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ARS Home Plains Area Las Cruces, New Mexico Range Management Research People & Locations







Nicholas P Webb

(Nick)                                                                (PhD)
                        Range Management Research

                        




                        
                        Research Physical Scientist
                        Phone: (575) 646-2263
                        
                        
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                            ProjectsLand Health Assessment and Visualization Tools
                                                    Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (A)Accession Number: 444586Wind Erosion Tools and the Landscape Data Commons
                                                    Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (A)Accession Number: 444587Knowledge Systems and Tools to Increase the Resilience and Sustainablity of Western Rangeland Agriculture
                                                    In-House Appropriated
                                                                    (D)Accession Number: 445353Development of an All-lands Wind Erosion Model
                                                    Interagency Reimbursable Agreement
                                                                    (I)Accession Number: 440389Environmental Monitoring to Support Eco-Geomorphic Modeling and Atmospheric Prediction
                                                    Interagency Reimbursable Agreement
                                                                    (I)Accession Number: 443838Science and Technologies for the Sustainable Management of Rangeland Systems
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 443877Science and Technologies for the Sustainable Management of Rangeland Systems
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 436904**Publications**
                                                (Clicking on the reprint icon
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                                                    will take you to the publication reprint.)Establishing quantitative benchmarks for soil erosion and ecological monitoring, assessment, and management
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Webb, N.P., Edwards, B.L., Heller, A., Mccord, S.E., Schallner, J.W., Treminio, R.S., Wheeler, B.E., Stauffer, N.G., Spiegal, S.A., Duniway, M.C., Traynor, A.C., Kachergis, E., Houdeshell, C. 2024. Establishing quantitative benchmarks for soil erosion and ecological monitoring, assessment, and management. Ecological Indicators. 159, Article e111661. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2024.111661.Spatial patterns and controls on wind erosion in the Great Basin
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Tremino, R.S., Webb, N.P., Edwards, B.L., Faist, A., Newingham, B.A., Kachergis, E. 2024. Spatial patterns and controls on wind erosion in the Great Basin. Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences. 129(1), Article e2023JG007792. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JG007792.Long-term trends in spring season land surface roughness and its relationship to vegetation cover chance across the southwestern united states

- (Abstract Only)Dhital, S., Webb, N.P., Chappell, A., McCord, S.E., Kaplan, M.L., Tyree, G.L., Nauman, T.W., Duniway, M.C., LeGrand, S.L., Letcher, T.W. 2023. Long-term trends in spring season land surface roughness and its relationship to vegetation cover chance across the southwestern united states. Watershed Management Conference Proceedings. Abstract.Surface shear velocity estimates in a sparsely vegetated rangeland landscape

- (Abstract Only)Zhang, P., Edwards, B., Webb, N.P., Ziegler, N., Van Zee, J.W., Wheeler, B., Okin, G., Gillies, J. 2023. Surface shear velocity estimates in a sparsely vegetated rangeland landscape. American Geophysical Union Meeting Abstract. Abstract.Using large-scale monitoring and remote sensing data to monitor restoration outcomes through time

- (Abstract Only)Young, K.E., McCord, S.E., James, D.K., Webb, N.P. 2023. Using large-scale monitoring and remote sensing data to monitor restoration outcomes through time. Society for Ecological Restoration Abstracts. Abstract.Understanding impacts of Dust-on-Snow on Regional Hydrology Dynamics in the Upper Colorado River Basin for the past 20 years

- (Abstract Only)Cai, J., Naple, P., S. McKenzie, S., Dhital, S., Webb, N.P., Nauman, T., Duniway, M., Tyree, G., Chaney, N. 2023. Understanding impacts of Dust-on-Snow on Regional Hydrology Dynamics in the Upper Colorado River Basin for the past 20 years. American Geophysical Union Meeting Abstract. Abstract.Fulfilling the promise of digital tools to build rangeland resilience
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Bestelmeyer, B.T., McCord, S.E., Browning, D.M., Burkett, L.M., Elias, E.H., Estell, R.E., Herrick, J.E., James, D.K., Spiegal, S.A., Utsumi, S.A., Webb, N.P., Williamson, J.C. 2024. Fulfilling the promise of digital tools to build rangeland resilience. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. Article e2736. https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2736.Elucidating hidden and eduring weaknesses in dust emission modeling
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Chappell, A., Webb, N.P., Hennen, M., Zender, C.S., Ciais, P., Schepanski, K., Edwards, B.L., Ziegler, N.P., Balkanski, Y., Tong, D., Leys, J.F., Heidenreich, S., Hynes, R., Fuchs, D., Zeng, Z., Baddock, M.C., Lee, J.A., Kandakji, T. 2023. Elucidating hidden and eduring weaknesses in dust emission modeling. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 128(17), Article e2023JD038584. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JD038584.Managing an arid ranch in the 21st century: New technologies for novel ecosystems
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Bestelmeyer, B.T., Utsumi, S., McCord, S.E., Browning, D.M., Burkett, L.M., Elias, E.H., Estell, R.E., Herrick, J.E., James, D.K., Spiegal, S.A., Webb, N.P., Williamson, J.C. 2023. Managing an arid ranch in the 21st century: New technologies for novel ecosystems. Rangelands. Article ISSN 0190-0528. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2023.05.002.Next-generation Irwin Sensors for characterizing surface shear velocity

