Stacey A Archfield
My current research is focused on understanding hydrologic change for water resources applications. I also maintain an interest in the use of statistical approaches to characterize hydrologic information at unmonitored locations.
EDITORIAL BOARDS
- Co-Editor, Hydrologic Sciences Journal (2018-Present)
- Associate Editor, Water Resources Research (2017-Present)
- Editor, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences (2012-Present)
EDUCATION
- Doctor of Philosophy, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tufts University, 2009
- Master of Science, Geosystems, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001
- Bachelor of Science, Geology, Northeastern University, 1999 (Minor in Mathematics)
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
- U.S. Geological Survey, Integrated Modeling and Prediction Division. Research Hydrologist, 2017-Present
- U.S. Geological Survey, National Research Program (Dissolved in 2017). Research Hydrologist, 2013-2017
- U.S. Geological Survey, Massachusetts-Rhode Island Water Science Center
- Research Hydrologist, 2008-2013
- Hydrologist (Project Chief), 2004-2008
- Hydrologist, 1998-2004
- Tufts University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Research Assistant, 2004-2009
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Earth Resources Laboratory. Research Assistant, 2001
- Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Space Geodesy Group. Research Associate, 1999
VISITING APPOINTMENTS
- University of Bristol, College of Engineering, United Kingdom, March-April 2013
- Vienna University of Technology, Department of Hydrology and Water Resources Management, Austria, April-May 2013
HONORS AND AWARDS
- 2014 Editors’ Citation for Excellence in Refereeing for Water Resources Research (2015)
- Archfield and Vogel [2010] paper featured in the EOS Research Spotlight. Papers featured in the Research Spotlight are selected by the editors of the 18 journals published by the American Geophysical Union. Only 3 to 4 papers are selected bi-weekly to be featured. (2011)
- Hirsch, Moyer and Archfield [2010] paper selected as one of four finalists for the William R. Boggess Award. This award is given to a paper published in the Journal of the American Water Resources Association that best describes, delineates, or analyzes a major problem or aspect of water resources from either a theoretical, applied, or philosophical standpoint. (2011)
- Selected to deliver the 2010 U.S. Geological Survey Chief Hydrologist Seminar (2010)
- Outstanding Student Paper Award, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting (2009)
- Tufts University Civil & Environmental Engineering Department Littleton Professional Promise Award (2009)
- Northeastern University Student Commencement Speaker (1999)
- Northeastern University Student Body President (1997-1998)
Science and Products
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Weighted regressions on time, discharge, and season (WRTDS), with an application to Chesapeake Bay River inputs Weighted regressions on time, discharge, and season (WRTDS), with an application to Chesapeake Bay River inputs
A new approach to the analysis of long‐term surface water‐quality data is proposed and implemented. The goal of this approach is to increase the amount of information that is extracted from the types of rich water‐quality datasets that now exist. The method is formulated to allow for maximum flexibility in representations of the long‐term trend, seasonal components, and discharge‐related...
Authors
Robert M. Hirsch, Douglas Moyer, Stacey A. Archfield
Indicators of streamflow alteration, habitat fragmentation, impervious cover, and water quality for Massachusetts stream basins Indicators of streamflow alteration, habitat fragmentation, impervious cover, and water quality for Massachusetts stream basins
Massachusetts streams and stream basins have been subjected to a wide variety of human alterations since colonial times. These alterations include water withdrawals, treated wastewater discharges, construction of onsite septic systems and dams, forest clearing, and urbanization—all of which have the potential to affect streamflow regimes, water quality, and habitat integrity for fish and...
Authors
Peter K. Weiskel, Sara L. Brandt, Leslie A. DeSimone, Lance J. Ostiguy, Stacey A. Archfield
The Massachusetts Sustainable-Yield Estimator: A decision-support tool to assess water availability at ungaged stream locations in Massachusetts The Massachusetts Sustainable-Yield Estimator: A decision-support tool to assess water availability at ungaged stream locations in Massachusetts
Federal, State and local water-resource managers require a variety of data and modeling tools to better understand water resources. The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, has developed a statewide, interactive decision-support tool to meet this need. The decision-support tool, referred to as the Massachusetts Sustainable...
