Ben R. Hodges
University of Texas at Austin
Estuaries
Publication Types:
Translating fine-scale topography into practical coarse-scale hydrodynamic models of braided rivers and deltas
.ConferenceEstuariesGeospatial AnalysisNumerical Methods
B.R. Hodges, and R. Li, “Translating fine-scale topography into practical coarse-scale hydrodynamic models of braided rivers and deltas” 36th International Association for Hydraulic Research World Congress (IAHR 2015), The Hague, Netherlands, June 28 – July 3, 2015.
Publication year: 2015
River residence time variations improve understanding of the river-estuary continuum
.ConferenceEstuariesHydrologyRivers
A.E. Jones, K.B. Moffett, A.K. Hardison, B.R. Hodges, and J.W. McClelland. “River residence time variations improve understanding of the river-estuary continuum” Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation (CERF) 23rd Biennial Conference, Portland, Oregon, November 8-12, 2015.
Publication year: 2015
River delta network hydraulic residence time distributions and their role in coastal nutrient biogeochemistry
.ConferenceEstuariesWater Quality
M.R. Hiatt, E. Castaneda, R. Twilley, B.R. Hodges, P. Passalacqua. “River delta network hydraulic residence time distributions and their role in coastal nutrient biogeochemistry.” American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, Abstract B13E-0658, 14-18 December 2015. https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm15/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/69760
Publication year: 2015
Representing hydrodynamically-important blocking features in coastal or riverine lidar topography
.Journal ArticleEstuariesGeospatial AnalysisNumerical MethodsRivers
Hodges, B.R. (2015) “Representing hydrodynamically-important blocking features in coastal or riverine lidar topography,” Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 15:5:1011-1023, May 2015. http://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-15-1011-2015
Publication year: 2015
Quantitative risk analysis in numerical oil spill modeling system in offshore bays and estuaries
.Supervised ThesisEstuariesHazards/RisksNumerical MethodsOil Spills
X. Hou, Quantitative risk analysis in numerical oil spill modeling system in offshore bays and estuaries, Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 153 pgs., Dec. 2015.
Publication year: 2015
Oil spill modeling in Galveston Bay
.ConferenceEstuariesNumerical MethodsOil Spills
D. Feng, X. Hou, and B.R. Hodges (2015). “Oil spill modeling in Galveston Bay” Texas Bays and Estuaries Meeting, Port Aransas, Texas, April 8-9, 2015.
Publication year: 2015
High-resolution hydrodynamic modeling of Nueces Delta and Guadalupe Bayous
.ConferenceEstuariesGeospatial AnalysisNumerical Methods
Z. Li, R. Carothers, Y. Lin, P. Passalacqua, and B.R. Hodges (2015). “High-resolution hydrodynamic modeling of Nueces Delta and Guadalupe Bayous” Texas Bays and Estuaries Meeting, Port Aransas, Texas, April 8-9, 2015.
Publication year: 2015
Far-field considerations for desalination brine discharge
.ConferenceDesalination BrineEstuariesFluid MechanicsHazards/Risks
B.R. Hodges, “Far-field considerations for desalination brine discharge.” World Environmental & Water Resources Conference, Austin, Texas, May 17-21, 2015.
Publication year: 2015
Deciphering the highly-modified flow paths through the Guadalupe River bayous
.ConferenceEstuariesGeospatial AnalysisNumerical Methods
R. Carothers, P. Passalacqua, and B.R. Hodges, “Deciphering the highly-modified flow paths through the Guadalupe River bayous.” World Environmental & Water Resources Conference, Austin, Texas, May 17-21, 2015.
Publication year: 2015
Creating practical modeling bathymetry for flooding of coastal and estuarine marshes
.ConferenceEstuariesGeospatial AnalysisNumerical Methods
B.R. Hodges, P. Passalacqua and R. Carothers, “Creating practical modeling bathymetry for flooding of coastal and estuarine marshes,” Gordon Research Conference on Coastal Ocean Modeling, University of New England, Biddeford, Maine, June 7-12, 2015.
