Selected Moscow FSL Engineering publications by Bob Brown

Lewis, S.A.; Robichaud, P.R.; Hudak, A.T.; Strand, E.K.; Eitel, J.U.H.; Brown, R.E. 2021. Evaluating the Persistence of Post-Wildfire Ash: A Multi-Platform Spatiotemporal Analysis.. Fire 4,68. DOI: 10.3390/fire4040068. [Full text available]
Keywords: post-fire; remote sensing; wildfire ash; spectral indices; Sentinel-2; hydrologic response

Robichaud PR, Bone ED, Lewis SA, Brooks ES, Brown RE. 2021. Effectiveness of post-fire salvage logging stream buffer management for hillslope erosion in the U.S. Inland Northwest Mountains.. Hydrological Processes 35:e13943 DOI: 10.1002/hyp.13943. [Full text available]
Keywords: buffer, erosion, ground cover, riparian, salvage logging, soil burn severity

Akin I.D., Garnica S.S., Robichaud P.R., et al, 2021. Surficial Stabilization of Wildfire-Burnt Hillslopes Using Xanthan Gum and Polyacrylamide. Geotech Geol Eng (2021). DOI: 10.1007/s10706-021-01951-4. [Full text available]
Keywords: Erosion, Wildfire, Water retention, Xanthan gum, Polyacrylamide

Robichaud, P. R., Lewis, S. A., Wagenbrenner, J. W., Brown, R. E., and Pierson, F. B. 2020. Quantifying longterm postfire sediment delivery and erosion mitigation effectiveness. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 45, 771-782. [Full text available]
Keywords: rill erosion, wood mulch, wood strands, scarification, Hayman Fire, straw mulch, post-wildfire, recovery

Vega, S. P., Williams, C. J., Brooks, E. S., Pierson, F. B., Strand, E. K., Robichaud, P. R., Brown, R. E., Seyfried, M. S., Lohse, K. A., Glossner, K., Pierce, J. L., and Roehner, C. 2020. Interaction of wind and coldseason hydrologic processes on erosion from complex topography following wildfire in sagebrush steppe. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 45, 4431-4445. [Full text available]
Keywords: cold-season hydrology, fire effects, hillslope processes, rangeland hydrology, sagebrush, sediment production, sediment yield, silt fence, snowmelt runoff, wind erosion

Robichaud PR, Lewis SA, Brown RE, Bone ED, Brooks ES. 2020. Evaluating postwildfire loggingslash cover treatment to reduce hillslope erosion after salvage logging using ground measurements and remote sensing.. Hydrological Processes 34: 4431-4445. DOI: 10.1002/hyp.13882. [Full text available]
Keywords: post-fire, recovery, rill erosion, salvage logging, silt fence, skid trail, WorldView

Robichaud PR, Bone ED, Lewis SA, Brooks ES, Brown RE. 2020. Effectiveness of postfire salvage logging stream buffer management for hillslope erosion in the U.S. Inland Northwest Mountains.. Hydrological Processes 2020;1-15. DOI: 10.1002/hyp.13943. [Full text available]
Keywords: buffer, erosion, ground cover, riparian, salvage logging, soil burn severity

Robichaud P.R., Lewis S.A., Wagenbrenner, J.W., Brown R.E.,Pierson F.B. 2019. Quantifying long-term post-fire sediment delivery and erosion mitigation effectiveness. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 2019. DOI: 10.1002/esp.4755 [Full text available]
Keywords: rill erosion; wood mulch; wood strands; scarification; Hayman Fire; straw mulch; post-wildfire; recovery

Pierson DN, Robichaud PR, Rhoades CC, Brown RE. 2019. Soil carbon and nitrogen eroded after severe wildfire and erosion mitigation treatments. International Journal of Wildland Fire 28, 814-821. https://doi.org/10.1071/WF18193 [Full text available]
Keywords: post-wildfire recovery, sediment, watershed biogeochemistry

Larson-Nash S.S, Robichaud P.R., Pierson F.B., Moffet C.A., Williams C.J., Spaeth K.E., Brown R.E., Lewis S.A. 2017. Recovery of small-scale infiltration and erosion after wildfires Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics 66,3, 261-270. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/johh.2017-0056. [Full text available]
Keywords: Interrill erosion, Mini-disk infiltrometer, Post-fire erosion, Rainfall simulation, Water repellency.

