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Eran Hood, Ph.D.

Professor of Environmental Science 
Arts and Sciences - Natural Sciences

907-796-6244

907-796-6406 (Fax)

Whitehead Bldg 224, Juneau Campus

Hood

Education:

  • Ph.D. Geography 2002, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
  • M.A. Geography 1998, University of Colorado, Boulder,CO
  • A.B.  Biology 1991, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

Curriculum vitae

Research:

  • Watershed-scale biogeochemistry
  • Nutrient cycling in aquatic systems
  • Alpine hydrology
  • Snow hydrology and snow chemistry

Publications:

Peer-Reviewed Articles

Fellman, J., E. Hood, P. Raymond, J. Hudson, M. Bozeman, and M. Arimitsu (2015) Evidence for the assimilation of glacier organic carbon in a proglacial stream food web. Limnology and Oceanography, DOI: 10.1002/lno.10088

Shanley, C.S., S. Pyare, M.I. Goldstein, P. Alaback, D. Albert, C. Beier, T. Brinkman, R.T. Edwards, E. Hood, A. MacKinnon, M. McPhee, T. Patterson, L. Suring, D. Tallmon, and M. Wipfli (2015) Climate change implications in the northern coastal temperate rainforest of North America.Climatic Change.  doi:10.1007/s10584-015-1355-9

O’Neel, S., E. Hood, A. Bidlack, S. Fleming, M. Arimitsu, A. Arendt, E. Burgess, C. Sergeant, A. Beaudreau, K. Timm, G. Hayward, J. Reynolds, and S. Pyare (2015) Icefield-to-ocean linkages across the northern Pacific coastal temperate rainforest ecosystem. Bioscience, doi:10.1093/biosci/biv027

D’Amore, D., R. Edwards, P. Herendeen, E. Hood, and J. Fellman (2015) Dissolved organic carbon fluxes from hydropedologic units in Alaskan coastal temperate rainforest watersheds. Soil Science Society of America Journal 79: 378-388. doi:10.2136/sssaj2014.09.0380

Hood, E., T.J. Battin, J. Fellman, S. O’Neel, and R.G.M. Spencer (2015) Storage and release of organic carbon from glaciers and ice sheets.Nature Geoscience 8, 91–96. doi:10.1038/ngeo2331

Spencer, R.G.M., W. Guo, P. Raymond, T. Dittman, E. Hood, J. Fellman, and A. Stubbins (2014) Source and biolability of ancient dissolved organic matter in glacier and lake ecosystems on the Tibetan Plateau.Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 142: 64-74. Doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2014.08.006

Fellman, J.B., E. Hood, R.G.M. Spencer, A. Stubbins, and P. Raymond (2014) Watershed glacier coverage influences dissolved organic matter biogeochemistry in coastal watersheds of southeast Alaska. Ecosystems 17: 1014-1025. doi: 10.1007/s10021-014-9777-1.

Spencer, R.G.M, A. Vermilyea, J. Fellman, P. Raymond, A. Stubbins, D. Scott, and E. Hood (2014) Seasonal variability of organic matter composition in an Alaskan glacier outflow: insights into glacier carbon sources. Environmental Research Letters 9: 055005. doi:10.1088/1748-9326/9/5/055005

O’Neel, S., E. Hood, A. Arendt, and L. Sass (2014) Assessing streamflow sensitivity to variations in glacier mass balance.Climatic Change 123: 329-341. DOI 10.1007/s10584-013-1042-7.

Nagorski, S., D. Engstrom, J. Hudson, D. Krabbenhoft, E. Hood, J. DeWild, and G. Aiken (2014) Spatial distribution of mercury in southeastern Alaskan streams influenced by glaciers, wetlands, and salmon. Environmental Pollution 182: 62-72.

Fellman, J.B., S. Nagorski, S. Pyare, A. Vermilyea, D. Scott, and E. Hood (2014) Stream temperature response to variable glacier coverage in coastal watersheds of southeast Alaska.Hydrological Processes 28: 2062-2073. DOI: 10.1002/hyp.9742

Stubbins, A., E. Hood, P.A. Raymond, G.R. Aiken, R.L. Sleighter, P.J. Hernes, D. Butman, P.G. Hatcher, R.G. Striegl, P. Schuster, H.A.N. Abdulla, A. Vermilyea, D.T. Scott, and R.G.M. Spencer (2012) Anthropogenic aerosols as a source of ancient dissolved organic matter in glaciers,Nature Geoscience 5: 198-201, doi:10.1038/ngeo1403.

