Selected Moscow FSL Engineering publications by Pete Robichaud

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, post-fire

Robichaud, P.R.; Elliot, W.J.; Pierson, F.B.; Hall, D.E.; Moffet, C.A. 2009. A probabilistic approach to modeling postfire erosion after the 2009 Australian bushfires. In Anderssen, R.S.; Braddock, R.D.; Newham, L.T.H., eds. Proceedings of the 18th World IMACS / MODSIM Congress, Cairns, Australia, 13-17 July 2009. International Congress on Modelling and Simulation. Interfacing Modelling and Simulation with Mathematical and Computational Sciences. [Full text available]
Keywords: sediment yield, wildfire, WEPP, ERMiT, Victoria Bushfires

Elliot, W.E.; Foltz, R.B.; Robichaud, P.R. 2009. Recent findings related to measuring and modeling forest road erosion. In Anderssen, R.S.; Braddock, R.D.; Newham, L.T.H., eds. Proceedings of the 18th World IMACS / MODSIM Congress, Cairns, Australia, 13-17 July 2009. International Congress on Modelling and Simulation. Interfacing Modelling and Simulation with Mathematical and Computational Sciences. [Full text available]
Keywords: WEPP:Road, ditch, road surface, inslope, outslope

Lentile, L.B.; Smith, A.M.S.; Hudak, A.T.; Morgan, P.; Bobbitt, M.J.; Lewis, S.A.; Robichaud, P.R. 2009. Remote sensing for prediction of 1-year post-fire ecosystem condition. International Journal of Wildland Fire 18(5):594-608. [Full text available]
Keywords: burn severity, char, Landsat ETM+, ponderosa pine, subpixel, unmixing

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

Robichaud, Peter R.; Cerdà, Artemi. 2009. Summary and Remarks. Chapter 21 in: Cerdà, A.; Robichaud, P.R., eds. Fire Effects on Soils and Restoration Strategies. 2009. Enfield, NH: Science Publishers. 569 ff.

Bautista, Susana; Robichaud, Peter R.; Bladé, Carme. 2009. Post-fire Mulching. Chapter 13 in: Cerdà, A.; Robichaud, P.R., eds. Fire Effects on Soils and Restoration Strategies. 2009. Enfield, NH: Science Publishers. 353-372.

Robichaud, Peter R. 2009. Using Erosion Barriers for Post-fire Stabilization. Chapter 12 in: Cerdà, A.; Robichaud, P.R., eds. Fire Effects on Soils and Restoration Strategies. 2009. Enfield, NH: Science Publishers. 337-352.

Robichaud, Peter R. 2009. Post-fire Stabilization and Rehabilitation. Chapter 10 in: Cerdà, A.; Robichaud, P.R., eds. Fire Effects on Soils and Restoration Strategies. 2009. Enfield, NH: Science Publishers. 299-320.

Scott, David F.; Curran, Michael P.; Robichaud, Peter R.; Wagenbrenner, Joseph W. 2009. Soil Erosion after Forest Fire. Chapter 6 in: Cerdà, A.; Robichaud, P.R., eds. Fire Effects on Soils and Restoration Strategies. 2009. Enfield, NH: Science Publishers. 177-196.

Cerdà, Artemi; Robichaud, Peter R. 2009. Fire Effects on Soil Infiltration. Chapter 3 in: Cerdà, A.; Robichaud, P.R., eds. Fire Effects on Soils and Restoration Strategies. 2009. Enfield, NH: Science Publishers. 81-104.

Cerdà, Artemi; Robichaud, Peter R., eds. 2009. Fire Effects on Soils and Restoration Strategies. Enfield, NH: Science Publishers (USA). Volume 5 of Land Reconstruction and Management series. 605 pages. ISBN 978-1-57808-526-2.
Keywords: forest fires, fire ecology, soil ecology, forest restoration

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

Foltz, R.B.; Robichaud, P.R.; Rhee, H. 2009. A synthesis of postfire road treatments for BAER teams: methods, treatment effectiveness, and decisionmaking tools for rehabilitation. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-228. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 152 p. [Full text available] [Available through Treesearch]
Keywords: wildfire, BAER, burned area, emergency response, peak flow, roads

Riechers, G.H.; Beyers, J.L.; Robichaud, P.R.; Jennings, K.; Kreutz, E.; Moll, J. 2008. Effects of Three Mulch Treatments on Initial Postfire Erosion in North-Central Arizona. Session C. USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-189. 107-113. [Full text available]