Authors
Stacey A. Archfield, Richard M. Vogel, Peter A. Steeves, Sara L. Brandt, Peter K. Weiskel, Stephen P. Garabedian
Hydrologic conditions and a firm-yield assessment for J.B. Converse Lake, Mobile County, Alabama, 1991-2006 Hydrologic conditions and a firm-yield assessment for J.B. Converse Lake, Mobile County, Alabama, 1991-2006
J.B. Converse (Converse) Lake is the primary source of drinking water for the city of Mobile, Alabama. Concerns regarding the ability of the reservoir to meet current and future water demands during drought conditions have prompted this study. The 1991 through 2006 water years included a drought that occurred during 2000, and drought conditions currently (2007) are affecting the area. To...
Authors
Carl S. Carlson, Stacey A. Archfield
Factors Affecting Firm Yield and the Estimation of Firm Yield for Selected Streamflow-Dominated Drinking-Water-Supply Reservoirs in Massachusetts Factors Affecting Firm Yield and the Estimation of Firm Yield for Selected Streamflow-Dominated Drinking-Water-Supply Reservoirs in Massachusetts
Factors affecting reservoir firm yield, as determined by application of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection's Firm Yield Estimator (FYE) model, were evaluated, modified, and tested on 46 streamflow-dominated reservoirs representing 15 Massachusetts drinking-water supplies. The model uses a mass-balance approach to determine the maximum average daily withdrawal rate...
Authors
Marcus C. Waldron, Stacey A. Archfield
Ground-Water Contributions to Reservoir Storage and the Effect on Estimates of Firm Yield for Reservoirs in Massachusetts Ground-Water Contributions to Reservoir Storage and the Effect on Estimates of Firm Yield for Reservoirs in Massachusetts
Potential ground-water contributions to reservoir storage were determined for nine reservoirs in Massachusetts that had shorelines in contact with sand and gravel aquifers. The effect of ground water on firm yield was not only substantial, but furthermore, the firm yield of a reservoir in contact with a sand and gravel aquifer was always greater when the ground-water contribution was...
Authors
Stacey A. Archfield, Carl S. Carlson
Comparison of diffusion- and pumped-sampling methods to monitor volatile organic compounds in ground water, Massachusetts Military Reservation, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, July 1999–December 2002 Comparison of diffusion- and pumped-sampling methods to monitor volatile organic compounds in ground water, Massachusetts Military Reservation, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, July 1999–December 2002
To evaluate diffusion sampling as an alternative method to monitor volatile organic compound (VOC) concentrations in ground water, concentrations in samples collected by traditional pumped-sampling methods were compared to concentrations in samples collected by diffusion-sampling methods for 89 monitoring wells at or near the Massachusetts Military Reservation, Cape Cod. Samples were...
Authors
Stacey A. Archfield, Denis R. LeBlanc
A logistic regression equation for estimating the probability of a stream flowing perennially in Massachusetts A logistic regression equation for estimating the probability of a stream flowing perennially in Massachusetts
A logistic regression equation was developed for estimating the probability of a stream flowing perennially at a specific site in Massachusetts. The equation provides city and town conservation commissions and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection with an additional method for assessing whether streams are perennial or intermittent at a specific site in Massachusetts...
Authors
Gardner C. Bent, Stacey A. Archfield
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 44
Weighted regressions on time, discharge, and season (WRTDS), with an application to Chesapeake Bay River inputs Weighted regressions on time, discharge, and season (WRTDS), with an application to Chesapeake Bay River inputs
A new approach to the analysis of long‐term surface water‐quality data is proposed and implemented. The goal of this approach is to increase the amount of information that is extracted from the types of rich water‐quality datasets that now exist. The method is formulated to allow for maximum flexibility in representations of the long‐term trend, seasonal components, and discharge‐related...
Authors
Robert M. Hirsch, Douglas Moyer, Stacey A. Archfield
Indicators of streamflow alteration, habitat fragmentation, impervious cover, and water quality for Massachusetts stream basins Indicators of streamflow alteration, habitat fragmentation, impervious cover, and water quality for Massachusetts stream basins
Massachusetts streams and stream basins have been subjected to a wide variety of human alterations since colonial times. These alterations include water withdrawals, treated wastewater discharges, construction of onsite septic systems and dams, forest clearing, and urbanization—all of which have the potential to affect streamflow regimes, water quality, and habitat integrity for fish and...
