Robert Dudley
Robert Dudley is a Supervisory Hydrologist in the New England Water Science Center.
As Chief of the Statistical and Geospatial Section, New England Water Science Center, Rob manages a diverse team of scientists involved in a wide range of water-resources investigations that encompass geomorphology, geospatial data management and modeling, water use and quantity investigations, water quality modeling, and remote sensing. His project work has focused on regional and national-scale statistical investigations of climate-related trends and variability of surface waters and groundwaters, probabilistic forecasting, and developing methods for computing river flows using satellite imagery and altimetry data.
Professional Experience
Supervisory Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey, New England Water Science Center, 2021 to Present
Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey, New England Water Science Center, 1998 to 2021
Education and Certifications
M.S. Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Maine, 1998
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Maine, 1994
Affiliations and Memberships*
Licensed Professional Engineer, State of Maine, 2002 to Present
Honors and Awards
Department of Interior Secretary’s Diversity Award Special Emphasis Program Achievement, DOI, 2000
Joseph Seifter Award for Human Health Risk Assessment, USEPA, 2014
Science and Products
A digital terrain model of bathymetry and shallow-zone bottom-substrate classification for Spednic Lake and estimates of lake-level-dependent habitat to support smallmouth bass persistence modeling
Inventory and protection of salt marshes from risks of sea-level rise at Acadia National Park, Maine
Historical summer base flow and stormflow trends for New England rivers
River base flow is important to aquatic ecosystems, particularly because of its influence on summer water temperatures. Summer (June through September) daily mean streamflows were separated into base flow and stormflow components by use of an automated method at 25 stations in the New England region of the United States that drain predominantly natural basins. Summer monthly mean base flows increa
Quantifying effects of climate change on the snowmelt-dominated groundwater resources of northern New England
Framework for a U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologic Climate-Response Program in Maine
Framework for a U.S. Geological Survey hydrologic climate-response program in Maine
Impacts of Low-Flow and Stream-Temperature Changes on Endangered Atlantic Salmon - Current Research
Simulation of the Quantity, Variability, and Timing of Streamflow in the Dennys River Basin, Maine, by Use of a Precipitation-Runoff Watershed Model
Historical Changes in Precipitation and Streamflow in the U.S. Great Lakes Basin, 1915-2004
Estimated Magnitudes and Recurrence Intervals of Peak Flows on the Mousam and Little Ossipee Rivers for the Flood of April 2007 in Southern Maine
Scoping of Flood Hazard Mapping Needs for Lincoln County, Maine
Scoping of Flood Hazard Mapping Needs for Hancock County, Maine
Non-USGS Publications**
**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
A digital terrain model of bathymetry and shallow-zone bottom-substrate classification for Spednic Lake and estimates of lake-level-dependent habitat to support smallmouth bass persistence modeling
Inventory and protection of salt marshes from risks of sea-level rise at Acadia National Park, Maine
Historical summer base flow and stormflow trends for New England rivers
River base flow is important to aquatic ecosystems, particularly because of its influence on summer water temperatures. Summer (June through September) daily mean streamflows were separated into base flow and stormflow components by use of an automated method at 25 stations in the New England region of the United States that drain predominantly natural basins. Summer monthly mean base flows increa
Quantifying effects of climate change on the snowmelt-dominated groundwater resources of northern New England
Framework for a U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologic Climate-Response Program in Maine
Framework for a U.S. Geological Survey hydrologic climate-response program in Maine
Impacts of Low-Flow and Stream-Temperature Changes on Endangered Atlantic Salmon - Current Research
Simulation of the Quantity, Variability, and Timing of Streamflow in the Dennys River Basin, Maine, by Use of a Precipitation-Runoff Watershed Model
Historical Changes in Precipitation and Streamflow in the U.S. Great Lakes Basin, 1915-2004
Estimated Magnitudes and Recurrence Intervals of Peak Flows on the Mousam and Little Ossipee Rivers for the Flood of April 2007 in Southern Maine
Scoping of Flood Hazard Mapping Needs for Lincoln County, Maine
Scoping of Flood Hazard Mapping Needs for Hancock County, Maine
Non-USGS Publications**
**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