William Elliott

Research Civil Engineer, Project Leader at the Moscow Forestry Sciences Laboratory

e-mail: welliot[at]fs.fed.us
phone:208-883-2338

Personal Research Program

• Sediment & Erosion | Watershed Processes
  • Soil erosion processes and prediction
  • Applications of the Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP) model to forests and rangelands
  • Impacts of forest fuel management activities on runoff and erosion

Recent Publications

Foltz, R. B. Elliot, W.J., and N. S. Wagenbrenner. 2011. Soil erosion model predictions using parent materials/soil testure-based paramaters compared to using site-specific parameters. Transactions of the ASABE. Vol. 54(4): 1347-1356.

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Elliot, W.J. 2010. Effects of Forest Biomass Use on Watershed Processes in the Western United States. Western Journal of Applied Forestry 25(1):12-17.

Elliot, William; Hyde, Kevin; MacDonald, Lee; McKean, James. 2010. Tools for analysis. Chapter 13 in: Elliot, W.J.; Miller, I.S.; Audin, L., eds. 2010. Cumulative watershed effects of fuel management in the western United States. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-231. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 246-276.

Elliot, William J.; Miller, Ina Sue; Audin, Lisa., eds. 2010. Cumulative watershed effects of fuel management in the western United States. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-231. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 299 p.

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Foltz, R.B.; Copeland, N.S.; Elliot, W.J. 2009. Reopening abandoned forest roads in northern Idaho, USA: quantification of runoff, sediment concentration, infiltration, and interrill erosion parameters. Journal of Environmental Management 90(2009):2542-2550.

Robichaud, P.R.; Elliot, W.J.; Pierson, F.B.; Hall, D.E.; Moffet, C.A. 2009. A probabilistic approach to modeling postfire erosion after the 2009 Australian bushfires. In Anderssen, R.S.; Braddock, R.D.; Newham, L.T.H., eds. Proceedings of the 18th World IMACS / MODSIM Congress, Cairns, Australia, 13-17 July 2009. International Congress on Modelling and Simulation. Interfacing Modelling and Simulation with Mathematical and Computational Sciences. 

Elliot, W.E.; Foltz, R.B.; Robichaud, P.R. 2009. Recent findings related to measuring and modeling forest road erosion. In Anderssen, R.S.; Braddock, R.D.; Newham, L.T.H., eds. Proceedings of the 18th World IMACS / MODSIM Congress, Cairns, Australia, 13-17 July 2009. International Congress on Modelling and Simulation. Interfacing Modelling and Simulation with Mathematical and Computational Sciences.

Dun, S., Wu, J.Q.; Elliot, W.J.; Robichaud, P.R.; Flanagan, D.C.; Frankenberger, J.R.; Brown, R.E.; Xu, A.D. 2009. Adapting the Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP) model for forest applications. Journal of Hydrology 336(1-4):45-54.

Foltz, R.B.; Robichaud, P.R.; Rhee, H. 2009. A synthesis of postfire road treatments for BAER teams: methods, treatment effectiveness, and decisionmaking tools for rehabilitation. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-228. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 152 p.

Zhang, J.X.; Wu, J.Q.; Chang, K.; Elliot, W.J.; Dun, S. 2009. Effects of DEM source and resolution on WEPP hydrologic and erosion simulation: A case study of two forest watersheds in Northern Idaho. Transactions of the ASABE 52(2):447-457.

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Pan, F., H-S Han, L. R. Johnson and W. J. Elliot. 2008. Net energy output from harvesting small-diameter trees using a mechanized system. Forest Products Journal 99(1/2):25-30.

Yao, C., T. Lei, W. J. Elliot, D. K. McCool, J. Zhao and S. Chen. 2008. Critical conditions for rill initiation. Transactions of the ASABE 51(1):107-114.

Pan, F., H-S. Han, L. R. Johnson and W. J. Elliot. 2008. Production and cost of harvesting, processing, and transporting small diameter (≤ 5 inches) trees for energy. Forest Products Journal 58(5):47-52.

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Robichaud, P. R., W. J. Elliot, F. B. Pierson, D. E. Hall and C. A. Moffet. 2007. Predicting postfire erosion and mitigation effectiveness with a web-based probabilistic model. Catena 71:229-241.

Hubbart, J. A., T. E. Link, J. A Gravelle, and W. J. Elliot.  2007.  Timber harvest impacts on water yield in the continental/maritime hydroclimate region of the U.S.  Journal of Forestry 53(2):169-180.

Elliot, W. J.  2007.  Predicting background and risk-based sedimentation for forest watershed TMDLs.  Proc of the 10-14 March 2007 Conference on Watershed Management to Meet Water Quality Standards and TMDLs (Total Maximum Daily Loads).  St. Joseph, MI: ASABE.  109-115.

Elliot, W. J., P. R. Robichaud and I. S. Miller.  2007.  Erosion rates from forests and rangelands following fuel management.  Proc of the 10-14 March 2007 Conference on Watershed Management to Meet Water Quality Standards and TMDLs (Total Maximum Daily Loads).  St. Joseph, MI: ASABE.  493-499.

Robichaud, P. R., W. J. Elliot, F. B. Pierson, D. E. Hall, C. A. Moffet and L. E. Ashmun.  2007.  Erosion Risk Management Tool (ERMiT) user manual (version 2006.01.18). Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-188.  Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station.  24 p.

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