You can use our data and associated products for field-testing and calibration/verification of models. It also can support summary statistics, hypothesis testing, and observations to describe novel phenomena and enhance understanding of the Hudson River system.
HRECOS also includes stations managed by the Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve (HRNERR), part of the National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS). These stations collect data under the System-Wide Monitoring Program (SWMP), a standardized effort to understand long and short-term conditions in estuarine environments. The Hudson River Reserve operates multiple stations that provide datasets with parameters including temperature, salinity, and dissolved oxygen. The Reserve provides annual summaries of these data in their SWMP Status Reports.
Publications
HRECOS data has informed studies that have advanced the understanding of the ecological and physical systems of the Hudson River and its tributaries. The following list is in chronological order, with most recent studies first. Have a study you’d like to add to the list? Contact the HRECOS Coordinator at hrecos@dec.ny.gov| Study | Year published | Author(s) | Institution | DOI | Keywords |
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| Dissertation: Turion size advantage in the restoration of Vallisneria americana: the importance of genetic identity and diversity. | 2019 | Carew, Anne E. | University of Maryland | ||
| Post-storm sediment burial and herbivory of Vallisneria americana in the Hudson River estuary: mechanisms of loss and implications for restoration. | 2017 | Hamberg, Jonas; E. G. Findlay, Stuart; Limburg, Karen E.; and Diemont, Stewart A.W. | Restoration Ecology | 10.1111/rec.12477 | estuarine restoration, grazing, Hurricane Irene, plant, submerged aquatic vegetation, wild celery |
| Dissertation: Regional Recruitment Dynamics and Seasonal Ecology of Juvenile Bluefish (Pomatomus Saltatrix) | 2016 | Stormer, David G. | University of Massachusetts Amherst | 10.7275/8801716.0 | |
| Low-Cost Stand-Alone System for Real-Time Hydrological Monitoring | 2016 | Mohammad S. Islam, James S. Bonner, James B. Paley, and Christopher B. Fuller | Environmental Engineering Science | 10.1089/ees.2016.0106 | hydrological station, precipitation gauge, real-time monitoring, sensor evaluation, stage height sensor |
| Coastal evacuations by fish during extreme weather events | 2016 | Bailey, H., and Secor, D. H. | Scientific Reports | 10.1038/srep30280 | |
| The Stevens Flood Advisory System: Operational H3E Flood Forecasts for the Greater New York / New Jersey Metropolitan Region | 2016 | Georgas, N. et al. | International Journal of Safety and Security Engineering | 10.2495/SAFE-V6-N3-648-662 | early warning systems, emergency management, ensemble forecast, flood advisory system, integrated flood forecasts, river flooding, storm surge |
| Short- and long-term monitoring of underwater sound levels in the Hudson River | 2016 | Martin, S. B., and A. N. Popper | Journal of the Acoustical Society of America | 10.1121/1.4944876 | |
| Cyber-physical systems for water sustainability: challenges and opportunities | 2015 | Wang, Z., H. Song, D. W. Watkins, K. G. Ong, P. Xue, Q. Yang, and X. Shi | IEEE Communications Magazine | 10.1109/MCOM.2015.7105668 | Water pollution, Green design, Water resources, Monitoring, Computational modeling, Wireless sensor networks, Wireless communication, Ecosystems, Sustainable development, Telecommunication services |
| A Day in the Field: A Stepped Model to Developing Data-Savvy Students | 2015 | Turrin, Margie | The Science Teacher | ||
| Book: Catchment and River Basin Management: Integrating Science and Governance | 2015 | Smith, L., K. Porter, K. Hiscock, M. J. Porter, and D. Benson | 10.2989/16085914.2015.1087378 | ||
| New York City Panel on Climate Change 2015 Report Chapter 6: Indicators and Monitoring | 2015 | Solecki, W. et al. | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America | 10.1111/nyas.12587 | |
| Changes in Nitrogen Cycling Processes Along a Salinity Gradient in Tidal Wetlands of the Hudson River | 2015 | Osborne, R., M. J. Bernot, S. Findlay | Wetlands | 10.1007/s13157-014-0620-4 | Climate change, Microelectrodes, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Sulfide |