Jurgensen, M.F.; Page-Dumroese, D.S.; Brown, R.E.; Tirocke, J.M.; Miller, C.A.; Pickens, J.B.; Wang, M. 2017. Estimating Carbon and Nitrogen Pools in a Forest Soil:Influence of Soil Bulk Density Methods and Rock Content. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. . 10.2136/sssaj2017.02.0069. [Full text available]
Keywords: Carbon Pools, Nitrogen Pools, Bulk Density, Fine Fraction

Robichaud, P.R.; Jennewein, J.; Sharratt, B.S.; Lewis, S.A.; Brown, R.E. 2017. Evaluating the effectiveness of agricultural mulches for reducing post-wildfire wind erosion. Aeolian Research 27:13-21. [Full text available]
Keywords: Tackifier, Friction velocity, Sediment transport, Rice straw, Wheat straw

Wagenbrenner J.W., Robichaud P.R., Brown R.E. 2016. Rill erosion in burned and salvage logged western montane forests: Effects of logging equipment type, traffic level, and slash treatment Journal of Hydrology 541:889-901. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2016.07.049. [Full text available]
Keywords: Salvage logging, Wildfire, Runoff, Soil compaction, Soil water repellency, Sediment.

Page-Dumroese, D.S.; Robichaud, P.R.; Brown, R.E.; Tirocke, J.M. 2015. Water Repellency of Two Forest Soils after Biochar Addition. Transactions of the ASABE 58(2):335-342. [Full text available] [Available through Treesearch]
Keywords: Biochar, Black carbon, Carbon sequestration, Hydrophobicity, Infiltration rate

Wagenberenner, J.W.; MacDonald, L.H.; Coats, R.N.; Robichaud, P.R.; Brown , R.E. 2015. Effects of post-fire salvage logging and a skid trail treatment on ground cover, soils, and sediment production in the interior western United States. Forest Ecology and Management 335:176-193. [Full text available]
Keywords: Erosion, Wildfire, Water repellency, Soil compaction, Salvage logging, Mitigation

Robichaud, P.R.; Jordan, P.; Lewis, S.A.; Ashmun, L.E.; Covert, S.A.; Brown, R.E. 2013. Evaluating the effectiveness of wood shred and agricultural straw mulches as a treatment to reduce post-wildfire hillslope erosion in southern British Columbia, Canada. Geomorphology 197:21–33. [Full text available] [Available through Treesearch]
Keywords: Erosion control, Runoff, Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER), Post-fire, Mitigation

Robichaud, Peter R.; Wagenbrenner, Joseph W.; Lewis, Sarah A.; Ashmun, Louise E.; Brown, Robert E.; Wohlgemuth, Peter M. 2013. Post-fire mulching for runoff and erosion mitigation. Part II: Effectiveness in reducing runoff and sediment yields from small catchments. Catena 105: 93–111. [Full text available] [Available through Treesearch]
Keywords: Straw mulch, Hydromulch, Post-fire recovery, Treatment effectiveness

Robichaud, Peter R.; Lewis, Sarah A.; Wagenbrenner, Joseph W.; Ashmun, Louise E.; Brown, Robert E. 2013. Post-fire mulching for runoff and erosion mitigation. Part I: Effectiveness at reducing hillslope erosion rates. Catena 105: 75–92. [Full text available] [Available through Treesearch]
Keywords: Post-fire rehabilitation, Wheat straw mulch, Wood strand mulch, Hydromulch, Seeding, Needle cast

