Publications & Presentations

Publications

  1. Griffis, V.W., Evaluation of log-Pearson type 3 flood frequency analysis methods addressing regional skew and low outliers, M.S. thesis, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, 2003.
  2. Griffis, V.W., Flood frequency analysis: Bulletin 17, regional information, and climate change, Ph.D. dissertation, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, 2006.

Refereed Publications

  1. Spellman, P., V. Webster, and D. Watkins (2018). “Bias Correcting Instantaneous Peak Flows Generated Using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT).” Journal of Flood Risk Management. DOI: 10.1111/jfr3.12342.
  2. LaBeau, M., A. Mayer, V. Griffis, D. Watkins, D. Robertson, and R. Gyawali (2015). “The Importance of Considering Shifts in Seasonal Changed in Discharges When Predicting Future Phosphorous Loads in Streams.” Biogeochemistry. DOI: 10.1007/s10533-015-0149-5.
  3. Gyawali, R., V. W. Griffis, D. W. Watkins, and N. M. Fennessey (2015). “Regional Regression Models for Hydro-Climate Change Impact Assessment,” Hydrological Processes, 29(8), 1972-1985. DOI: 10.1002/hyp.10312
  4. Gyawali, R., D. W. Watkins, V. W. Griffis, and B. M. Lofgren (2014). “Energy Budget Considerations for Hydro-climatic Impact Assessment in Great Lakes Watersheds,” Journal of Great Lakes Research, 40(4), 940-948. DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2014.09.005
  5. Ilorme, F., V. W. Griffis, and D. W. Watkins (2014). “Regional Rainfall Frequency and Ungaged Basin Analysis for Flood Risk Assessment in Haiti,” Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 19(1), 123-132. doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0000757.
  6. Ilorme, F. and V. W. Griffis (2013). “A Novel Procedure for Delineation of Hydrologically Homogeneous Regions and the Classification of Ungauged Sites for Design Flood Estimation,” Journal of Hydrology, doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.03.045.
  7. Dawdy, D. R., V. W. Griffis, and V. K. Gupta (2012). “Regional flood frequency analysis: How we got here and where we are going.” Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 17(9), 953-959.
  8. Stedinger, J. R. and V. W. Griffis (2011). “Getting from here to where? Flood frequency analysis and climate.” JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 47: 506–513. doi: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2011.00545.x
  9. Griffis, V. W., and J. R. Stedinger (2009). “Reply to comment by D. Rao on The log-Pearson type 3 distribution and its application in flood frequency analysis, 2. Parameter Estimation Methods.” Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 14(2), 121-130.
  10. Griffis, V. W., and J. R. Stedinger (2009). “The log-Pearson type 3 distribution and its application in flood frequency analysis, 3. Sample skew and weighted skew estimators.” Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 14(2), 209-212.
  11. Stedinger, J. R., and V. W. Griffis (2008). “Flood frequency analysis in the United States: Time to Update.” Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 13(4), 199-204.
  12. Griffis, V. W., and J. R. Stedinger (2007). “The use of GLS regression in regional hydrologic analyses.” Journal of Hydrology, 344(1-2), 82-95.
  13. Griffis, V. W., and J. R. Stedinger (2007). “The log-Pearson type 3 distribution and its application in flood frequency analysis, 2. Parameter estimation methods.” Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 12(5), 492-500.
  14. Griffis, V. W., and J. R. Stedinger (2007). “The log-Pearson type 3 distribution and its application in flood frequency analysis, 1. Distribution characteristics.” Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 12(5), 482-491.
  15. Griffis, V.W., J.R. Stedinger (2007). “Evolution of flood frequency analysis with Bulletin 17.” Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 12(3), 283-297.
  16. Griffis, V.W., J.R. Stedinger, T.A. Cohn (2004). “LP3 quantile estimators with regional skew information and low outlier adjustments.” Water Resources Research, vol.40, W07503, doi:1029/2003WR002697.

