Elizabeth W. Boyer

IEE Faculty Member
Titles and Affiliations
Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management

Research Summary

Coupled hydrological, ecological, & biogeochemical processes that affect streamflow and water quality; design of land management programs & policies to mitigate the effects of pollution, and to protect, conserve, and restore surface waters.

https://sites.psu.edu/ewb100/

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Recent Publications

Estimating root zone soil moisture using the SMAR model and regression method at a headwater catchment with complex terrain

Qi, Y., Fan, B., Zhang, Y., Jiang, Y., Huang, Y., Boyer, E. W., Mello, C. R., Guo, L. & Li, H., Jan 2025, In: Geoderma. 453, 117144.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Updating probable maximum precipitation for Hong Kong under intensifying extreme precipitation events

Lan, P., Guo, L., Zhang, Y., Qin, G., Li, X., Mello, C. R., Boyer, E. W., Zhang, Y. & Fan, B., Feb 2024, In: Climatic Change. 177, 2, 19.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Improved Streamflow Simulation by Assimilating In Situ Soil Moisture in Lumped and Distributed Approaches of a Hydrological Model in a Headwater Catchment

Li, H., Huang, Y., Qi, Y., Jiang, Y., Tang, X., Boyer, E. W., Mello, C. R., Lan, P. & Guo, L., Oct 2024, In: Water Resources Management. 38, 13, p. 4933-4953 21 p.

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Deep learning insights into suspended sediment concentrations across the conterminous United States: Strengths and limitations

Song, Y., Chaemchuen, P., Rahmani, F., Zhi, W., Li, L., Liu, X., Boyer, E., Bindas, T., Lawson, K. & Shen, C., Aug 2024, In: Journal of Hydrology. 639, 131573.

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The hydrologic nature of swales uncovers remarkable influence of non-topographic factors on catchment-scale soil moisture variation

Zhang, Y., Jiang, Y., Sun, X., Li, H., Yuan, C., Liu, H., Liu, J., Mello, C. R., Boyer, E. W. & Guo, L., May 2024, In: Journal of Hydrology. 635, 131196.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Increasing phosphorus loss despite widespread concentration decline in US rivers

Zhi, W., Baniecki, H., Liu, J., Boyer, E., Shen, C., Shenk, G., Liu, X. & Li, L., Nov 26 2024, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 121, 48, e2402028121.

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Geometric configurations of particulate matter in terrestrial solutions of a temperate beech forest

Levia, D. F., Bischoff, S., Gruselle, M. C., Näthe, K., Legates, D. R., Lutgen, A. N., Boyer, E. W. & Michalzik, B., Aug 2023, In: Journal of Aerosol Science. 172, 106196.

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Coupled coordination spatiotemporal analyses inform sustainable development and environmental protection for the Yellow River Basin of China

Zhang, K., Dong, Z., Guo, L., Boyer, E. W., Liu, J., Chen, J. & Fan, B., Jul 2023, In: Ecological Indicators. 151, 110283.

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Smoke deposition to water surfaces drives hydrochemical changes

Boyer, E. W., Moritz, M. A. & Brown, M. G., Jun 2022, In: Hydrological Processes. 36, 6, e14626.

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Wildfire and hydrological processes

Boyer, E. W., Wagenbrenner, J. W. & Zhang, L., Jul 2022, In: Hydrological Processes. 36, 7, e14640.

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Freshwater unionid mussels threatened by predation of Round Goby (Neogobius melanostomus)

Clark, K. H., Iwanowicz, D. D., Iwanowicz, L. R., Mueller, S. J., Wisor, J. M., Bradshaw-Wilson, C., Schill, W. B., Stauffer, J. R. & Boyer, E. W., Dec 2022, In: Scientific reports. 12, 1, 12859.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

An Automatic Processing Framework for in Situ Determination of Ecohydrological Root Water Content by Ground-Penetrating Radar

Liu, X., Guo, L., Cui, X., Butnor, J. R., Boyer, E. W., Yang, D., Chen, J. & Fan, B., 2022, In: IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 60

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Preferential flow patterns in forested hillslopes of east Tibetan Plateau revealed by dye tracing and soil moisture network

Wang, F., Wang, G., Cui, J., Guo, L., Mello, C. R., Boyer, E. W., Tang, X. & Yang, Y., Jul 1 2022, In: European Journal of Soil Science. 73, 4, e13294.

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Allocation of flood drainage rights in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River based on deep learning and flood resilience

Zhang, K., Dong, Z., Guo, L., Boyer, E. W., Mello, C. R., Shen, J., Lan, P., Wang, J. & Fan, B., Dec 2022, In: Journal of Hydrology. 615, 128560.

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Status of freshwater mussels (Unionidae) in the french creek watershed, usa at the onset of invasion by round goby, neogobius melanostomus

Clark, K. H., Wisor, J. M., Mueller, S. J., Bradshaw-Wilson, C., Boyer, E. W. & Stauffer, J. R., Nov 1 2021, In: Water (Switzerland). 13, 21, 3064.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review