research, 56(8), https://doi.org/10.1029/2019WR026348.
Legchenko, A., Miège, C., Koenig, L.S., Forster, R.R., Miller, O., Solomon, D.K., Schmerr, N., Montgomery, L., Ligtenberg, S., and Brucker, L., 2018, Estimating water volume stored in the south-eastern Greenland firn aquifer using magnetic-resonance soundings: Journal of Applied Geophysics, v. 150, p. 11–20.
Miller, O., Solomon, D.K., Miège, C., Koenig, L., Forster, R., Schmerr, N., Ligtenberg, S.R.M., and Montgomery, L., 2018, Direct evidence of meltwater flow within a firn aquifer in southeast Greenland: Geophysical Research Letters, v. 45, no. 1, p. 207–215.
Legchenko, A., Miège, C., Koenig, L.S., Forster, R.R., Miller, O., Solomon, D.K., Schmerr, N., Montgomery, L., Ligtenberg, S., and Brucker, L., 2018, Investigating a firn aquifer near Helheim Glacier (South-Eastern Greenland) with magnetic resonance soundings and ground-penetrating radar: Near Surface Geophysics, v. 16, no. 4, p. 411–422.
Miller, O.L., Solomon, D.K., Miège, C., Koenig, L.S., Forster, R.R., Montgomery, L.N., Schmerr, N., Ligtenberg, S.R.M., Legchenko, A., and Brucker, L., 2017, Hydraulic conductivity of a firn aquifer in southeast Greenland: Frontiers in Earth Science, v. 5, p. 38.
Montgomery, L.N., Schmerr, N., Burdick, S., Forster, R.R., Koenig, L., Legchenko, A., Ligtenberg, S., Miège, C., Miller, O.L., and Solomon, D.K., 2017, Investigation of firn aquifer structure in southeastern Greenland using active source seismology: Frontiers in Earth Science, v. 5, p. 10.
Walsh, T.C., Miller, O.L., Bowen, B., Levine, Z.A., and Ehleringer, J.R., 2015, Sphere of sustainability: Lessons from the University of Utah’s Global Changes and Society Course: Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, v. 141, no. 12.
Miller, O.L., Solomon, D.K., Fernandez, D.P., Cerling, T.E., and Bowling, D.R., 2014, Evaluating the use of strontium isotopes in tree rings to record the isotopic signal of dust deposited on the Wasatch Mountains: Applied Geochemistry, v. 50, p. 53–65.
**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.