Proceedings Papers and Presentations

  1. LaFond, K., V. W. Griffis, and P. Spellman (2014). “Forcing Hydrologic Models with GCM Output: Bias Correction vs. the “Delta Change” Method,” Proceedings of the World Water & Environmental Resources Congress, Portland, Oregon, June 1-5, 2014. American Society of Civil Engineers.
  2. Perlinger, J. A., K. G. Paterson, A. S. Mayer, V. W. Griffis, and K. L. Holles (2013). “Assessment of a Sustainability Program in Graduate Civil and Environmental Engineering Education,” Proceedings. 43rd Annual Meeting of the Frontiers in Education Conference, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, October 23-26, 2013.
  3. Salvadori, N., and V. W. Griffis (2013). “Evaluation of the influence of climate variability on flood risk in moderately impaired watersheds.” Proceeedings of the World Environmental & Water Resources Congress 2013: Showcasing the Future, May 19-22, 2013, Cincinnati, OH.
  4. Gyawali, R., D. W. Watkins, and V. W. Griffis (2012). “Climate downscaling using regional regression and physically based watershed models.” Proceedings of the World Environmental & Water Resources Congress 2012: Crossing Boundaries, Editor E. Loucks, American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA.
  5. Ilorme, F. and V. W. Griffis (2010). “Assessment of hydrological and physical similarity in Southeastern watersheds.” Proceedings of the World Environmental & Water Resources Congress 2010: Challenges of Change, Editor R. Palmer, American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA.
  6. Ilorme, F., and V. W. Griffis (2009). “Providing a physical basis for statistical homogeneity in regional frequency analyses.” Proceedings of the World Environmental & Water Resources Congress 2009: Great Rivers, Editor S. Starrett, American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA.
  7. Griffis, V. W. (2008). “EMA with historical information, low outliers, and regional skew.” Proceedings of the World Environmental & Water Resources Congress 2008: Ahupua’a, Editors R. W. Babcock and R. Walton, American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA.
  8. Kashelikar, A. S. and V. W. Griffis (2008). “Improving forecasts of flood risk by incorporating climate variability into Bulletin 17B LP3 model.” Proceedings World Environmental & Water Resources Congress 2008: Ahupua’a, Editors R. W. Babcock and R. Walton, American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA.
  9. Watkins, D. W. and V. W. Griffis (2008). “Conditioning ensemble streamflow prediction forecasts using climate signals in the Midwestern U.S.” Proceedings World Environmental & Water Resources Congress 2008: Ahupua’a, Editors R. W. Babcock and R. Walton, American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA.
  10. Griffis, V. W., and J. R. Stedinger (2007). “Incorporating climate change and variability into Bulletin 17B LP3 model.” Proceedings of the World Environmental & Water Resources Congress - Restoring Our Natural Habitat, Paper 40927-2320, edited by K. C. Kabbes, American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, Virginia.
  11. Griffis, V. W., and J. R. Stedinger (2007). “Value of regional information using Bulletin 17B and LP3 distribution.” Proceedings of the World Environmental & Water Resources Congress 2007: Restoring Our Natural Habitat, Paper 40927-2319, edited by K. C. Kabbes, American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, Virginia.
  12. Stedinger, J. R., and V. W. Griffis (2006). “Evolution of Bulletin 17B for flood frequency analysis in the United States.” Proceedings of the World Environmental & Water Resources Congress 2006: Examining the Confluence of Environmental and Water Concerns, edited by R. Graham, American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, Virginia.
  13. Griffis, V. W., and J. R. Stedinger (2005). “The LP3 distribution and its use for flood frequency analysis.” Proceedings of the World Environmental & Water Resources Congress 2005: Impacts of Global Climate Change, edited by R. Walton, doi:10.1061/40792(173)496.
  14. Griffis, V. W.,  and J. R. Stedinger (2004). “LP3 flood quantile estimators using at-site and regional information.” Proceedings of the World Environmental & Water Resources Congress 2004: Critical Transitions in Water and Environmental Resources Management, edited by G. Sehlke, D. F. Hayes and D. K. Stevens, American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, Virginia.
  15. Griffis, V. W., J. R. Stedinger, and T. A. Cohn (2003). “Extension of EMA to address regional skew and low outliers.” Proceedings of the World Environmental & Water Resources Congress 2003. Paper # 816. Editors P. Bizier and P. DeBarry, American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, Virginia.