Williams, M.W., R.T. Barnes, J.N. Parman, M. Freppaz, and E. Hood (2011) Stream water chemistry along an elevational gradient from the Continental Divide to the foothills of the Rock Mountains.Vadose Zone J. 10: 900-914. doi:10.2136/vzj2010.0131

Petrone, K.C., J.B. Fellman, E. Hood, M.J. Donn, and P. Grierson (2011) The origin and function of dissolved organic matter in agro-urban coastal streams,J. Geophysical Research, 116, G01028, doi:10.1029/2010JG001537.

Scott, D.T., E. Hood, and M. Nassry (2010) In-stream uptake and retention of C, N, and P in a supraglacial stream. Annals of Glaciology 51: 80–86.

Fellman, J., E. Hood, and R.G.M. Spencer (2010) Fluorescence spectroscopy opens new windows into dissolved organic matter dynamics in freshwater ecosystems: A review.Limnology and Oceanography, 55: 2452-2462, doi:10.4319/lo.2010.55.6.2452

Fellman, J., R.G.M. Spencer, R.Edwards, D. D’Amore, P.J. Hernes, and E. Hood (2010) The impact of glacier runoff on the biodegradability and biochemical composition of terrigenous dissolved organic matter in near-shore marine ecosystems,Marine Chemistry 121: 112-122, doi:10.1016/j.marchem.2010.03.009.

Neal, E.G., E. Hood, and K.Smikrud (2010) Contribution of glacier runoff to freshwater discharge into the Gulf of Alaska. Geophys. Res. Let., 37: L06404, doi:10.1029/2010GL042385.

Hood, E., J. Fellman, R.G.M. Spencer, P.J. Hernes, R. Edwards, D. D'Amore, and D. Scott (2009) Glaciers as a source of ancient and labile organic matter to the marine environment.  Nature 462, 1044-1047, doi:10.1038/nature08580.

Sattin, S., C. Cleveland, E. Hood, S. Reed, A. King, S. Schmidt, M. Robeson, N. Ascurranz, and D. Nemergut (2009) Functional shifts in unvegetated, perhumid, recently-deglaciated soils do not correlate with shifts in soil bacterial community composition. J. Microbiol. 47: 673-681, doi:10.1007/s12275-009-0194-7.

Fellman, J., E. Hood, R. Edwards, D. D'Amore, and D. White (2009) Seasonal changes in the chemical quality and biodegradability of dissolved organic matter exported from soils to streams in coastal temperate watersheds. Biogeochemistry, doi 10.1007/s10533-009-9336-6.

Hood, E. and L. Berner (2009) The effect of changing glacial coverage on the physical and biogeochemical properties of coastal streams in southeastern Alaska.  Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences, 114, G03001, doi:10.1029/2009JG000971.

Fellman, J. B., E. Hood, R. T. Edwards, and J.B. Jones (2009) Uptake of allochthonous dissolved organic matter from soil and salmon in coastal temperate rainforest streams. Ecosystems, 12(5): 747-759, doi:10.1007/s10021-009-9254-4.

White, K.S, G. Pendleton, and E. Hood (2009) Effects of snow on Sitka black-tailed deer browse availability and nutritional carrying capacity in southeastern Alaska. Journal of Wildlife Management, 73(4): 481-487, doi: 10.2193/2007-499.

Fellman, J., E. Hood, R. Edwards, and D. D'Amore (2009) Changes in the concentration, biodegradability and fluorescent properties of dissolved organic matter during stormflows in coastal temperate watersheds. Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences, 114, G01021, doi:10.1029/2008JG000790.

Bower, J.P.*, E. Hood, and L.A. Hoferkamp (2008) Major solutes, metals, and alkylated aromatic compounds in high-latitude maritime snowpacks near the trans-Alaska pipeline terminal, Valdez, Alaska. Environ. Res. Lett. 3, 045010.

Hood, E. and D. T. Scott (2008) Riverine organic mater and nutrients in southeast Alaska affected by glacial coverage, Nature Geoscience 1: 583-587, doi:10.1038/ngeo280.

Fellman, J, Hood, E., D’Amore, D.V., and R. Boone. 2008. Fluorescence characteristics and biodegradability of DOM in forest and wetland soils from coastal temperate watersheds.Biogeochemistry, DOI 10.1007/s10533-008-9203-x.

Fellman, J.B., D'Amore, D.V., and E. Hood. 2008. An evaluation of freezing as a preservation technique for analyzing dissolved organic C, N and P in surface water samples. Science of the Total Environment 392(2-3): 305-312, doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.11.027.