Robichaud, P.R. 2008. Erosion Risk Management Tool (ERMiT). Stream Notes July 2008. Stream Systems Technology Center, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Center. 1-4. [Full text available]
Keywords: Erosion Risk Management Tool (ERMiT), watershed stabilization, runoff and erosion

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. Hydrol. Process. 22:159-170. [Full text available]
Keywords: erosion mitigation; silt fence; contour-felled log; straw wattles; contour trenches; rainfall simulation

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

Pierson, F.B.; Robichaud, P.R.; Moffet, C.A.; Spaeth, K.E.; Williams, C.J.; Hardegree, S.P.; Clark, P.E. 2008. Soil water repellency and infiltration in coarse-textured soils of burned and unburned sagebrush ecosystems. Catena 74:98-108. [Full text available]
Keywords: Rangeland, Sagebrush, Fire, Infiltration, Runoff, Hydrophobicity

Pierson, F.B.; Robichaud, P.R.; Moffet, C.A.; Spaeth, K.E.; Hardegree, S.P.; Clark, P.E.; Williams, C.J. 2008. Fire effects on rangeland hydrology and erosion in a steep sagebrush-dominated landscape. Hydrological Processes 22: 2916-2929. [Full text available]
Keywords: erosion; fire; infiltration; interrill; rangeland; rills; runoff; sagebrush; water-repellent soils

Lewis, S.A.; Robichaud, P.R.; Frazier, B.E.; Wu, J.Q.; Laes, D.Y.M. 2008. Using hyperspectral imagery to predict post-wildfire soil water repellency. Geomorphology 95:192-205. [Full text available]
Keywords: Burn severity; Ash; Water repellent soils; Hayman Fire; Remote sensing

MacDonald, L.H.; Robichaud, P.R. 2008. Post-fire erosion and the effectiveness of emergency rehabilitation treatments over time. Stream Notes January 2008. Stream Systems Technology Center, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Center. 1-6. [Full text available]

Robichaud, P.R.; Lewis, S.A.; Ashmun, L.E. 2008. New procedure for sampling infiltration to assess post-fire soil water repellency. Res. Note. RMRS-RN-33. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 14 p. [Full text available] [Available through Treesearch]

Moffet, C.A.; Pierson, F.B.; Robichaud, P.R.; Spaeth, K.E.; Hardegree, S.P. 2007. Modeling soil erosion on steep sagebrush rangeland before and after prescribed fire. Catena 71(2):218-228. [Full text available]
Keywords: WEPP; Rill erosion; Darcy-Weisbach roughness; Shear stress; Rill erodibility; Rill width

Spigel, K.M.; Robichaud, P.R. 2007. First-year post-fire erosion rates in Bitterroot National Forest, Montana Hydrol. Process. 21: 998-1005 [Full text available]
Keywords: hillslope erosion; forest fire; silt fences; WEPP; rainfall intensity; water repellency; site productivity

Hudak, Andrew T.; Morgan, Penelope; Bobbitt, Michael J.; Smith, Allstair M. S.; Lewis, Sarah A.; Lentile, Leigh B.; Robichaud, Peter R.; Clark, Jess T.; McKinley, Randy A. 2007. The relationship of multispectral satellite imagery to immediate fire effects. Fire Ecology. 3(1):64-90. [Full text available] [Available through Treesearch]
Keywords: burn severity, change detection, char, Landsat, normalized burn ratio, remote sensing, soils, spectral mixture analysis, vegetation, wildfire

Lentile, Leigh B.; Morgan, Penelope; Hudak, Andrew T.; Bobbitt, Michael J.; Lewis, Sarah A.; Smith, Alistair M. S.; Robichaud, Peter R. 2007. Post-fire burn severity and vegetation response following eight large wildfires across the Western United States. Fire Ecology. 3(1):91-108. [Full text available] [Available through Treesearch]
Keywords: dNBR, delta Normalized Burn Ratio, fire effects, remote sensing, species diversity, species richness

Lewis, Sarah A.; Lentile, Leigh B.; Hudak, Andrew T.; Robichaud, Peter R.; Morgan, Penelope; Bobbitt, Michael J. 2007. Mapping ground cover using hyperspectral remote sensing after the 2003 Simi and Old wildfires in southern California. Fire Ecology. 3(1):109-128. [Full text available] [Available through Treesearch]
Keywords: burn severity, dNBR, erosion potential, hyperspectral data, Relative dNBR, southern California wildfires, spectral mixture analysis

