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Updated: June 2024
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2024
103 Kemper, J.T., Knox, R., Raffae, M., Schulz, E., Bailey, R., Morrison, R.R. and Wohl, E., 2024. Estimating catchment‐scale sediment storage in a large River Basin, Colorado River, USA. River Research and Applications.
102 Huang, Y., Jiang, Y., Jiang, B., Bailey, R.T., Masud, B., Smerdon, B. and Faramarzi, M., 2024. Modelling impacts of climate change on snow drought, groundwater drought, and their feedback mechanism in a snow-dominated watershed in western Canada. Journal of Hydrology, p.131342.
101 Balakrishnan, J.V., Bailey, R.T., Jeong, J., Park, S. and Abitew, T., 2024. Quantifying climate change impacts on future water resources and salinity transport in a high semi-arid watershed. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 261, p.104289.
100 Abbas, S.A., Bailey, R.T., White, J.T., Arnold, J.G., White, M.J., Čerkasova, N. and Gao, J., 2024. A framework for parameter estimation, sensitivity analysis, and uncertainty analysis for holistic hydrologic modeling using SWAT+. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 28(1), pp.21-48.
2023
99 Grigg, N.S., Bailey, R.T. and Smith, R.G., 2023. Stream-Aquifer Systems in Semi-Arid Regions: Hydrologic, Legal, and Management Issues. Hydrology, 10(12), p.224.
98 Al Khoury, I., Boithias, L., Bailey, R.T., Ollivier, C., Sivelle, V. and Labat, D., 2023. Impact of land-use change on karst spring response by integration of surface processes in karst hydrology: The ISPEEKH model. Journal of Hydrology, 626, p.130300.
97 Yimer, E.A., Bailey, R.T., Van Schaeybroeck, B., Van De Vyver, H., Villani, L., Nossent, J. and van Griensven, A., 2023. Regional evaluation of groundwater-surface water interactions using a coupled geohydrological model (SWAT+ gwflow). Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 50, p.101532.
96 Yimer, E.A., Bailey, R.T., Piepers, L.L., Nossent, J. and Van Griensven, A., 2023. Improved Representation of Groundwater–Surface Water Interactions Using SWAT+ gwflow and Modifications to the gwflow Module. Water, 15(18), p.3249.
95 Park, S., Jeong, J., Motter, E., Bailey, R.T. and Green, C.H., 2023. Introducing APEXMOD-A QGIS plugin for developing coupled surface-subsurface hydrologic modeling framework of APEX, MODFLOW, and RT3D-Salt. Environmental Modelling & Software, 165, p.105723.
94 Muriuki, M., Obando, J., Makokha, M., Shisanya, C., Sheffield, J. and Bailey, R., 2023. Effects of Land Use and Land Cover Change on Catchment Water Balance in Lagha Bor Catchment, Wajir County Kenya. Open Access Library Journal, 10(3), pp.1-37.
93 Yimer, E.A., Riakhi, F.E., Bailey, R.T., Nossent, J. and van Griensven, A., 2023. The impact of extensive agricultural water drainage on the hydrology of the Kleine Nete watershed, Belgium. Science of The Total Environment, 885, p.163903.
92 Bailey, R.T., Abbas, S., Arnold, J., White, M., Gao, J. and Čerkasova, N., 2023. Augmenting the National agroecosystem model with physically based spatially distributed groundwater modeling. Environmental Modelling & Software, 160, p.105589.
91 Bailey, R.T. and Hosseini, P., 2023. Comprehensive simulation of salinity transport in irrigated watersheds using an updated version of SWAT-MODFLOW. Environmental Modelling & Software, 159, p.105566.
90 Henson, E. and Bailey, R.T., 2023. Quantifying the impact of climate extremes on salt mobilization and loading in non-developed, high-desert landscapes using SWAT. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 252, p.104107.
2022
89 Saadatpour, A., Izady, A., Bailey, R.T., Ziaei, A.N., Alizadeh, A. and Park, S., 2022. Quantifying the impact of climate change and irrigation management on groundwater in an arid region with intensive groundwater abstraction (Case study: Neishaboor watershed, Iran). Environmental Earth Sciences, 81(23), p.531.