Robichaud, P.R.; Brown, R.E.; Wohlgemuth, P.M.; Wagenbrenner, J.W. 2011. Getting results: measuring post-wildfire erosion control treatment effectiveness. ISELE Paper Number 11071. International Symposium on Erosion and Landscape Evolution. 18-21 September 2011, Anchorage, Alaska. ASABE Publication Number 711P0311cd. [Full text available]
Keywords: Rill erosion, Mulching, Contour-felled logs, Paired watersheds, Concentrated flow experiments

Dumroese, R.K.; Page-Dumroese, D.S.; Brown, R.E. 2011 Allometry, nitrogen status, and carbon stable isotope composition of Pinus ponderosa seedlings in two growing media with contrasting nursery irrigation regimes. Can. J. For. Res. 41:1091-1101. doi:10.1139/X11-017. [Full text available]
Keywords: carbon

Robichaud, P.R.; Wagenbrenner, J.W.; Brown, R.E. 2010. Rill erosion in natural and disturbed forests: 1. Measurements. Water Resources Research 46, W10506, doi:10.1029/2009WR008314. 14 p. [Full text available]
Keywords: rill erosion

Robichaud, Peter R.; Wagenbrenner, Joseph W.; Brown, Robert E.; Spigel, Kevin M. 2009. Three years of hillslope sediment yields following the Valley Complex fires, western Montana. Res. Pap. RMRS-RP-77. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 8 p. [Full text available]
Keywords: erosion, rainfall intensity, soil water repellency, vegetative recovery, postfire, ssediement yield

Robichaud, P.R.; Lewis, S.A.; Brown, R.E.; Ashmun, L.E. 2009. Emergency post-fire rehabilitation treatment effects on burned area ecology and long-term restoration. Fire Ecology Special Issue 5(1):115-128. [Full text available]
Keywords: BAER treatments, burn severity map, mulching, native seed, remote sensing, seeding, treatment monitoring, values-at-risk

Dun, S.; Wu, J.Q.; Elliot, W.J.; Robichaud, P.R.; Flanagan, D.C.; Frankenberger, J.R.; Brown, R.E.; Xu, A.D. 2009. Adapting the Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP) model for forest applications. Journal of Hydrology 336(1-4):45-54. [Full text available]
Keywords: Forest watershed; Surface runoff; Subsurface lateral flow; Soil erosion; Hydrologic modeling; WEPP

Robichaud, P.R.; Pierson, F.B.; Brown, R.E.; Wagenbrenner, J.W. 2008. Measuring effectiveness of three postfire hillslope erosion barrier treatments, western Montana, USA. Hydrological Processes 22:159-170. [Full text available]
Keywords: erosion mitigation; silt fence; contour-felled log; straw wattles; contour trenches; rainfall simulation; erosion barrier

Robichaud, P.R.; Wagenbrenner, J.W.; Brown, R.E.; Wohlgemuth, P.M.; Beyers, J.L. 2008. Evaluating the effectiveness of contour-felled log erosion barriers as a post-fire runoff and erosion mitigation treatment in the western United States. International Journal of Wildland Fire 17:255-273. [Full text available]
Keywords: catchment, LEB, sediment yield, watershed, erosion barrier

Robichaud, P.R.; Pierson, F.B.; Brown, R.E. 2007. Runoff and erosion effects after prescribed fire and wildfire on volcanic ash-cap soils. In: Page-Dumroese, D.; Miller, R.; Mital, J.; McDaniel, P.; Miller, D., tech. eds. 2007. Volcanic-Ash-Derived Forest Soils of the Inland Northwest: Properties and Implications for Management and Restoration. 9-10 November 2005. Coeur d'Alene, ID. Proceedings. RMRS-P-44. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 83-94. [Full text available] [Available through Treesearch]
Keywords: water repellent soils, rainfall simulation, burn severity, runoff, erosion, ash