Spaeth, Kenneth E.; Pierson, Frederick B.; Robichaud, Peter R.; Moffet, Corey A. 2007. Hydrology, erosion, plant, and soil relationships after rangeland wildfire. In: Sosebee, Ronald E.; Wester, David B.; Britton, Carlton M.; McArthur, E. Durant; Kitchen, Stanley G., comps. Proceedings: Shrubland dynamics -- fire and water; 2004 August 10-12; Lubbock, TX. Proceedings RMRS-P-47. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 62-68. [Full text available] [Available through Treesearch]

Calkin, David E.; Hyde, Kevin D.; Robichaud, Peter R.; Jones, J. Greg; Ashmun, Louise E.; Loeffler Dan. 2007. Assessing post-fire values-at-risk with a new calculation tool. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-205. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 32 p. [Full text available] [Available through Treesearch]
Keywords: Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER), Values-at-Risk, economic assessment, implied value

Lentile, L.; Morgan, P.; Hardy, C.; Hudak, A.; Means, R.; Ottmar, R.; Robichaud, P.; Kennedy Sutherland, E.; Szymoniak, J.; Way, F.; Fites-Kaufman, J.; Lewis, S.; Mathews, E.; Shovik, H.; Ryan, K. 2007. Value and challenges of conducting rapid response research on wildland fires. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-193. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 11 p. [Full text available] [Available through Treesearch]
Keywords: Rapid Response Research, wildland fire, Incident Management Teams, Joint Fire Science Program, burn severity

Lentile, L.; Morgan, P.; Hardy, C.; Hudak, A.; Means, R.; Ottmar, R.; Robichaud, P.; Sutherland, E.; Way, F.; Lewis, S. 2007. Lessons learned from rapid response research on wildland fires. Fire Management Today 67(1):24-31. [Full text available] [Available through Treesearch]
Keywords: Rapid Response Research, wildland fires, fire effects, fire management

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

Robichaud, P.R.; Lewis, S.A.; Laes, D.Y.M.; Hudak, A.T.; Kokaly, R.F.; Zamudio, J.A. 2007. Postfire soil burn severity mapping with hyperspectral image unmixing. Remote Sensing of Environment (2007), doi:10.1016/j.rse.2006.11.027. 14 p. [Full text available] [Available through Treesearch]
Keywords: Hayman Fire; Ash; Mixture tuned matched filter; Hyperspectral; Burn severity

Robichaud, P.R.; Elliot, W.J.; Pierson, F.B.; Hall, D.E.; Moffet, C.A. 2007. Predicting postfire erosion and mitigation effectiveness with a web-based probabilistic erosion model. Catena 71(2):229-241. [Full text available]
Keywords: sediment yield, wildfire, WEPP, FSWEPP, ERMiT

Robichaud, P.R.; Elliot, W.J.; Pierson, F.B.; Hall, D.E.; Moffet, C.A.; Ashmun, L.E. 2007. Erosion Risk Management Tool (ERMiT) user manual (version 2006.01.18). Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-188. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 24 p. [Full text available] [Available through Treesearch]
Keywords: erosion prediction model, FS WEPP, post-fire assessment, BAER treatments

Hudak, A.T.; Lewis, S.; Robichaud, P.; Morgan, P.; Bobbitt, M.; Lentile, L.; Smith, A.; Holden, Z.; Clark, J.; McKinley, R. 2006. Sensitivity of Landsat image-derived burn severity indices to immediate post-fire effects. Third International Fire Ecology and Management Congress Proceedings. CD-ROM. 3 p. [Full text available] [Available through Treesearch]

Lentile, L.B.; Smith, A.M.S.; Morgan, P.; Holden, Z.A.; Falkowski, M.J.; Gessler, P.E.; Lewis, S.A.; Hudak, A.T.; Robichaud, P.R. 2006. Panel discussion: challenges and recommendations for the mapping of fire and post-fire effects. In: Greer, J.D., ed. New Remote Sensing Technologies for Resource Managers, Proceedings of the 11th Forest Service Remote Sensing Applications Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, April 24-28 2006. American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS), CD-ROM. 8&npbs;p. [Full text available]