88 Petpongpan, C., Ekkawatpanit, C., Bailey, R.T., Kositgittiwong, D. and Saraphirom, P., 2022. Evaluating Surface Water-groundwater Interactions in Consequence of Changes in Climate and Groundwater Extraction. Water Resources Management, 36(14), pp.5767-5783.
87 Nozari, S., Bailey, R.T., Haacker, E.M., Zambreski, Z.T., Xiang, Z. and Lin, X., 2022. Employing machine learning to quantify long-term climatological and regulatory impacts on groundwater availability in intensively irrigated regions. Journal of Hydrology, 614, p.128511.
86 Abbas, S.A., Xuan, Y. and Bailey, R.T., 2022. Assessing Climate Change Impact on Water Resources in Water Demand Scenarios Using SWAT-MODFLOW-WEAP. Hydrology, 9(10), p.164.
85 Jiang, D., Ao, C., Bailey, R.T., Zeng, W. and Huang, J., 2022. Simulation of water and salt transport in the Kaidu River Irrigation District using the modified SWAT-Salt. Agricultural Water Management, 272, p.107845.
84 Bailey, R.T. and Hocking, C., Salt transport in a large agro-urban river basin: modeling, controlling factors, and management strategies. Frontiers in Water, p.121.
83 Xiang, Z., Bailey, R.T. and Kisekka, I., 2022. Using DSSAT-MODFLOW to determine the controls of groundwater storage and crop yield in groundwater-based irrigated regions. Journal of Hydrology, 612, p.128161.
82 Deng, C. and Bailey, R.T., 2022. Assessing the Impact of Artificial Recharge Ponds on Hydrological Fluxes in an Irrigated Stream–Aquifer System. Hydrology, 9(5), p.91.
81 Rafiei, V., Nejadhashemi, A.P., Mushtaq, S., Bailey, R.T. and An-Vo, D.A., 2022. Groundwater-surface water interactions at wetland interface: Advancement in catchment system modeling. Environmental Modelling & Software, 152, p.105407.
80 Bailey, R.T., Jeong, J., Park, S. and Green, C.H., 2022. Simulating salinity transport in High-Desert landscapes using APEX-MODFLOW-Salt. Journal of Hydrology, 610, p.127873.
79 Rafiei, V., Nejadhashemi, A.P., Mushtaq, S., Bailey, R.T. and An-Vo, D.A., 2022. An improved calibration technique to address high dimensionality and non-linearity in integrated groundwater and surface water models. Environmental Modelling & Software, 149, p.105312.
78 Addab, H. and Bailey, R.T., 2022. Simulating the effect of subsurface tile drainage on watershed salinity using SWAT. Agricultural Water Management, 262, p.107431.
77 Hosseini, P. and Bailey, R.T., 2022. Investigating the controlling factors on salinity in soil, groundwater, and river water in a semi-arid agricultural watershed using SWAT-Salt. Science of the Total Environment, 810, p.152293.
76 Bailey, R.T., Bieger, K., Flores, L. and Tomer, M., 2022. Evaluating the contribution of subsurface drainage to watershed water yield using SWAT+ with groundwater modeling. Science of The Total Environment, 802, p.149962.
2021
Deng, C., Zhang, Y. and Bailey, R.T., 2021. Evaluating crop-soil-water dynamics in waterlogged areas using a coupled groundwater-agronomic model. Environmental Modelling & Software, 143, p.105130.
Bailey, R.T., Tasdighi, A., Park, S., Tavakoli-Kivi, S., Abitew, T., Jeong, J., Green, C.H. and Worqlul, A.W., 2021. APEX-MODFLOW: A New Integrated Model to Simulate Hydrological Processes in Watershed Systems. Environmental Modelling & Software, p.105093.
Petpongpan, C., Ekkawatpanit, C., Bailey, R.T. and Kositgittiwong, D., 2021. Improving integrated surface water–groundwater modelling with groundwater extraction for water management. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 66(10), pp.1513-1530.