Other Presentations

  1. Webster, V. and Mille, S. (2018). “Target Calibration Parameters for Flood Frequency Distribution Simulation using SWAT Model,” 2018 World Environmental & Water Resources Congress, June 3-7, 2018, Minneapolis, MN.
  2. Webster, V. (2018). “Bias Correction of Instantaneous Annual Maximum Peak Flow Series Generated Using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) (invited),” January 29, 2018, University of Zurich, Switzerland.
  3. Spellman, P. and V. Webster (2017). “Comparative Effects of Land Use and Climate Change on Flood Risk,” 2017 World Environmental & Water Resources Congress, May 21-25, 2017, Sacremento, CA.
  4. Spellman, P. and V. Webster (2016). “Differential Impacts of Baseflow on the Flood Frequency Curve,” AGU Fall Meeting 2016, San Francisco, CA.
  5. Spellman, P. and V. Webster (2016). “Adjusting Flood Series Data from Model Output: A Comparison of Bias Correction Methods,” 2016 World Environmental & Water Resources Congress, May 22-26, 2016, West Palm Beach, FL.
  6. Spellman, P. and V. Griffis (2015). “Basin Controls on Flood Frequency Analysis,” 2015 World Environmental & Water Resources Congress, Austin, TX.
  7. Nelson, J. and V. Griffis (2015). “Influences of Historical and Future Land Use Change on Flood Risk,” 2015 World Environmental & Water Resources Congress, Austin, TX.
  8. Webster, V. L. (2015) “Flood Risk Projections with Climatic Variation and Human Induced Shifts (invited),” Michigan Stormwater & Floodplain Association 2015 Annual Meeting, February 25, 2015, Lansing, MI.
  9. Griffis, V. W., A. S. Mayer, and M. B. LaBeau (2014). “Impacts of Intra-Annual Climate Variability and Change on Phosphorous Loads in the Great Lakes Basin,” AGU Fall Meeting 2014, San Francisco, CA.
  10. Griffis, V. W. (2014). “Panel Discussion: Adapting to Change: Managing Risk and Uncertainty for Resilience and Disaster Preparedness (invited),” 7th World Water Forum Symposium, North American Regional Event at the 2014 World Environmental and Water Resources Congress, Portland, OR, June 2, 2014.
  1. Griffis, V. W. (2013). “Assessment of Regional Variation in Watershed Flood Response and Delineation of Hydrologically Homogeneous Regions Using Spatially Distributed Data (invited),” AGU Fall Meeting 2013, San Francisco, CA, December 11, 2013.
  2. Griffis, V. W. and N. Salvadori (2013). “Evaluation of the Relative Influence of Climate Variability and Human Activities on Flood Risk in Moderately Impaired Watersheds,” AGU Fall Meeting 2013, San Francisco, CA, December 13, 2013.
  3. Spellman, P., V. W. Griffis, and K. LaFond (2013). “Impacts of Climate Change on Current Methodologies for Flood Risk Analysis: Watershed-Scale Analyses Using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT),” AGU Fall Meeting 2013, San Francisco, CA, December 12, 2013.
  4. Griffis, V. W. (2013). “Long-term Flood Risk Forecasts Informed by Climate and Land Use Projections (invited),” Developing Sustainable Networks of Women Scientists for Addressing Issues of Hydrologic Events and Hazards, Buenos Aires, Argentina, November 5, 2013.
  5. Spellman, P. and V. W. Griffis (2013). “Stream Flow Across Hydrologic Boundaries: Implications for Flood Frequency Analysis in Karst Terrain,” Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado, October 27-30, 2013.
  6. Griffis, V. W., R. Gyawali, and D. W. Watkins (2012) “Climate Change Projections Using Regional Regression Models.” American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, December 7, 2012, San Francisco, CA.
  7. Fritsch, C. and V. W. Griffis (2011). “Climate Informed Flood Risk Projections.” American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, December 6, 2011, San Francisco, CA.
  8. Fritsch, C. and V. W. Griffis (2011). “Evaluation of Flood Risk Under Climate Variability Using Continuous Hydrologic Modeling.” World Water & Environmental Resources Congress, Palm Springs, California, May 22-26, 2011. American Society of Civil Engineers.
  9. Watkins, D. W., V. W. Griffis, and B. Faber (2011). “Systems Approaches to Flood Risk Management Modeling: Barriers and Directions for Research.” World Water & Environmental Resources Congress, Palm Springs, California, May 22-26, 2011. American Society of Civil Engineers.
  10. Stedinger, J. R. and V. W. Griffis (2010). “Getting From Here to Where? (invited)” Workshop on Nonstationarity, Hydrologic Frequency Analysis and Water Management, January 14, 2010, Boulder, CO.
  11. Griffis, V. W. (2009). “Flood Frequency Analysis in the United States: Time for an Update (invited),” University of Wisconsin-Madison, March 12, 2009.
  12. Ilorme, F. and V. W. Griffis (2008). “Relating Hydrological Homogeneity to Watershed Characteristics.” American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, December 15, 2008, San Francisco, CA.
  13. Stedinger, J. R. and V. W. Griffis (2008). “Flood Frequency Analysis in the United States: Opportunities for Change.” Floodplain Management Association 2008 Annual Meeting, September 4, 2008, San Diego, CA.
  14. Griffis, V. W. (2008). “Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Flood Frequency and Other Surface Water Phenomena (invited),” Impact of Climate Change on the Great Lakes Ecosystem – A NOAA Science Needs Assessment Workshop to Meet Emerging Challenges, Ann Arbor, MI, July 29, 2008.
  1. Griffis, V. W. (2007). “Integrating Global Hydrology Into Graduate Engineering Education and Research.” American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, December 11, 2007, San Francisco, CA.
  2. Kashelikar, A. S. and V. W. Griffis (2007). “Improving Forecasts of Flood Risk by Incorporating Climate Variability Into Bulletin 17B LP3 Model.” American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, December 11, 2007, San Francisco, CA.
  3. Griffis, V. W. and J. R. Stedinger (2007). “Regional hydrologic analyses using GLS regression.” Earth: Our Changing Planet, Proceedings of the XXIV International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) General Assembly, Perugia, Italy, July 15 - 19, 2007.
  1. Griffis, V. W. (2006). “Flood Frequency Analysis with Climate Change and Variability.” American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, December 15, 2006, San Francisco, CA.
  2. Griffis, V. W. (2005). “Bulletin 17B and Beyond (invited),” U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA, November 11, 2005.

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