Lewis, S.A.; Hudak, A.T.; Robichaud, P.R.; Lentile, L.B.; Morgan, P.; Bobbitt, M.J. 2006. Post-wildfire ground cover mapping by spectral unmixing of hyperspectral data. In: Greer, J.D., ed. New Remote Sensing Technologies for Resource Managers, Proceedings of the 11th Forest Service Remote Sensing Applications Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, April 24-28 2006. American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS), CD-ROM. 8&npbs;p. [Full text available]

Dun, S.; Wu, J.Q.; Elliot, W.J.; Robichaud, P.R.; Flanagan, D.C. 2006. Adapting the Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP) model to forest conditions. Written for presentation at the 2006 ASABE Annual International Meeting. Sponsored by ASABE, Portland Convention Center, Portland, OR. 9 - 12 July 2006. ASABE Paper No. 062150. American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers. [Full text available]
Keywords: Forest watershed, surface runoff, subsurface lateral flow, soil erosion, hydrologic modeling, WEPP

Robichaud, P.R.; Elliot, W.J. 2006. Protection from erosion following wildfire. Written for presentation at the 2006 ASABE Annual International Meeting. Sponsored by ASABE, Portland Convention Center, Portland, OR. 9 - 12 July 2006. ASABE Paper No. 068009. American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers. 7 p. [Full text available] [Available through Treesearch]
Keywords: erosion mitigation, sediment yield, forest fire

Robichaud, P.R.; Lillybridge, T.R.; Wagenbrenner, J.W. 2006. Effects of postfire seeding and fertilization on hillslope erosion in north-central Washington, USA. Catena 67: 56-67. "Available online at www.sciencedirect.com" [Full text available]
Keywords: Erosion rate, wildfire, grass seeding, silt fence, monitoring, rehabilitation

Graham, R.T.; Finney, M.A.; Cohen, J.; Robichaud, P.R.; Romme, W.; Kent, B. 2005. Hayman fire impacts. Fire Management Today 65(1):19-22. [Full text available]

Robichaud, P.R.; Beyers, J.L.; Neary, D.G. 2005. Chapter 10: Watershed rehabilitation. In: Neary, D.G.; Ryan, K.C.; DeBano, L.F., eds. Wildland fire in ecosystems: effects of fire on soils and water. Gen Tech Rep RMRS-GTR-42-vol.4. Ogden, UT: USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 179-197. [Full text available]

Lewis, S.A.; Wu, J.Q.; Robichaud, P.R. 2005. Assessing burn severity and comparing soil water repellency, Hayman Fire, Colorado. Hydrological Processes 20:1-16 (2006). Published online 26 August 2005. [Full text available]
Keywords: forest fire; water repellent soils; erosion; burn severity; water drop penetration time (WDPT); mini-disk infiltrometer (MDI)

Robichaud, P.R. 2005. Measurement of post-fire hillslope erosion to evaluate and model rehabilitation treatment effectiveness and recovery. International Journal of Wildland Fire 14(4): 475-485 [Full text available]
Keywords: Burned Area Emergency Response; emergency stabilization; mitigation; paired watersheds; sediment; silt fence; wildfire

Covert, S.A.; Robichaud, P.R.; Elliot, W.J.; Link, T.E. 2005. Evaluation of runoff prediction from WEPP-based erosion models for harvested and burned forest watersheds, Transactions of the ASAE 48(3):1091-1100. [Full text available]
Keywords: GeoWEPP, Model evaluation, Prescribed fire, Runoff prediction, Timber harvest, Watershed, WEPP

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]

Elliot, William; Robichaud, Pete. 2005. Evaluating sedimentation risks associated with fuel management. Fuels planning: science synthesis and integration; environmental consequences fact sheet 8. Res. Note RMRS-RN-23-08-WWW. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 2 p. [Full text available]

Laes, D.; Maus, P.; Lewis, S.; Robichaud, P.; Kokaly, R. 2004. Postfire burn-severity classification of the Hayman Fire, CO: based on hyperspectral data. JFSP RFP 2001-2 Task 1. Remote Sensing Applications Center Project Report RSAC-0068-RPT1. Salt Lake City, UT: US Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Remote Sensing Application Center. 29 p. [Full text available]

Lewis, S.A.; Robichaud, P.R.; Elliot, W.J.; Frazier, B.E.; and Wu, J.Q. 2004. Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Postfire Soil Properties. In: Remote Sensing for Field Users, Proceedings of the Tenth Forest Service Remote Sensing Applications Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, April 5-9, 2004. CD-ROM. 9 p. [Full text available]

