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Heather E. Golden
Research Physical Scientist, US Environmental Protection Agency
Member, Horton Medal Committee; Associate Editor, Water Resources Research
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Professional Experience
US Environmental Protection Agency
Research Physical Scientist
2025 - Present
US EPA Office of Research and Development
Research Physical Scientist
2007 - 2025
Education
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Doctorate
2007
Heather's AGU Research
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Wetland Mapping with Multi-temporal Aerial Imagery and GeoAI
AI/ML AND REMOTE SENSING FOR WATER AND WETLANDS: INTEGRATING SPATIAL ANALYTICS AND PARTICIPATORY APPROACHES FOR CLIMATE-RESILIENT ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT II ORAL
hydrology | 18 december 2025
Headwater Contributions to Downstream Discharge Vary Across Space and Time: Insights from A Process-Based Model
HEADWATERS COME FIRST: ADVANCEMENTS IN THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF MEASUREMENT, PROTECTION, AND RESTORATION OF HEADWATER CATCHMENTS I POSTER
hydrology | 15 december 2025
Observation to Prediction: Toward a National Infrastructure for Headwater Science & Forecasting
HEADWATERS COME FIRST: ADVANCEMENTS IN THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF MEASUREMENT, PROTECTION, AND RESTORATION OF HEADWATER CATCHMENTS II ORAL
hydrology | 15 december 2025
Benchmarking Conceptual Models for Headwater Streamflow Simulation Using the MARRMoT Toolbox and Hydrologic Signatures
HEADWATERS COME FIRST: ADVANCEMENTS IN THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF MEASUREMENT, PROTECTION, AND RESTORATION OF HEADWATER CATCHMENTS I POSTER
hydrology | 15 december 2025
Deep Learning Prediction and Interpretation of Riverine Nitrate Export Across the Mississippi River Basin
WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH
09 august 2025
Non‐Floodplain Wetlands Are Carbon‐Storage Powerhouses Across the United States
EARTH'S FUTURE
17 april 2025
A NASA model powered by earth observations presents a new outlook of water quality in the US rivers
ADVANCEMENTS IN WATERSHED MODELING TO SUPPORT WATER MANAGEMENT II ORAL
hydrology | 13 december 2024
Linked Remote Sensing and Long Short-Term Memory Models Reveal how Surface Water Storage Dynamics Influence River Discharge
REMOTE SENSING OF RIVERS, LAKES, RESERVOIRS, AND WETLANDS II ORAL
hydrology | 12 december 2024
Volunteer Experience
2026 - 2027
Member
Horton Medal Committee
2024 - 2027
Associate Editor
Water Resources Research
2024 - 2026
Past Chair
Hydrology Water Quality Technical Committee
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