Publications
The Utah Lake Nutrient Cycling Studies team has published a variety of papers and posters on their research.
Journal Papers
Dust
Nutrient Loading
Tanner, K. B., Cardall, A. C., & Williams, G. P. (2022). A Spatial Long-Term Trend Analysis of Estimated Chlorophyll-a Concentrations in Utah Lake Using Earth Observation Data Remote Sensing ,
14(15), 3664. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14153664
Cardall, A., Tanner, K. B., & Williams, G. P. (2021). Google Earth Engine Tools for Long-Term Spatiotemporal Monitoring of Chlorophyll-A Concentrations. Open Water. 2021; 7(1), 4. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/openwater/vol7/iss1/4.
Hansen CH, Swain N, Munson K, Adjei Z, Williams GP, Miller W. Development of Sub-Seasonal Remote Sensing Chlorophyll-A Detection Models. American Journal of Plant Sciences. 2013; 4(12B):21. https://doi.org/10.4236/ajps.2013.412A2003.
Hansen CH, Burian SJ, Dennison PE, Williams GP. Evaluating Historical Trends and Influences of Meteorological and Seasonal Climate Conditions on Lake Chlorophyll-A Using Remote Sensing. Lake and Resevoir Management. 2020; 36(1):45. https://doi.org/10.1080/10402381.2019.1632397.
Olsen JM, Williams GP, Miller AW, Merrit L. Measuring and Calculating Current Atmospheric Phosphorus and Nitrogen Loadings to Utah Lake Using Field Samples and Geostatistical Analysis. Hydrology. 2018; 5(3):045. https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology5030045
Sediment
Water Quality
Cardall, A. C., Hales, R. C., Tanner, K. B., Williams, G. P., & Markert, K. N. (2023). “LASSO (L1) Regularization for Development of Sparse Remote-Sensing Models with Applications in Optically Complex Waters Using GEE Tools” Remote Sensing 15(6) 1670. March 2023, https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15061670
Dolder D, Williams GP, Miller AW, Nelson EJ, Jones NL, Ames DP. Introducing an Open-Source Regional Water Quality Data Viewer Tool to Support Research Data Access. Hydrology. 2021; 8(2):091. https://doi.org/10/3390/hydrology8020091.
Hansen CH, Williams GP. Evaluating Remote Sensing Model Specification Methods for Estimating Water Quality in Optically Diverse Lakes Throughout the Growing Season. Hydrology. 2018; 5(4):062. https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology5040062.
Hansen CH, Dennison P, Burian S, Barber M, Williams G. Hindcasting Water Quality in an Optically Complex System. WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment. 2016; 209:035.
Hansen CH, Williams GP, Adjei Z, Barlow A, Nelson EJ, Miller AW. Resevoir Water Quality Monitoring Using Remote Sensing with Seasonal Models: Case Study of Five Central-Utah Resevoirs. Lake and Resevoir Management. 2015; 31(3):225. https://doi.org/10.1080/10402381.2015.1065937.
Hansen CH, Burian SJ, Dennison PE, Williams GP. Spatiotemporal Variability of Lake Water Quality in the Context of Remote Sensing Models. Remote Sensing. 2017; 9(5):409. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs9050409.
Miscellaneous Student Papers
Tanner K, Cardall A, Williams GP. Analysis of Long-Term Clorophyll Trends in Utah Lake using Landsat Data and Lake Regions. 2021. Brigham Young University, student paper.
Tanner K. Long-Term Spatiotemporal Monitoring and Analysis of Chlorophyll-A Concentrations in Utah Lake. 2021. Brigham Young University, student paper.
Conference Papers
2022 I-ETC UVU Conference
The Intermountain Engineering, Technology, and Computing Conference at UVU is hosted annually to allow students in these disciplines to present their research.
Valek, R. A., Walmer, E. S., Dorrett, C. A., Tanner, K. B., Cardall, A. C., Williams, G., & Miller, W. (2022, May).
Utah Lake Nutrient Cycling Studies: Limnocorral Usage and Experiments.
In 2022 Intermountain Engineering, Technology and Computing (IETC) (pp. 1-4). IEEE.
Tanner, K. B., Cardall, A. C., & Williams, G. P. (2022, May).
Analysis of Long-Term Chlorophyll Trends inUtah Lake using Landsat Data and Lake Regions. In 2022 Intermountain Engineering, Technology and Computing (IETC) (pp. 1-5). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ietc54973.2022.9796773
2022 AGU Fall
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting is the most influential event in the world dedicated to the advancement of Earth and space sciences.
Butters, Rebecca, Gustavious P. Williams, Kaylee Tanner, Rachel Valek, Blake Markham, Samuel Cuessy, Samuel Quispe, and Megan Jones" Determining Water Residence Time for Large Mesocosms in Utah Lake Using Field Measurements and a CSTR Model ", American Geophysical Union 2022 Fall Meeting , 2022, December 12-16, Chicago, IL.