Hudak, A.T.; Robichaud, P.R.; Evans, J.B.; Clark, J.; Lannom, K.; Morgan, P.; and Stone, C. 2004. Field validation of Burned Area Reflectance Classification (BARC) products for post fire assessment. In: Remote Sensing for Field Users, Proceedings of the Tenth Forest Service Remote Sensing Applications Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, April 5-9, 2004. CD-ROM. 13 p. [Full text available]

Elliot, W.J.; Robichaud, P.R. 2004. The effectiveness of postfire mitigation treatments. Presented at the 2004 BAER Training Workshop, April 30, 2004, Denver, CO. Rocky Mountain Research Station, Moscow, ID.

Robichaud, P.R. 2004. Portable electronic meter: Measuring water content of organic materials. Resource. May 2004 11(4): 10-11. American Society of Agricultural Engineers. [Full text available]
Keywords: Duff moisture meter

Robichaud, P.R.; Gasvoda, D.S.; Hungerford, R.D.; Bilski, J.; Ashmun, L.E.; Reardon, J. 2004. Measuring duff moisture content in the field using a portable meter sensitive to dielectric permittivity. International Journal of Wildland Fire 13(3): 343-353. [Full text available]
Keywords: prescribed fire, forest floor, duff moisture content, frequency domain reflectometry, time domain reflectometry, duff moisture meter

Robichaud, P.R.; Bilskie, J. 2004. A new tool for fire managers--an electronic duff moisture meter. Fire Management Today. USDA Forest Service, Fire and Aviation Management. 64(2):15-18. [Full text available]
Keywords: DMM600, duff moisture meter

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

Pannkuk, C.K.; Robichaud, P.R. 2003. Effectiveness of needle cast at reducing erosion after forest fires. Water Resources Research 39(12), 1333, doi:10.1029/2003WRR002318. [Full text available]
Keywords: erosion, runoff, wildfires

Robichaud, P.R. 2003. Effects of fire on water repellency: Infiltration rates after prescribed fire in Northern Rocky Mountain forests. Chapter 19 in: Ritsema, C.J.; Dekker, L.W., eds. Soil water repellency. Elsevier, London.
Keywords: water repellency

Pierson, F.B.; Robichaud, P.R.; Spaeth, K.E.; Moffet, C.A. 2003. Impacts of fire on hydrology and erosion in steep mountain big sagebrush communities. First interagency conference on research in the watersheds. Agricultural Research Service. 625-630. [Full text available]

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.; MacDonald, L.; Freeouf, J.; Neary, D.; Martin, D.; Ashmun, L. 2003. Postfire rehabilitation of the Hayman Fire. P. 293-313 in: Graham, Russell T., Technical Editor. 2003. Hayman Fire Case Study. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-114. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 396 p. [Full text available]

Robichaud, P.R.; Bilskie, J. 2003. Time to burn? Wildfire, May/June 2003, a supplement of Fire Chief. [Full text available]
Keywords: moisture meter, duff moisture meter

Robichaud Peter R.; Storrar, Chapin S. 2002. Silt Happens: Gathering Erosion Data. General Technical Report RMRS-93-CD. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 14 minute video on CD.

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

Wohlgemuth, P.M.; Hubbert, K.R.; Robichaud, P.R. 2001. The effects of log erosion barriers on post-fire hydrological response and sediment yield in small forested watersheds, southern California. Hydrological Processes 15(15): 3053-3066. [Full text available]
Keywords: sediment yield; hydrologic response; fire; erosion control; log erosion barriers; upland watersheds; soil depth; water repellency

Pierson, F.B.; Robichaud, P.R.; Spaeth, K.E. 2001. Spatial and temporal effects of wildfire on the hydrology of step rangeland watershed. Hydrological Processes 15(15): 2905-2916. Ft. Collins, CO: USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. [Full text available]
Keywords: rangeland; fire; infiltration; runoff; erosion; water-repellent; rainfall simulation

Elsenbeer, H; Robichaud, P., issue editors. Hydrological Processes Journal 15(15): 30 October 2001.
Keywords: Hydrology, Wildfire, Surficial processes, Robichaud

Robichaud, P.R.; Beyers, J.L.; Neary, D.G. February 2001. After the Fire, Before the Storm: Post-erosion control efforts explored. CE News 54-62. [Full text available]

Robichaud, P.R.; Beyers, J.L.; Neary, D.G. February 2001. After the storm, before the rain. American Society of Civil Engineers Bulletin 3(6): 3.

