Scott Boyce, PhD
USGS California Water Science Center Research Hydrologist since May, 2010.
Understanding Integrated Modeling and Conjunctive Use of Water through New Software Developments and Applications
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My primary research interest is in understanding water resources through the use of computer software and applied mathematics.
My research encompasses analyses of regional flow systems with the development of new software, concepts, and supporting mathematics. Extended areas of research include operations research such as Bayesian and deterministic inverse problems, mathematical data assimilation, and techniques that reduce the computational burden of solving these problems, such as POD model reduction. These new methods help to better understand the hydrologic cycle and to develop more process-based hydrologic simulation tools that help water-resource managers with operations, planning, and policy issues.
Education and Certifications
2015 Doctor of Philosophy; University of California, Los Angeles; GPA: 3.713
2009 Master of Science; University of California, Los Angeles; GPA: 3.74
Science and Products
Aquatic Ecology Group
MODFLOW One-Water Hydrologic Flow Model—Conjunctive Use Simulation Software (MF-OWHM)
Evaluating Seawater Intrusion Forecast Uncertainty under Climate Change in Pajaro Valley, California: Model Archive
Salinas Valley Operational Model: Input Operational Data (ver. 2.0, September 2023)
Central Valley Hydrologic Model version 2 (CVHM2): Observation Data (Groundwater Level, Streamflow, Subsidence) (ver. 2.2, May 2024)
Digital hydrologic and geospatial data for the Rio Grande transboundary integrated hydrologic model and water-availability analysis, New Mexico and Texas, United States, and Northern Chihuahua, Mexico
Groundwater sustainability and land subsidence in California’s Central Valley
Using an open-source tool to develop a three-dimensional hydrogeologic framework of the Kobo Valley, Ethiopia
Recharge estimation approach in a data-scarce semi-arid region, Northern Ethiopian Rift Valley
Klamath natural flow study, Upper Klamath Basin groundwater flow model
Modeling the surface water and groundwater budgets of the US using MODFLOW-OWHM
Rio Grande transboundary integrated hydrologic model and water-availability analysis, New Mexico and Texas, United States, and northern Chihuahua, Mexico
One-Water Hydrologic Flow Model: A MODFLOW based conjunctive-use simulation software
Integrated hydrologic modeling of the Salinas River, California, for sustainable water management
Santa Barbara and Foothill groundwater basins Geohydrology and optimal water resources management—Developed using density dependent solute transport and optimization models
Rio Grande transboundary integrated hydrologic model and water-availability analysis, New Mexico and Texas, United States, and Northern Chihuahua, Mexico
Errata**September 28, 2018: The purpose of a USGS Open-file report (OFR) is dissemination of information that must be released immediately to fill a public need or information that is not sufficiently refined to warrant publication in one of the other USGS series. As part of that refinement process, an error was discovered in one of the input data sets of the Rio Grande Transboundary Integrated Hy
Stochastic programming with a joint chance constraint model for reservoir refill operation considering flood risk
Examples of deformation-dependent flow simulations of conjunctive use with MF-OWHM
MODFLOW 6: USGS Modular Hydrologic Model
MODFLOW is a popular open-source groundwater flow model distributed by the U.S. Geological Survey.
MODFLOW One-Water Hydrologic Flow Model (MF-OWHM)
The MODFLOW One-Water Hydrologic Flow Model (MF-OWHM) is an integrated hydrologic model designed for the analysis of conjunctive-use management.
Batteries Included Fortran Library (BiF-lib), version 1.0.0
Science and Products
Aquatic Ecology Group
MODFLOW One-Water Hydrologic Flow Model—Conjunctive Use Simulation Software (MF-OWHM)
Evaluating Seawater Intrusion Forecast Uncertainty under Climate Change in Pajaro Valley, California: Model Archive
Salinas Valley Operational Model: Input Operational Data (ver. 2.0, September 2023)
Central Valley Hydrologic Model version 2 (CVHM2): Observation Data (Groundwater Level, Streamflow, Subsidence) (ver. 2.2, May 2024)
Digital hydrologic and geospatial data for the Rio Grande transboundary integrated hydrologic model and water-availability analysis, New Mexico and Texas, United States, and Northern Chihuahua, Mexico
Groundwater sustainability and land subsidence in California’s Central Valley
Using an open-source tool to develop a three-dimensional hydrogeologic framework of the Kobo Valley, Ethiopia
Recharge estimation approach in a data-scarce semi-arid region, Northern Ethiopian Rift Valley
Klamath natural flow study, Upper Klamath Basin groundwater flow model
Modeling the surface water and groundwater budgets of the US using MODFLOW-OWHM
Rio Grande transboundary integrated hydrologic model and water-availability analysis, New Mexico and Texas, United States, and northern Chihuahua, Mexico
One-Water Hydrologic Flow Model: A MODFLOW based conjunctive-use simulation software
Integrated hydrologic modeling of the Salinas River, California, for sustainable water management
Santa Barbara and Foothill groundwater basins Geohydrology and optimal water resources management—Developed using density dependent solute transport and optimization models
Rio Grande transboundary integrated hydrologic model and water-availability analysis, New Mexico and Texas, United States, and Northern Chihuahua, Mexico
Errata**September 28, 2018: The purpose of a USGS Open-file report (OFR) is dissemination of information that must be released immediately to fill a public need or information that is not sufficiently refined to warrant publication in one of the other USGS series. As part of that refinement process, an error was discovered in one of the input data sets of the Rio Grande Transboundary Integrated Hy
Stochastic programming with a joint chance constraint model for reservoir refill operation considering flood risk
Examples of deformation-dependent flow simulations of conjunctive use with MF-OWHM
MODFLOW 6: USGS Modular Hydrologic Model
MODFLOW is a popular open-source groundwater flow model distributed by the U.S. Geological Survey.
MODFLOW One-Water Hydrologic Flow Model (MF-OWHM)
The MODFLOW One-Water Hydrologic Flow Model (MF-OWHM) is an integrated hydrologic model designed for the analysis of conjunctive-use management.