Fellman, J.B., Hood, E., Edwards, R.T., and D.V. D'Amore. 2008. Return of Salmon-Derived Nutrients from the Riparian Zone to the Stream during a Storm in Southeastern Alaska. Ecosystems 11(4): 537-544, doi: 10.1007/s10021-008-9139-y.

Hood, E., J. Fellman, and R.T. Edwards. 2007. Salmon influences on dissolved organic matter in a coastal temperate brownwater stream: An application of fluorescence spectroscopy.Limnology and Oceanography52: 1580-1587.

Gende, S.M., A.E. Miller, and E. Hood. 2007. The effects of salmon carcasses on soil nitrogen pools in a riparian forest of southeast Alaska. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 37(7): 1194–1202 , doi:10.1139/X06-318.

Hood, E., Miller, A.E., and White, K.. 2007. Effects of moose foraging on soil nutrient dynamics in the Gustavus forelands, Alaska. in Piatt, J.F., and Gende, S.M., eds., Proceedings of the Fourth Glacier Bay Science Symposium, October 26–28, 2004: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5047, p. 20- 24.

Hood, E., M. N. Gooseff, and S. L. Johnson. 2006. Changes in the character of stream water dissolved organic carbon during flushing in three small watersheds, Oregon. J. Geophys. Res. 111: G01007, doi:10.1029/2005JG000082.

Hood, E., M.W. Williams, and D.M. McKnight. 2005. Sources of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in a Rocky Mountain stream using chemical fractionation and stable isotopes. Biogeochemistry 74: 231-255.DOI 10.1007/s10533-00404322-5.

Hood, E., K.Scheler*, and P.Carter*. 2005. Near-surface faceted crystal formation and snow stability in a high-latitude maritime snow climate, Juneau, Alaska. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research 37(3): 316-322.

Cleveland, C.C., J. C. Neff, A. R. Townsend, and E. Hood. 2004. Composition, dynamics, and fate of leached dissolved organic matter in terrestrial ecosystems: Results from a decomposition experiment. Ecosystems 7: 275-285, doi: 10.1007/s10021-003-0236-7.

Hood, E., D.M. McKnight, M.W. Williams. 2003. Sources and chemical quality of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) across and alpine/subalpine ecotone, Green Lakes Valley, Colorado Front Range. USA. Water Resources Research 39(7): 1188, doi:10.1029/2002WR001738.

Hood, E., M.W. Williams, and N. Caine. 2003. Landscape controls on organic and inorganic nitrogen leaching across an alpine-subalpine ecotone, Green Lakes Valley, Colorado Front Range. Ecosystems 6: 31-45.

Hood, E., M.W. Williams, N. Caine. 2002. Yields of dissolved C, N, and P from three high-elevations catchments, Colorado Front Range, USA. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution: Focus 2, 165-180.

Hood, E. and M.W. Williams. 2001. Seasonal changes in the character and nitrogen content of dissolved organic material in an alpine/subalpine headwater catchment. TheScientificWorld, V 1, 2001.

Williams, M.W., E. Hood, and N. Caine. 2001. The role of dissolved organic nitrogen in the nitrogen cycle of a high-elevation catchment, Colorado Front Range, USA. Water Resources Research 37: 2569-2582.

Williams, M.W., E.W. Hood, B. Francou, G. Ostberg, R. Galarraga. 2001. Synoptic survey of inorganic and organic C, N, and P concentrations, Antisana Ecological Reserve, Ecuador. Arctic, Alpine, and Antarctic Research 33(4): 397-403.

Liu, F., M. W. Williams, J. Sun, S. Zhu, E. Hood, and G. Cheng. 1999. Hydrochemical processes and hydrological separation at the headwaters of the Urumqi River, Tianshan Mountains, China, Journal of Glaciology and Geocryology, V 21, N 4, pp 362-370.

Peer-Reviewed Reports and Book Chapters

D’Amore, D., J. Fellman, R.T. Edwards, E. Hood, and C. Ping (2012) Hydropedology of the North American Coastal Temperate Rainforest. In Hydropedology: Synergistic Integration of Soil Science and Hydrology, Ed. H. Lin, Elsevier, Amsterdam.

Nagorski, S., G. Eckert, E. Hood, and S. Pyare (2010) Assessment of Coastal Water Resources and Watershed Conditions at Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska.  National Park Service, Water Resources Division NPS/NRWRD/NRTR-2010/192. 150p.