Aliyari, F., Bailey, R.T. and Arabi, M., 2021. Appraising climate change impacts on future water resources and agricultural productivity in agro-urban river basins. Science of The Total Environment, 788, p.147717.
Wei, X. and Bailey, R.T., 2021. Evaluating nitrate and phosphorus remediation in intensively irrigated stream-aquifer systems using a coupled flow and reactive transport model. Journal of Hydrology, 598, p.126304.
Flores, L., Bailey, R.T. and Harmel, R.D., 2021. Using nutrient transport data to characterize and identify the presence of surface inlets in regions with subsurface drainage. Journal of Environmental Quality (Vol. 50, No. 2, pp. 396-404).
2020
Bailey, R.T., Bieger, K., Arnold, J.G. and Bosch, D.D. (2020), A New Physically-Based Spatially-Distributed Groundwater Flow Module for SWAT+. Hydrology, 7(4), p.75.
Liu, W., Park, S., Bailey, R.T., Molina-Navarro, E., Andersen, H.E., Thodsen, H., Nielsen, A., Jeppesen, E., Jensen, J.S., Jensen, J.B. and Trolle, D. (2020), Quantifying the streamflow response to groundwater abstractions for irrigation or drinking water at catchment scale using SWAT and SWAT–MODFLOW. Environmental Sciences Europe, 32(1), pp.1-25.
Bailey, R.T., Schipanski, M. and Kisekka, I. (2020), Agricultural Water Management, Special issue introduction: Managing the Ogallala.
Liu, W., Bailey, R.T., Andersen, H.E., Jeppesen, E., Nielsen, A., Peng, K., Molina-Navarro, E., Park, S., Thodsen, H. and Trolle, D. (2020), Quantifying the effects of climate change on hydrological regime and stream biota in a groundwater-dominated catchment: A modelling approach combining SWAT-MODFLOW with flow-biota empirical models. Science of The Total Environment, 745, p.140933.
Neupane, P., Bailey, R.T. and Tavakoli-Kivi, S. (2020), Assessing controls on selenium fate and transport in watersheds using the SWAT model. Science of The Total Environment, 738, p.140318.
Deng, C. and Bailey, R.T. (2020), Assessing causes and identifying solutions for high groundwater levels in a highly managed irrigated region. Agricultural Water Management, 240, p.106329.
Manning, D.T., Rad, M.R., Suter, J., Goemans, C., Xiang, Z. and Bailey, R. (2020), Non-market valuation in integrated assessment modeling: The benefits of water right retirement. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, p.102341.
Bailey, R.T., Park, S., Bieger, K., Arnold, J.G. and Allen, P.M. (2020), Enhancing SWAT+ simulation of groundwater flow and groundwater-surface water interactions using MODFLOW routines. Environmental Modelling & Software, 126, p.104660.
Xiang, Z., Bailey, R.T., Nozari, S., Husain, Z., Kisekka, I., Sharda, V. and Gowda, P. (2020), DSSAT-MODFLOW: A new modeling framework for exploring groundwater conservation strategies in irrigated areas. Agricultural Water Management, 232, p.106033.
Liu, W., Bailey, R.T., Andersen, H.E., Jeppesen, E., Park, S., Thodsen, H., Nielsen, A., Molina-Navarro, E. and Trolle, D. (2020), Assessing the impacts of groundwater abstractions on flow regime and stream biota: Combining SWAT-MODFLOW with flow-biota empirical models. Science of the Total Environment, 706, p.135702.
Alrashidi, M.S. and Bailey, R.T. (2020), Estimating groundwater recharge for a freshwater lens in an arid region: Formative and stability assessment. Hydrological Processes, 34(4), pp.1063-1080.
Guevara Ochoa, C., Medina Sierra, A., Vives, L., Zimmermann, E. and Bailey, R (2020), Spatio‐temporal patterns of the interaction between groundwater and surface water in plains. Hydrological Processes, 34(6), pp.1371-1392.