Publication year: 2015
Challenges in fine-resolution modelling of marshes, bayous, and river deltas
.ConferenceEstuariesGeospatial AnalysisNumerical Methods
B.R. Hodges, Z. Li, R. Carothers, and P. Passalacqua, “Challenges in fine-resolution modelling of marshes, bayous, and river deltas,” 18th Workshop on Physical Processes in Natural Waters, Landau, Germany, August 25-28, 2015.
Publication year: 2015
A real-time forecast system for oil spill response in bays and estuaries
.ConferenceEstuariesHazards/RisksNumerical MethodsOil Spills
X. Hou, D. Feng, and B.R. Hodges, “A real-time forecast system for oil spill response in bays and estuaries” World Environmental & Water Resources Conference, Austin, Texas, May 17-21, 2015.
Publication year: 2015
A multi-model Python wrapper for operational oil spill transport forecast
.Journal ArticleEstuariesHazards/RisksOil Spills
X. Hou, B.R. Hodges, S. Negusse and C. Barker, “A multi-model Python wrapper for operational oil spill transport forecasts,” Computational Science & Discovery, 8 0140004, 18 pgs. 2015. http://iopscience.iop.org/1749-4699/8/1/014004
Publication year: 2015
Using lidar topography and image processing techniques for flow paths in tidal marshes
.ConferenceEstuariesGeospatial Analysis
B.R. Hodges, “Using lidar topography and image processing techniques for flow paths in tidal marshes.” Gulf Estuarine Research Society Biennial Meeting, Port Aransas, Texas, October 30 – 31, 2014
Publication year: 2014
Stratification associated with a riverine tidal freshwater ecosystem, Mission River, TX, USA
.ConferenceEstuariesFluid Mechanics
A.E. Jones, B.R. Hodges, J.W. McClelland, and K.B. Moffett, “Stratification associated with a riverine tidal freshwater ecosystem, Mission River, TX, USA.” Texas Bays and Estuaries Meeting, Port Aransas, TX, April 23-24, 2014.
Publication year: 2014
Integrating Google Maps/Earth in an automated oil spill forecast system
.Journal ArticleEstuariesGeospatial AnalysisHazards/RisksNumerical MethodsOil Spills
Hou, X., and B.R. Hodges (2014), “Integrating Google Maps/Earth in an automated oil spill forecast system,” Marine Technology Society Journal, 48(4):79-85, Jul. 2014. http://doi.org/10.4031/MTSJ.48.4.3
Publication year: 2014
Integrating GNOME and hydrodynamic modeling for bay and estuary oil spill prediction
.ConferenceEstuariesHazards/RisksNumerical MethodsOil Spills
X. Hou, B.R. Hodges, S. Negusse, and D. Crockett, “Integrating GNOME and hydrodynamic modeling for bay and estuary oil spill prediction,” Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference, Mobile Alabama, January 26-29, 2014.
Publication year: 2014
Hydrodynamic modeling for river delta salt marshes using lidar topography
.ConferenceEstuariesGeospatial AnalysisNumerical Methods
B.R. Hodges, “Hydrodynamic modeling for river delta salt marshes using lidar topography,” Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 16, EGU2014-15838, presented at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, April 27-May 2, 2014.
Publication year: 2014
Uncertainty estimation in operational oil spill modeling for bays and estuaries
.ConferenceEstuariesHazards/RisksNumerical MethodsOil Spills
B.R. Hodges, and X. Hou, “Uncertainty estimation in operational oil spill modeling for bays and estuaries.” Poster presented at the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference, Jan. 21-23, 2013, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Publication year: 2013
Photographic field reconnaissance of bayous between Green Lake and Mission Lake in the Guadalupe River Estuary
.ReportEstuariesGeospatial Analysis
B.R. Hodges, Photographic field reconnaissance of bayous between Green Lake and Mission Lake in the Guadalupe River Estuary, Center for Research in Water Resources, University of Texas at Austin, CRWR Online Report 12-08, 31 pgs., February 2013.