Butters, Rebecca, Gustavious P. Williams, Kaylee Tanner, Rachel Valek, Jacob Taggert, and Megan Jones, "Nutrients in Utah Lake Behave as a Buffered System: Suspended Sediments and Sorption Impacts on Water Column Phosphate Concentrations ", American Geophysical Union 2022 Fall Meeting , 2022, December 12-16, Chicago, IL.
Cardall, A., Hales, R., Tanner, K., Williams, G. P., & Markert, K. N. (2022, December). "Cloud Computing Tools for Developing LASSO (L1) Regularized Remote Sensing Models for Optically Complex Waters" , In Fall Meeting 2022. AGU.
Dorret, Cristian, Kaylee Tanner, and Gustavious Williams, "An Analysis of Temporal Patterns in Atmospheric Deposition of Nutrients on Utah Lake in Correlation with Local Weather Conditions ", American Geophysical Union 2022 Fall Meeting , 2022, December 12-16, Chicago, IL.
Tanner, Kaylee, Anna Cardall, and Gustavious Williams, "Investigating Drivers of Long-Term Trends in Algal Growth on Utah Lake using Earth Observation and Local Process Data ", American Geophysical Union 2022 Fall Meeting , 2022, December 12-16, Chicago, IL.
Valek, Rachel, Rebecca Butters, Kaylee Tanner, Gustavious P. Williams, Amber Gurecki, and A. Woodruff Miller,"Characterizing Light Limitation to Algal Growth in Utah Lake Using Secchi Disk Readings, PAR Meter Measurements, and and Algae Incubator ", American Geophysical Union 2022 Fall Meeting, 2022, December 12-16, Chicago, IL.
2022 Salt County Watershed Symposium
Salt Lake County Watershed Symposium reviews the current state of our watershed.
Sainsbury, Robert, Benjamin W. Abbot, Tara B. Bishop, Janice Brahney, Rachel Buck, Anna Cardal, Gregory Carling, Elisabeth M. Currit, Rebecca Frei, Erica Gaddis, Teresa Gomez, Eliza Hammari, Erin Jones, Katie Lawrence, Joshua J. LeMonte, Kaylee Tanner, Nthan T, Thompson, Weihong Wang, Gustavious P. Williams (2022), "Using Science and Relationships to Elevate the Utah Lake Debate" ; 2022 Salt LAke County Watershed Symposium , November 16-17, 2022, Salt Lake City, Utah
2022 Why It Matters. United Nations. UVU
The Why It Matters Conference explore ways through which the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the 17 Goals become an intrinsic part of their efforts.
2022 Google's Geo for Good Summit
Geo for Good Summit is an annual conference for scientists who use mapping tools (such as Google Earth, Earth Engine, Environmental Insights Explorer, and My Maps) for positive impact in the world.
2022 AWWA National
2021 AWWA Conference
The American Water Works Association hosts and annual conference where water sector professionals can share their research and innovations with relevant leaders and associations.
Dorrett, C. A., Cardall, A. C., Tanner, K. B., Valek, R. A., & Williams, G. P. (2021, October). "Data Collection Methods for Utah Lake Nutrient Cycling Study", In 2021 IMS-AWWA Annual Conference. American Water Works Association Intermountain Section.
Tanner, K., Cardall, A., & Williams, G. (2021, October). "Long Term Spatiotemporal Remote Sensing and Analysis of Chlorophyll-a Concentrations in Utah Lake" In IMS-AWWA Annual Conference. American Water Works Association Intermountain Section
Valek, R. A., Walmer, E. S., Dorrett, C. A., Tanner, K. B., Cardall, A. C., Williams, G., & Miller, W. (2022, May).
"Limnocorrals as a Method for Studying Lake Water Quality: A Utah Lake Case Study" In 2022 Intermountain Engineering, Technology and Computing (IETC) (pp. 1-4). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ietc54973.2022.9796864
Cardall, A.C., Tanner, K.B., & Williams, G.P. (2022, June). Global Remote Sensing Tools for Historical Water Quality Assessment. In ACE22, Fresh Ideas Poster Competition. American Water Works Association.
2021 UNSGC Grant Consortium
The 27th Annual Fellowship Symposium, Utah NASA Space Grant Consortium.
2021 AWRA Conference
The annual water resources conference allows students a platform to present relevant research.
Conference form 2014-2010
Outside Resources and Publications
Find information regarding the project's beginnings and objectives below.
Tate RS. Landsat Collections Reveal Long-Term Algal Bloom Hot Spots of Utah Lake. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses. 2019. 57. Bigham Young University, student paper.
Utah Lake Symposium. Plant and Wildlife Sciences. https://pws.byu.edu/utah-lake.
Utah Lake Water Quality Study: Phase 1 Report