Authors
Peter K. Weiskel, Sara L. Brandt, Leslie A. DeSimone, Lance J. Ostiguy, Stacey A. Archfield
The Massachusetts Sustainable-Yield Estimator: A decision-support tool to assess water availability at ungaged stream locations in Massachusetts The Massachusetts Sustainable-Yield Estimator: A decision-support tool to assess water availability at ungaged stream locations in Massachusetts
Federal, State and local water-resource managers require a variety of data and modeling tools to better understand water resources. The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, has developed a statewide, interactive decision-support tool to meet this need. The decision-support tool, referred to as the Massachusetts Sustainable...
Authors
Stacey A. Archfield, Richard M. Vogel, Peter A. Steeves, Sara L. Brandt, Peter K. Weiskel, Stephen P. Garabedian
Hydrologic conditions and a firm-yield assessment for J.B. Converse Lake, Mobile County, Alabama, 1991-2006 Hydrologic conditions and a firm-yield assessment for J.B. Converse Lake, Mobile County, Alabama, 1991-2006
J.B. Converse (Converse) Lake is the primary source of drinking water for the city of Mobile, Alabama. Concerns regarding the ability of the reservoir to meet current and future water demands during drought conditions have prompted this study. The 1991 through 2006 water years included a drought that occurred during 2000, and drought conditions currently (2007) are affecting the area. To...
Authors
Carl S. Carlson, Stacey A. Archfield
Factors Affecting Firm Yield and the Estimation of Firm Yield for Selected Streamflow-Dominated Drinking-Water-Supply Reservoirs in Massachusetts Factors Affecting Firm Yield and the Estimation of Firm Yield for Selected Streamflow-Dominated Drinking-Water-Supply Reservoirs in Massachusetts
Factors affecting reservoir firm yield, as determined by application of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection's Firm Yield Estimator (FYE) model, were evaluated, modified, and tested on 46 streamflow-dominated reservoirs representing 15 Massachusetts drinking-water supplies. The model uses a mass-balance approach to determine the maximum average daily withdrawal rate...
Authors
Marcus C. Waldron, Stacey A. Archfield
Ground-Water Contributions to Reservoir Storage and the Effect on Estimates of Firm Yield for Reservoirs in Massachusetts Ground-Water Contributions to Reservoir Storage and the Effect on Estimates of Firm Yield for Reservoirs in Massachusetts
Potential ground-water contributions to reservoir storage were determined for nine reservoirs in Massachusetts that had shorelines in contact with sand and gravel aquifers. The effect of ground water on firm yield was not only substantial, but furthermore, the firm yield of a reservoir in contact with a sand and gravel aquifer was always greater when the ground-water contribution was...
Authors
Stacey A. Archfield, Carl S. Carlson
Comparison of diffusion- and pumped-sampling methods to monitor volatile organic compounds in ground water, Massachusetts Military Reservation, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, July 1999–December 2002 Comparison of diffusion- and pumped-sampling methods to monitor volatile organic compounds in ground water, Massachusetts Military Reservation, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, July 1999–December 2002
To evaluate diffusion sampling as an alternative method to monitor volatile organic compound (VOC) concentrations in ground water, concentrations in samples collected by traditional pumped-sampling methods were compared to concentrations in samples collected by diffusion-sampling methods for 89 monitoring wells at or near the Massachusetts Military Reservation, Cape Cod. Samples were...
Authors
Stacey A. Archfield, Denis R. LeBlanc
A logistic regression equation for estimating the probability of a stream flowing perennially in Massachusetts A logistic regression equation for estimating the probability of a stream flowing perennially in Massachusetts
A logistic regression equation was developed for estimating the probability of a stream flowing perennially at a specific site in Massachusetts. The equation provides city and town conservation commissions and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection with an additional method for assessing whether streams are perennial or intermittent at a specific site in Massachusetts...
Authors
Gardner C. Bent, Stacey A. Archfield