Publication year: 2013
Flow around a dredge spoil island in a shallow estuary during peak tidal currents
.Supervised ThesisEstuariesFluid Mechanics
D.A. Christiansen, Flow around a dredge spoil island in a shallow estuary during peak tidal currents, M.S. Thesis, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 83 pgs., Dec. 2013.
Publication year: 2013
Evaluating hydrodynamic uncertainty in oil spill modeling
.Supervised ThesisEstuariesHazards/RisksNumerical MethodsOil Spills
X. Hou, Evaluating hydrodynamic uncertainty in oil spill modeling, M.S. Thesis, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 68 pgs., May 2013.
Publication year: 2013
Delta Waters: Research to Support Integrated Water and Environmental Management in the Lower Mississippi River
.BookEstuariesHazards/RisksHydrologyRiversStorm Water/FloodingWater Quality
J.L. Wescoat, X. Cai, G.M. Kondolf, B.R. Hodges, S.B. Joye, W.M. Lewis, L.A. Shabman, E. van Beek, Delta Waters: Research to Support Integrated Water and Environmental Management in the Lower Mississippi River, National Academies Press, 140 pgs. 2013. ISBN 978-0-309-29216-0 http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=18484
Publication year: 2013
User’s Guide to the Nueces Delta Hydrodynamic Model v1.0
.ReportEstuariesNumerical Methods
A.J. Ryan and B.R. Hodges, User’s Guide to the Nueces Delta Hydrodynamic Model v1.0, Center for Research in Water Resources, University of Texas at Austin, CRWR Online Report 11-08, 23 pgs., October 2011.
Publication year: 2011
Review of the St Johns River Water Supply Impact Study: Final Report
.BookEstuariesHazards/RisksHydrologyRiversWater Quality
P.L. Brezonik, M.S. Fennessy, B.R. Hodges, J.R. Karr, M.S. Peterson, J. L. Pinckney, J.I. Restrepo, R.C. Steiner, J.C. Stevenson, Review of the St Johns River Water Supply Impact Study: Final Report, National Academies Press, 160 pgs., 2011. ISBN 978-0-309-22567-0 http://www.nap.edu/download.php?record_id=13314
Publication year: 2011
Modeling Hydrodynamic Fluxes in the Nueces River Delta
.ReportEstuariesNumerical Methods
A.J. Ryan and B.R. Hodges , Modeling Hydrodynamic Fluxes in the Nueces River Delta. Center for Research in Water Resources, University of Texas at Austin, CRWR Online Report 11-07, 92 pages, October 2011.
Publication year: 2011
Modeling hydrodynamic fluxes in the Nueces River Delta
.Supervised ThesisEstuariesGeospatial AnalysisNumerical Methods
A.J. Ryan, Modeling hydrodynamic fluxes in the Nueces River Delta, M.S. Thesis, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 129 pgs., Aug. 2011
Publication year: 2011
Modeling a gravity current in a shallow fluid system
.Supervised ThesisEstuariesNumerical Methods
P.S. Kulis, Modeling a gravity current in a shallow fluid system, Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 155 pgs., Dec. 2011.
Publication year: 2011
Integrating hydrodynamic and oil spill trajectory models for nowcasts/forecasts of Texas bays
.Supervised ThesisEstuariesNumerical MethodsOil Spills
I. Rosenzweig, Integrating hydrodynamic and oil spill trajectory models for nowcasts/forecasts of Texas bays, M.S. Thesis, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 49 pgs., Aug. 2011
Publication year: 2011
Integrating hydrodynamic and oil spill trajectory models for nowcasts/forecasts of Texas bays
.ConferenceEstuariesHazards/RisksOil Spills
I. Rosenzweig and B.R. Hodges, “Integrating hydrodynamic and oil spill trajectory models for nowcasts/forecasts of Texas bays.” International Oil Spill Conference, Portland, Oregon, May 23-26, 2011.
Publication year: 2011