- (Abstract Only)Webb, N.P., Ziegler, N., Brown, E., Nikolich, G., Gillies, J., Edwards, B., Patel, S., Van Zee, J.W., Trautz, A., LeGrand, S. 2023. Next-generation Irwin Sensors for characterizing surface shear velocity. International Conference on Aeolian Research. Abstract.Long-term trends in spring season land surface roughness and its relationship to vegetation cover chance across the southwestern united states

- (Abstract Only)Dhital, S., Webb, N.P., Chappell, A., McCord, S.E., Tyree, G., Nauman, T., Duniway, M., LeGrand, S., Letcher, T., Skiles, M., Naple, P., Chaney, N., Cai, J. 2023. Long-term trends in spring season land surface roughness and its relationship to vegetation cover chance across the southwestern united states. International Conference on Aeolian Research. Abstract.Investigating long-term trends in aeolian sediment transport in the Great Basin

- (Abstract Only)Tremino, R., Webb, N.P., Edwards, B., Faist, A., Newingham, B.A., Kachergis, E., Chappell, A. 2023. Investigating long-term trends in aeolian sediment transport in the Great Basin. International Conference on Aeolian Research. Abstract.The impact of vegetation removal by oil and gas development on wind erosion and dust emmission on the Colorado Plateau, USA

- (Abstract Only)Tyree, G., Webb, N.P., Chappell, A., Dhital, S., Duniway, M., Edwards, B., Faist, A., Nauman, T., Villareal, M. 2023. The impact of vegetation removal by oil and gas development on wind erosion and dust emmission on the Colorado Plateau, USA. International Conference on Aeolian Research. Abstract.Integrating erosion models into land health assessments to support wind and water erosion management

- (Abstract Only)Wheeler, B., Webb, N.P., Williams, J.B., Edwards, B., Faist, A., Herrick, J.E., Kachergis, E., Lepak, N., McCord, S.E., Newingham, B.A., Pietrasiak, N., Toledo, D.N. 2023. Integrating erosion models into land health assessments to support wind and water erosion management. International Conference on Aeolian Research. Abstract.Satellites reveal Earth's seasonally shifting dust emission sources
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Chappell, A., Webb, N.P., Hennen, M., Schepanski, K., Ciais, P., Balkanski, Y., Zender, C., Tegen, I., Zeng, Z., Tong, D., Baker, B., Eckstrom, M., Baddock, M., Eckardt, F., Kandaki, T., Lee, J., Nobakht, M., Von Holdt, J., Leys, J. 2023. Satellites reveal Earth's seasonally shifting dust emission sources. Science of the Total Environment. 883. Article 163452. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163452.Optimizing sampling across methods improves the power of ecological monitoring data

- (Abstract Only)McCord, S.E., Webb, N.P., Courtright, E.M., Van Zee, J.W., Derner, J.D., Edwards, B., Howard, B.K., Huggins, D.R., Duniway, M.C., Moriasi, D.N. 2023. Optimizing sampling across methods improves the power of ecological monitoring data. Ecological Society of America (ESA). Abstract.Quantifying wind erosion responses to ecosystem change across western US rangelands

- (Abstract Only)Webb, N.P., Edwards, B., McCord, S.E., Dhital, S., Heller, A., Schallner, J., Tremino, R., Tyree, G., Wheeler, B., Chappell, A. 2023. Quantifying wind erosion responses to ecosystem change across western US rangelands. Ecological Society of America (ESA). Abstract.A generalized state approach to setting reclamation benchmarks

- (Abstract Only)McCord, S.E., Davidson, Z.M., Schallner, J.W., Webb, N.P. 2023. A generalized state approach to setting reclamation benchmarks. Society for Range Management Meeting Abstracts. Abstract.Application of a satellite-retrieved sheltering parameterization (v1.0) for dust event simulation with WRF-Chem v4.1
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)LeGrand, S.L., Letcher, T.W., Okin, G.S., Webb, N.P., Gallagher, A.R., Dhital, S., Hodgdon, T.S., Ziegler, N.P., Michaels, M.L., Chappell, A. 2023. Application of a satellite-retrieved sheltering parameterization (v1.0) for dust event simulation with WRF-Chem v4.1. Geoscientific Model Development. 16(3):1009–1038. https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-1009-2023.


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