Robichaud, P.R.; Brown, R.E. 2005. Postfire rehabilitation treatments: are we learning what works? In Moglen, G.E., ed., Managing Watersheds for Human and Natural Impacts: Engineering, Ecological, and Economic Challenges. Proceedings of the 2005 Watershed Management Conference, July 19-22, 2005, Williamsburg, VA; Sponsored by Environmental and Water Resources Institute (EWRI) of the American Society of Civil Engineers. 12 p. [Full text available]
Keywords: rehabilitation

Robichaud, P.R.; Brown, R.E. 2003. Quick Response Small Catchment Monitoring Techniques For Comparing Postfire Rehabilitation Treatment Effectiveness. p. 663-666 in First Interagency Conference on Research in the Watersheds, 2003. Renard, Kenneth G., McElroy, Stephen A., Gburek, William J., Canfield, H. Evan, and Scott, Russell L., eds. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, 27-30 October 2003, Benson, AZ. [Full text available]
Keywords: erosion, sedimentation, paired watersheds, instrumentation, data logger

Robichaud, P.R.; Brown, R.E. 2003. Quick response small catchment monitoring techniques for comparing postfire rehabilitation treatment effectiveness. First interagency conference on research in the watersheds. Agricultural Research Service. 663-667. [Full text available]
Keywords: erosion, sedimentation, paired watersheds, instrumentation, data logger

Robichaud, P.R.; Brown, R.E. 2002. Silt fences: an economical technique for measuring hillslope soil erosion. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-94. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 24 p. [Full text available]
Keywords: silt fence, erosion, erosion rate, sediment, measurement techniques, monitoring

Robichaud, P.R.; McCool, D.K.; Pannkuk, C.D.; Brown, R.E.; Mutch, P.W. 2001. Trap Efficiency of Silt Fences Used in Hillslope Erosion Studies. Presented January 3-5, 2000, Honolulu, HI. In: Ascough II, J.C.; Flanagan, D.C., eds. Soil erosion for the 21st century: proceedings of the international symposium. St. Joseph, MI: ASAE. 541-543. ASAE Pub. No. 701P0007. [Full text available]
Keywords: Soil erosion, Geotextiles, Sediment control, silt fence

Pannkuk, C.D.; Robichaud, P.R.; Brown, R.E. 2000. Effectiveness of needle cast from burnt conifer trees on reducing erosion. Paper no. 00-5018. Presented at the 2000 ASAE annual international meeting, Milwaukee, WI, July 9-12, 2000. St. Joseph, MI: ASAE. 15 p.
Keywords: Residue cover, Forest, Surface runoff, Erosion, Fires, needle cast

Robichaud, P.R.; Brown, R.E. 1999 Measuring Rill Erosion Rates in a Steep Forest Environment. Presented at the 1999 American Geophysical Union Spring Meeting, June 1-4, Boston, MA. Poster.
Keywords: rill erosion

Robichaud, P.R.; Brown, R.E. 1999. What Happened After the Smoke Cleared: Onsite Erosion Rates after a wildfire in Eastern Oregon. In: Proceedings of the Annual Summer Specialty Conference (Track 2: Wildland Hydrology), 419-426. June 30-July 2, 1999, Bozeman, MT. Herndon, VA: American Water Resources Association. [Full text available]
Keywords: erosion measurement; silt fence; wildfire; nutrient loss

Robichaud, P.R.; Luce, C.H.; Brown, R.E. 1993. Variation among different surface conditions in timber harvest sites in the southern Appalachians. In: Larionov, G.A.; Nearing, M.A., eds. Proceedings of the International Russian, United States, Ukrainian Workshop on Quantitative Assessment of Soil Erosion, September 1993, Moscow, Russia. West Lafayette, IN: The Center for Technology Transfer and Pollution Prevention, Purdue University. 231-241. [Full text available]
Keywords: surface conditions

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