Elliot, W.J.; Robichaud, P.R.; Pannkuk, C.D. 2001. A probabilistic approach to modeling erosion for spatially-varied conditions. Proceedings of the Seventh Federal Interagency Sedimentation Conference, March 25 to 29, 2001, Reno, Nevada. Volume 2, Section VI, "Data Quality Assurance." p. VI-33 -- VI-40. [Full text available]

Elliot, W.J.; Robichaud, P.R.; Hall, D.E.; Cuhaciyan, C.O.; Pierson, F.B.; Wohlgemuth, P.M. 2001. A probabilistic approach to modeling erosion for spatially-varied conditions. ASAE paper number 01-8006, presented at the 2001 ASAE Annual International Meeting sponsored by American Society of Agricultural Engineers, Sacramento Convention Center, Sacramento, California, USA, July 30--August 1, 2001. St. Joseph, MI: ASAE. 16 p. [Full text available]
Keywords: Modeling, WEPP, Forest Fire, Erosion, Variability

Brady, J.; Robichaud, P.R.; Pierson, F.B. 2001. Infiltration rates after wildfires in the Bitterroot Valley. ASAE paper number 01-8003, presented at the 2001 ASAE Annual International Meeting sponsored by American Society of Agricultural Engineers, Sacramento Convention Center, Sacramento, California, USA, July 30--August 1, 2001. ASAE--2001: An Engineering Odyssey. Technical Session 21: Forest soil erosion and water quality. St. Joseph, MI: ASAE. [Full text available]

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

Robichaud, P.R.; Beyers, J.L.; Neary, D.G. 2001. After the fire, before the storm. ASCE Bulletin Inland Empire Section, March 2001; 3(6): 3. [Full text available]
Keywords: erosion control

Elliot, W.J.; Robichaud, P.R. 2001. Comparing Erosion Risks from Forest Operations to Wildfire. In: Peter Schiess and Finn Krogstad, editors, Proceedings of The International Mountain Logging and 11th Pacific Northwest Skyline Symposium: 2001 - A Forest Engineering Odyssey. Seattle, WA: College of Forest Resources, University of Washington and International Union of Forestry Research Organizations. 78-89. Presented at The International Mountain Logging and 11th Pacific Northwest Skyline Symposium 2001, December 10--12, 2001, Seattle, WA. [Full text available]
Keywords: Soil Erosion, Forest operations, Forest fires, WEPP

Robichaud, P.R.; Elliot, W.J.; Pierson, F.B.; Wohlgemuth, P.M. 2000. Risk assessment of fuel management practices on hillslope erosion processes. In: Neuenschwander, L.F.; Ryan, K.C., tech. eds., Proceedings from the Joint Fire Science Conference and Workshop -- "Crossing the Millennium: Integrating Spatial Technologies and Ecological Principles for a New Age in Fire Management"; June 15-17, 1999; Boise, ID. Moscow, ID: University of Idaho; Vol. II: 58-64.
Keywords: erosion, fire severity, risk assessment, modeling

Robichaud, P.R.; Hungerford, R.D.; Gasvoda, D.S., inventors; The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, asignee. 2000. Method for the measurement of forest duff moisture content. U.S. Patent 6,078,181. June 20. 9 p. Int. Cl⁷G01R 27/26. [Full text available]

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

Neary, D.G.; Robichaud, P.R.; Beyers, J.L. 2000. Burned Area Emergency Watershed Rehabilitation: Program Goals, Techniques, Effectiveness, and Future Directions in the 21st Century. In: Ffolliott, Peter F.; Baker Jr., Malchus B.; Edminster, Carleton B.; Dillon, Madelyn C.; Mora, Karen L., technical coordinators. 2000. Land stewardship in the 21st century: the contributions of watershed management: poster papers. USDA Forest Service proceedings RMRS-P-13. 375-378. [Full text available]
Keywords: BAER

Robichaud, P.R. 2000. Forest Fire Effects on Hillslope Erosion: What We Know. Watershed Management Council Networker 9(1): Winter 2000. Available online at <http://watershed.org/news/win_00/2_hillslope_fire.htm> [October 2001]. [Full text available]
Keywords: Prescribed Fire