Nagorski, S., G. Eckert, E. Hood, and S. Pyare (2008) Assessment of Coastal Water Resources and Watershed Conditions at Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska.  National Park Service, Water Resources Division. NPS/NRWRD/NRTR-2008/144. 166p.

Nagorski, S., G. Eckert, E. Hood, and S. Pyare (2007) Assessment of Coastal Water Resources and Watershed Conditions at Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska.  National Park Service, Water Resources Division. NPS/NRWRD/NRTR-2007/372.  178p.

Nagorski, S., G. Eckert, E. Hood, and S. Pyare (2007) Assessment of Coastal Water Resources and Watershed Conditions at Aniakchack National Monument and Preserve, Alaska.  National Park Service, Water Resources Division. NPS/NRWRD/NRTR-2007/371.  113p.

Eckert, G., E. Hood, S. Nagorski, and C. Talus (2006) Assessment of Coastal Water Resources and Watershed Conditions in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska.  National Park Service, Water Resources Division. NPS/NRWRD/NRTR-2006/353.  129p.

Hood, E. ,G. Eckert, and C. Talus (2006) Assessment of Coastal Water Resources and Watershed Conditions in Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Alaska.  National Park Service, Water Resources Division. Technical Report NPS/NRWRD/NRTR-2006/349.  89p.

Eckert, G., E. Hood, S. Nagorski, and C. Talus (2006) Assessment of Coastal Water Resources and Watershed Conditions in Sitka National Historic Park, Alaska.  National Park Service, Water Resources Division. Technical Report NPS/NRWRD/NRTR-2006/347.  81p.

Hood, E., G. Eckert, S. Nagorski, and C. Talus (2006) Assessment of Coastal Water Resources and Watershed Conditions in Wrangell – St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska.  National Park Service, Water Resources Division. Technical Report NPS/NRWRD/NRTR-2006/346.  77p.

McKnight, D.M., E. Hood, and L. Klapper (2003) Trace organic moieties of dissolved organic material in natural waters, in Aquatic Ecosystems: Interactivity of Dissolved Organic Matter (S. Findlay and R. Sinsabaugh eds.). Aquatic Ecology Series, Academic Press, 71-96.

Williams, M.W., Hood, E., and Caine, N. (2002) Headwater catchments of the Boulder Creek Watershed: Chapter 8 in Murphy, S.F., Verplanck, P.L., and Barber, L.B., Eds., Comprehensive water quality of the Boulder Creek Watershed, Colorado, during high-flow and low-flow conditions: U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report.

Technical Reports

Kelly, B., T. Ainsworth, S. Boyce, E. Hood, P. Murphy, and J. Powell (2007) Climate Change: Predicted Impacts on Juneau. Report to Mayor Bruce Botelho and the City and Borough of Juneau Assembly by the CBJ Scientific Panel on Climate Change.  Available at the City and Borough of Juneau Website: http://www.juneau.org/clerk/boards/Climate_Change/CBJ%20_Climate_Report_Final.pdf

Nagorski, S., E. Hood, and L. Hoferkamp (2006) Watershed Protection and Recovery for Duck Creek, Jordan Creek, and Peterson Hill Creek.  Final Reports submitted to Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation for the period July 1, 2005-June 30, 2006.  69p.

Hood, E., L. Hoferkamp, and J. Hudson (2005) Jordan and Duck Creek Watershed Protection and Recovery. Final report submitted to Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation for the period July 1, 2004-June 30, 2005.  24p.

Hood, E. (2004) Mendenhall Watershed Protection and Recovery. Final report submitted to Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation for the period July 1, 2003-June 30, 2004.  16p.

Hood, E. (2003) Water Quality Assessment for Montana Creek in Juneau, Alaska. Final report submitted to Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation for the period July 1, 2002-June 30, 2003. 13pp.

* denotes undergraduate student co-author

Courses Taught:

Lower Division:

  • ENVS 101 – Introduction to Environmental Science & Lab
  • ENVS 111 – Introduction to Differential GPS

Upper Division:

  • GEOL 302 – Hydrology
  • ENVS 397 – IS: Nature of Soils
  • ENVS 404 – Snow Hydrology
  • ENVS 408 – Biogeochemistry
  • ENVS 491 – Environmental Science Internship
  • ENVS 492 – Undergraduate Research Seminar
  • ENVS 493 – Glacier Surveying
  • ENVS 493 – Snow and Glaciers
  • ENVS 494 – Practicum: Snow Hydrology
  • ENVS 497 – IS: Field/Snow Hydrology
  • ENVS 497 – IS: Rsrch.: Snow Infl. on Forage
 
 

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