Flores, L, and R.T. Bailey, and Kraeger-Rovery, C (2020), Analyzing the effects of groundwater pumping on an urban stream-aquifer system. Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 56(2), 310-322.
2019
Deng, C., and R.T. Bailey (2019), A Modeling Approach for Assessing Groundwater
Resources of a Large Coral Island under Future Climate and Population Conditions: Gan Island, Maldives. Water 11, 1963; doi:10.3390/w11101963.
Mosase, E., Ahiablame, L, Park, S., and R.T. Bailey (2019), Modelling potential groundwater recharge in the Limpopo River Basin with SWAT-MODFLOW. Groundwater for Sustainable Development 9, doi.org/10.1016/j.gsd.2019.100260.
Wei, X. and R.T. Bailey (2019), Assessment of System Responses in Intensively
Irrigated Stream–Aquifer Systems using SWAT-MODFLOW. Water 11, 1576; doi:10.3390/w11081576.
Bailey, R.T., Tavakoli-Kivi, S., and X. Wei (2019), A salinity module for SWAT to simulate salt ion fate and transport at the watershed scale. Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 23, 3155-3174.
Aliyari, F., Bailey, R.T., Tasdighi, A., Dozier, A., Arabi, M., and K. Zeiler (2019), Coupled SWAT-MODFLOW model for large-scale mixed agro-urban river basins. Environmental Modelling and Software 115, 200-210.
Tavakoli-Kivi, S., Bailey, R.T., and T.K. Gates (2019), A salinity reactive transport and equilibrium chemistry model for regionalscale agricultural groundwater systems. Journal of Hydrology 572, 274-293.
Molina-Novarro, E., Bailey, R.T., Andersen, H.E., Thodsen, H., Nielsen, A., Park, S., Jensen, J.S.,Jensen, J.B., and D. Trolle (2019), Comparision of abstraction scenarios simulated by SWAT and SWAT-MODFLOW. Hydrological Sciences Journal, doi: 10.1080/02626667.2019.1590583.
Gowda, P., Bailey, R.T., Kisekka, I., Lin, X., and V. Uddameri (2019), Featured Series Introduction: Optimizing Ogallala Aquifer Water Use to Sustain Food Systems. J. Amer. Water Res. Assoc. 1–3. https://doi.org/10.1111/1752-1688.12719.
Park, S., Nielsen, A., Bailey, R.T., Trolle, D., and K. Bieger (2019), A QGIS-based graphical user interface for application and evaluation of SWAT-MODFLOW models. Environmental Modelling and Software 111, 493-497.
Flores, L. and R.T. Bailey (2018), Theis Origins: revisiting the Theis solution derivation to enhance understanding and application. Hydrogeology Journal 27(1), 55-60.
2018
Shultz, C.D., Gates, T.K. and R.T. Bailey (2018), Evaluating best management practices to lower selenium and nitrate in groundwater and streams in an irrigated river valley using a calibrated fate and reactive transport model. Journal of Hydrology 566, 299-312..
Wei, X., Bailey, R.T. and A. Tasdighi (2018), Using the SWAT model in intensively managed irrigated watersheds: model modification and application. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering 23(10): 04018044.
Wei, X., Bailey, R.T., Records, R.M., Wible, T.C. and M. Arabi (2018), Comprehensive simulation of nitrate transport in coupled surface-subsurface hydrologic systems using the linked SWAT-MODFLOW-RT3D model. Environmental Modelling & Software. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2018.06.012. Accepted and in press.
Alsumaiei, A.A. and R.T. Bailey (2018), Quantifying threats to groundwater resources in the Republic of Maldives Part II: Recovery from tsunami marine overwash events. Hydrological Processes 32:1154-1165.
Bailey, R.T., Beikmann, A., Kottermair, M., Taborosi, D., and J.W. Jenson (2018), Sustainability of rainwater catchment systems for small island communities. Journal of Hydrology 557, 137-146.