| A Node Placement Optimization Method for Watershed Underwater Sensor Networks | 2014 | Gentil V. Barbosa, Patrick Letouze, and Adilson E. Xavier | In Proceedings of the International Conference on Underwater Networks & Systems (WUWNET '14), published by the Association for Computing Machinery | 10.1145/2671490.2674576 | |
| Thesis: The Effects of Salinity Intrustion on the Biogeochemistry of Hudson River Ridal Freshwater Wetlands | 2014 | Osborne, R. I. | Ball State University | ||
| Report: Calculation of vertical tidal datums for the tidal Hudson River north of Yonkers | 2013 | Georgas, N., B. Wen, and Y. Zhao | Stevens Institute of Technology | ||
| Investigation of estuarine sediment as a reservoir for sewage associated bacteria | 2013 | Schneider, E. and G. D. O’Mullan | Hudson River Foundation / Final Reports of the Tibor T. Polgar Fellowship Program 2012 | decomposition, salinity, respiration, litter, fungi, microbial colonies, Hudson River, Phragmites australis |
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| Sediment transport due to extreme events: the Hudson River estuary after Tropical Storms Irene and Lee | 2013 | Ralston, D. K., J. C. Warner, W. R. Geyer, and G. R. Wall | Geophysical Research Letters | 10.1002/2013GL057906 | |
| Dissertation: Environmental Monitoring Of The Lower Hudson River And Assessment Of Factors Limiting Bacterial Growth On Ibuprofen Analogs | 2012 | Risen, A. J. | Cornell University | ibuprofen; biodegradation; Hudson | |
| Quantifying Larval Fish Habitat in Shoreline and Shallow Waters of the Tidal Hudson River | 2012 | Stouthamer, C. E., and M. B. Bain | Hudson River Foundation / Final Reports of the Tibor T. Polgar Fellowship Program 2012 | ||
| Large Seasonal Modulation of Tides due to Ice Cover Friction in a Midlatitude Estuary | 2012 | Georgas, N. | Journal of Physical Oceanography | 10.1175/JPO-D-11-063.1 | |
| Local Environmental Pollution Strongly Influences Culturable Bacterial Aerosols at an Urban Aquatic Superfund Site | 2012 | Dueker, M. E., G. D. O’Mullan, A. R. Juhl, K. C. Weathers, and M. Uriarte | Environmental Science & Technology | 10.1021/es301870t | |
| Winter flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus Walbaum) burial in estuaries: Acoustic telemetry triumph and tribulation | 2012 | Grothues, T. M., K. W. Able, and J. H. Pravatiner | Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology | 10.1016/j.jembe.2012.09.006 | |
| Climate change drives warming in the Hudson River Estuary | 2011 | Seekell, D. A., and M. L. Pace | Journal of Environmental Monitoring | 10.1039/c1em10053j | |
| An autonomous self-orienting catamaran for measuring air-water fluxes and forcing | 2011 | Orton, P.M., McGillis, W.R., and Zappa, C.J. | Kyoto University Press | Carbon dioxide, air-water flux, autonomous platforms, turbulence, Hudson River | |
| Effects of Microtopography on Hydrology, Physicochemistry, and Vegetation in a Tidal Swamp of the Hudson River | 2011 | Courtwright, J., and S. E. G. Findlay | Wetlands | 10.1007/s13157-011-0156-9 | Decomposition, Elevation, Nutrients, Porewater, Redox |
| Tidal and atmospheric influences on near-surface turbulence in an estuary | 2010 | Orton, P. M., Zappa, C.J., and McGillis, W.R. | Journal of Geophysical Research | 10.1029/2010JC006312 | |
| Sea breeze forcing of estuary turbulence and CO2 exchange | 2010 | Orton, P.M., McGillis, W.R., and Zappa, C.J. | Geophysical Research Letters | 10.1029/2010GL043159 | |
| Establishing Confidence in Marine Forecast Systems: The Design and Skill Assessment of the New York Harbor Observation and Prediction System, Version 3 (NYHOPS v3) | 2010 | Georgas, N., and A. F. Blumberg | American Society of Civil Engineers | 10.1061/41121(388)39 | |
| Marine Forecasting for the New York Urban Waters and Harbor Approaches: The Design and Automation of NYHOPS | 2009 | Georgas, N., A. F. Blumberg, M. S. Bruno, and D. S. Runnels | 3rd International Conference on Experiments/Process/System Modeling/Simulation & Optimization | 3D hydrodynamic models, marine forecasts, data assimilation, environmental and situation awareness, harbor transportation planning | |
| Effects of different vegetation cover types on sediment deposition in the Tivoli North Bay tidal freshwater marsh | 2008 | Loaiza, E., and S. E. G. Findlay | Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies | Tivoli North Bay, wetland, sediment deposition, vegetation |