Robichaud, P.R.; Beyers, J.L.; Neary D.G. 2000. Evaluating the Effectiveness of Postfire Rehabilitation Treatments. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-63. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 85 p. [Full text available]
Keywords: burn severity, erosion control, BAER, burned area emergency rehabilitation, mitigation, seeding, monitoring

Elliot, W.J.; Foltz, R.B.; Robichaud, P.R. 2000. Measuring and modelling soil erosion processes in forests. Landwards 55(2): 8-25. Presented at the Forestry Engineering for Tomorrow Conference, 28 June 1999, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Keywords: erosion

Robichaud, P. R. 2000. Fire effects on infiltration rates after prescribed fire in northern Rocky Mountain forests, USA. Journal of Hydrology. 231-232(2000): 220-229. [Full text available]
Keywords: Water repellent, rainfall simulation, forest fire, hydraulic conductivity

Robichaud, P. R.; Hungerford, R. D. 2000. Water repellency by laboratory burning of four northern Rocky Mountain forest soils. Journal of Hydrology. 231-232(2000): 207-219. [Full text available]
Keywords: hydrophobicity, soil heating, water drop penetration time, water repellent

Robichaud, P.R. 2000. Fire and Erosion: Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Post-Fire Rehabilitation Treatment, Contour-Felled Logs. In: Flug, Marshall; Frevert, Donald; Watkins, Jr., David W., eds. Proceedings from the Conference on Watershed Management and Operations Management, June 20-24, 2000, Fort Collins, CO. Reston, VA: American Society of Civil Engineers. 11 p.

Robichaud, P.R.; Miller, S.M. 1999. Spatial Interpolation and Simulation of Post-burn Duff Thickness after Prescribed Fire. International Journal of Wildland Fire 9(2): 137-143. [Full text available]
Keywords: Geostatistics, Forest floor, Duff water content, Spatial patterns, Northern Rocky Mountains

Robichaud, P.R.; Elliot, W.J.; Pierson, F.B.; Wohlgemuth, P.M. 1999. Risk Assessment of Fuel Management Practices on Hillslope Erosion Processes. Proceedings of the Joint Fire Science Conference and Workshop, Volume II. June 15-17, 1999, Boise, ID. Moscow, ID: University of Idaho, International Association of Wildland Fire. 58-64.
Keywords: erosion, fire severity, risk assessment, modeling

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.

Robichaud, P.R.; Hungerford, R.D.; Gasvoda, D.S., inventors; The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, asignee. 1999. Apparatus and method for the measurement of forest duff moisture content. U.S. Patent 5,920,195. July 6. 9 p. Int. Cl⁶G01R 27/26. [Full text available]

Robichaud, P.; Ford, G. 1999. Water Repellant Soils in Northern Rocky Mountains, USA. U.S.D.A. Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station and Idaho Panhandle National Forests. Poster.

Elliot, W.J.; Foltz, R.B.; Robichaud, P.R. 1999. Measuring and modeling soil erosion in forests. Proceedings of Forest Engineering for Tomorrow. Forestry Engineering Technical Papers, Paper 3. Silsoe, UK: Institution of Agricultural Engineers, Forest Engineering Group.

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

Elliot, W.J.; Page-Dumroese, D.; Robichaud, P.R. 1999. The effects of forest management on erosion and soil productivity. Proceedings of the Symposium on Soil Quality and Erosion Interaction, Keystone, CO, July 7, 1996. Ankeney, IA: Soil and Water Conservation Society. 16 p. [Full text available]
Keywords: Soil Quality, Soil Erosion Prediction, WEPP

Elliot, W.J.; Page-Dumroese, D.; Robichaud, P.R. 1999. The effects of forest management on erosion and soil productivity. Chapter 12 in Lal, R., ed., Soil Quality and Soil Erosion. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. 195-208.
Keywords: Soil Quality, Soil Erosion Prediction, WEPP

Elliot, W.J., Robichaud, P.R. 1998. Risk Analysis After Fire With WEPP. Burned Area Emergency Rehabilitation Course, Reno, NV. March 31, 1998. USDA Forest Service Region 5. 4 p.
Keywords: WEPP, fire, risk analysis

Robichaud, P.R.; Monroe, T.M. 1997. Spatially-varied erosion modeling using WEPP for timber harvested and burned hillslopes. ASAE Annual International Meeting, Minneapolis, MN. Paper No. 97-5015. St. Joseph, MI: American Society of Agricultural Engineers. [Full text available]
Keywords: erodibility, prescribed fire, spatial variability

Robichaud, P.R. 1997. Geostatistics: a new tool for describing spatially-varied surface conditions from timber harvested and burned hillslopes. ASAE Annual International Meeting, Minneapolis, MN. Paper No. 97-2092. St. Joseph, MI: American Society of Agricultural Engineers. 133-136. [Full text available]
Keywords: erosion modeling, hydraulic conductivity, prescribed fire, erodibility

Robichaud, P.R. 1997. Forest fire: friend or foe? Resource: Engineering and Technology for a Sustainable World. 4(5): 7-8.