2017
Uddameri, V., Singaraju, S., Karim, A., Gowda, P., Bailey, R., and M. Schipanski (2017), Understanding climate-hydrologic-human interactions to guide groundwater model development for Southern High Plains. Journal of Contemporary Water Research & Education 162, 79-99.
Hrozencik, R.A., Manning, D.T., Suter, J.F., Goemans, C., and R.T. Bailey (2017), The Heterogeneous impacts of groundwater management policies in the Republication River Basin of Colorado. Water Resources Research, 10.1002/2017WR020927.
R.T. Bailey and Kivi, S.T. (2017), Method for estimating available groundwater volume of small coral islands. Hydrological Sciences Journal 62(14), 2381-2392.
Deng, C. and R.T. Bailey (2017), Assessing groundwater availability of the Maldives under future climate conditions. Hydrological Processes 31: 3334-3349.
Huizenga, A., Bailey, R.T., and T.K. Gates (2017), Stream-aquifer and in-stream processes affecting nitrogen along a major river and contributing tributary. J Contaminant Hydrology 199, 24-35.
Kivi, S.T., and R.T. Bailey (2017), Modeling sulfur cycling and sulfate reactive transport in an agricultural groundwater system. Agricultural Water Management 185, 78-92.
Alzraiee, A.H., Bailey, R., and D. Bau (2017), Assimilation of historical head data to estimate spatial distributions of stream bed and aquifer hydraulic conductivity fields. Hydrological Processes 31:1527-1538.
Barkey, B.L., and R.T. Bailey (2017), Estimating the Impact of Drought on Groundwater Resources of the Marshall Islands. Water, 9, 41; doi:10.3390/w9010041.
Bailey, R.T., Rathjens, H., Bieger, K., Chaubey, I., and J. Arnold (2016), SWATMOD-Prep: Graphical User Interface for Preparing Coupled SWAT-MODFLOW Simulations. Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 53(2), 400-410.
Wallace, C.D., and R.T. Bailey (2017), Geohydrologic factors governing atoll island groundwater resources. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 22(6), 05017004.
2016
Bailey, R.T. (2016), Review: selenium contamination, fate, and reactive transport in groundwater in relation to human health. Hydrogeology Journal. doi 10.1007/s10040-016-1506-8.
Bailey, R.T., Wible, T.C., Arabi, M., Records, R.M., and J. Ditty (2016), Assessing regional-scale spatio-temporal patterns of groundwater-surface water interactions using a coupled SWAT-MODFLOW model. Hydrological Processes, doi: 10.1002/hyp.10933.
Bailey, R.T., Barnes, K., and C.D. Wallace (2016), Predicting Future Groundwater Resources of Coral Atoll Islands. Hydrological Processes, in Press, doi: 10.1002/hyp.10781.
2015
Bailey, R.T., Ahmadi, M., Gates, T.K. and M. Arabi (2015), Spatially distributed influence of agro-environmental factors governing nitrate fate and transport in an irrigated stream-aquifer system. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 19, 4859-4876. doi: 10.5194/hess-19-4859-2015.
Wallace, C.D., Bailey, R.T., and M. Arabi (2015), Rainwater catchment system design using simulated future climate data. Journal of Hydrology, 529, 1798-1809.
Bailey, R.T., Gates, T.K., and E.C. Romero (2015), Assessing the effectiveness of land and water management practices on nonpoint source nitrate levels in an alluvial stream-aquifer system. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 179, 102-115.
Bailey, R.T. (2015), Quantifying transient post-overwash aquifer recovery for atoll islands in the Western Pacific. Hydrological Processes, doi: 10.1002/hyp.10512.
Foy, C., Arabi, M, Yen, H, Gironás, J., and R.T. Bailey (2015), Multisite assessment of hydrologic processes in snow-dominated mountainous river basins in Colorado using a watershed model. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0001130.
Bailey, R.T., Romero, E.C., and T.K. Gates (2015), Assessing best management practices for remediation of selenium loading in groundwater to streams in an irrigated region. Journal of Hydrology, 521, 341-359.