Elliot, W.J.; Robichaud, P.R. 1997. Assessing Impacts of Cover and other Factors on the Erosion Risk in Forests. Presented at the Conference on Soils and Forest Productivity, Oct. 21-22, Beaverton, OR.

Robichaud, P.R. 1996. Spacially-varied erosion potential from harvested hillslopes after prescribed fire in the Interior Northwest. Ph.D. dissertation. Moscow, ID: University of Idaho.

Elliot, W.J.; Page-Dumroese, D.; Robichaud, P.R. 1996. The Effects of Forest Management on Erosion and Soil Productivity. An invited paper presented at the Symposium on Soil Quality and Erosion Interaction sponsored by The Soil and Water Conservation Society of America, July 7, 1996, Keystone, CO. 16 p.

Povilaitis, A.; Robichaud, P.; Dumbrauskas, A.; Tumas, R.; Ruseckas, J.; Heatwole, C. 1995. Erosion prediction in the republic of Lithuania with the WEPP model. Water quality modeling: Proceedings of the International Symposium; 1995 Apr 2-1995 Apr 5; Orlando, Florida, USA. ASAE. 333-340.
Keywords: erosion, erosion prediction, WEPP, Lithuania

Elliot, W.J.; Robichaud, P.R.; Luce, C.H. 1995. Applying the WEPP erosion model to timber harvest areas. In: Proceedings of the ASCE Watershed Management Conference, August 1995, San Antonio, TX. American Society of Civil Engineers. 83--92.

Elliot, W.J.; Foltz, R.B.; Robichaud, P.R. 1994. A tool for estimating disturbed forest site sediment production. In: Baumgartner, D.M.; Lotan, J.E.; Tonn, J.R., eds. Proceedings, Interior Cedar-Hemlock-White Pine Forests: Ecology and Management; 1993 March 2-4; Spokane, WA. Pullman, WA: Washington State University Cooperative Extension: 233-236.
Keywords: soil erosion, modeling, prediction, WEPP

Robichaud, P.R.; Waldrop, T.A. 1994. A comparison of surface runoff and sediment yields from low- and high-severity site preparation burns. Journal of the American Water Resources Association (Water Resources Bulletin) 30(1): 27-34.
Keywords: erosion, runoff, sediment yield, site preparation burning, timber harvest

Robichaud, P.R.; Graham, R.T.; Hungerford, R.D. 1994. Onsite sediment production and nutrient Losses from a low-severity burn in the Interior Northwest. In: Baumgartner, D.M.; Lotan, J.E.; Tonn, J.R., eds. Proceedings, Interior Cedar-Hemlock-White Pine Forests: Ecology and Management; 1993 March 2-4; Spokane, WA. Pullman, WA: Washington State University Cooperative Extension: 227-232.
Keywords: erosion, prescribed burning, nitrogen loss, soil heating, sediment yield

Robichaud, P.R.; Foltz, R.B; Luce, C.H. 1993. Development of an on-site prediction model for forest roads and timber harvest areas. In: Hadley, R.F.; Mizuyama, T. (eds.). Sediment problems: Strategies for monitoring, prediction and control. Proceedings of the Yokohama Symposium, July 1993. IAHS Publ. No. 217. 135-140.

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.

Burroughs, E.R., Jr.; Foltz, R.B.; Robichaud, P.R. 1991. Sediment production from forest roads and timber harvest areas. Our California Environment 1(4): 4-6. Fort Dodge, IA: Land and Water, Inc.

Burroughs, E.R., Jr.; Foltz, R.B.; Robichaud, P.R. 1991. United States Forest Service research on sediment production from forest roads and timber harvest areas. In: Actes Proceedings Actes 2: 10th World Forestry Congress; 1991 September 18-22; Paris, France. Rev. For. Francaise 2. Rome, Italy: Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations: 187-193.

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