Wallace, C.D. and R.T. Bailey (2015), Rainwater Catchment Analysis to Assess Existing and Potential Water Supply for Micronesian Atoll Islands. Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 51(1), 185-199.
2014
Bailey, R.T., Khalil, A., and V. Chatikavanij (2014), Estimating Current and Future Groundwater Resources of the Maldives. Journal of the American Water Resources Association, doi: 10.1111/jawr.12236.
Yen, H., Bailey, R.T., Arabi, M., Ahmadi, M., White, M., and Arnold, J. (2014), The role of interior watershed processes in improving parameter estimating and performance of watershed models. Journal of Environmental Quality, doi:10.2134/jeq2013.03.0110.
Bailey, R.T., Khalil, A., and V. Chatikavanij (2014), Estimating Transient Freshwater Lens Dynamics for Atoll Islands of the Maldives. Journal of Hydrology, 515, 247-256.
Bailey, R.T., Gates, T.K., and M. Ahmadi (2014), Simulating reactive transport of selenium coupled with nitrogen in a regional-scale irrigated groundwater system. Journal of Hydrology, 515, 29-46.
Bailey, R.T. and M. Ahmadi (2014), Spatial and Temporal Variability of In-Stream Water Quality Parameter Influence on Dissolved Oxygen and Nitrate within a Regional Stream Network. Ecological Modelling, 277, 87-96.
2013
Bailey, R.T. and Jenson, J.W. (2013), Effects of marine overwash for atoll island aquifers: environmental and human factors. Groundwater, 52(5), 694-704.
Bailey, R.T., Morway, E.D., Niswonger, R., and Gates, T.K. (2013), Modeling variably saturated multispecies reactive groundwater solute transport with MODFLOW-UZF and RT3D. Groundwater, 51(5), 752-761.
Bailey, R.T., and T.K. Gates, and Halvorson, A.D. (2013) Simulating variably-saturated reactive transport of selenium and nitrogen in agricultural groundwater systems. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 149, 27-45.
Bailey, R.T., Jenson, J.W., and Taborosi, D. (2013), Estimating the freshwater lens thickness of atoll islands in the Federated States of Micronesia. Hydrogeology Journal, 21(2), 441-457.
Morway, E.D., Niswonger, R., Langevin, C., Bailey, R.T., and Healy, R. (2013), Modeling variably saturated subsurface solute transport with MODFLOW-UZF and MT3DMS. Groundwater, 51(2), 237-251.
2012
Bailey, R.T., Baù, D., and Gates, T.K. (2012), Estimating spatially-variable rate constants of denitrification in an irrigated agricultural groundwater system using an Ensemble Smoother. Journal of Hydrology, 468-469, 188-202.
Bailey, R.T., Hunter, W.J., and Gates, T.K. (2012), The influence of nitrate on selenium in irrigated agricultural groundwater systems. Journal of Environmental Quality, 41, 783-792.
Bailey, R.T., and Baù, D. (2012), Estimating geostatistical parameters and spatially-variable hydraulic conductivity within a catchment system using an ensemble smoother. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 16, 287-304.
2011
Bailey, R.T. and Baù, D. (2011), Estimating spatially-variable first-order rate constants in groundwater reactive transport systems, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 122, 104-121.
2010
Bailey, R.T. and Baù, D. (2010), Ensemble smoother assimilation of hydraulic head and return flow data to estimate hydraulic conductivity distribution, Water Resources Research, 46, W12543, doi:10.1029/2010WR009147.
Bailey, R.T., Jenson, J.W., and Olsen, A.E. (2010), Estimating the ground water resources of atoll islands. Water, 2(1), 1-27.
2009
Gates, T.K., Cody, B.M., Donnelly, J.P., Herting, A.W., Bailey, R.T., and Mueller.-Price, J. (2009), Assessing selenium contamination in the irrigated stream-aquifer system of the Arkansas River, Colorado. Journal of Environmental Quality, 38, 1-13.
Bailey, R.T., Jenson, J.W., and Olsen, A.E. (2009), Numerical modeling of atoll island hydrogeology. Ground Water, 47(2), 184-196.