Dr. DOUGLAS L. KANE
Director of WERC
Director of Institute of Northern Engineering
Professor/PE of Water Resources and Civil Engineering

EDUCATION:
1966 B.S. Civil Engineering (Univ. of Wisconsin)
1968 M.S. Civil Engineering, Water Resources Management (Univ. of Wisconsin)
1975 Ph.D. Civil Engineering (Univ. of Minnesota)

RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Groundwater hydrology, snow hydrology, hydraulics, water resources engineering, cold regions hydrology, climate change.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
1998-present Associate Director of Institute of Northern Engineering
1989-present Director of Water and Environmental Research Center and Professor of Water Resources and Civil Engineering;
1986-1989 Professor of Water Resources and Civil Engineering;
1984-present Professional Hydrologist, American Institute of Hydrology;
1981-1986 Associate Professor of Water Resources;
1975-1982 Assistant Professor of Water Resources;
1973-present Professional Engineer, State of Alaska;
1971-1975 Research Hydrologist;
1970-1971 Graduate Student and Teaching Associate;
1966-1970 Civil Engineer.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
American Society of Civil Engineers, American Geophysical Union, American Water Resources Association, Arctic Institute of North America, National Water Well Association, American Institute of Hydrology (Professional Hydrologist), Phi Kappa Phi and Chi Epsilon(Honor Societies), Professional Engineer (State of Alaska).

REFEREED PUBLICATIONS:

Kane, D. L. & D. Yang (Editors). 2004. Northern Research Basins Water Balance, Int. Assoc. of Hydrological Sciences Publication 290, 271 pp.

Kane, D. L., & D. Yang. 2004. "Overview for Water Balance Determinations for High Latitude Watersheds". In Northern Research Basins Water Balance, Int. Assoc. of Hydrological Sciences Publication 290. pp. 1-12.

Kane, D. L. R. E. Gieck, D. C. Kitover, L. D. Hinzman, J. P. McNamara & D. Yang. 2004. Hydrologic Cycle on the North Slope of Alaska. In Northern Research Basins Water Balance, Int. Association of Hydrological Sciences Publication 290, pp. 224-236.

Berezovskaya, S., D. Yang & D. L. Kane. 2004. Compatibility Analysis of Precipitation and Runoff Trends over the Large Siberian Rivers. Geophysical Research Letters, 31(L21502): doi:10.1029/2004GL021277.

Kane, D. L. & L. D. Hinzman. 2004. Monitoring Extreme Environments: Arctic Hydrology in Transition. Water Resources Impact, 6(1):24-27.

Yang, D., B. Ye & D. L. Kane. 2004. Streamflow Changes over Siberian Yenisei River Basin. Journal of Hydrology, doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2004.03.017.

Fichefet, T., C. Dick, G. Flato, D. Kane & J. Moore. 2004. Progress in Understanding the Arctic Climate System. EOS, 85(16):159.

Kane, D.L., J.P. McNamara, D. Yang, P.Q. Olsson & R.E. Gieck. 2003. An Extreme Rainfall/Runoff Event in Arctic Alaska. Journal of Hydrometeorology, 4(6):1220-1228.

Ye, B., D. Yang & D.L. Kane. 2003. Changes in Lena River Streamflow Hydrology: Human Impacts Versus Natural Variation. Water Resources Research, 39(7), 1200, doi:10.1029/2003WR001991.

Kane, D.L. & L.D. Hinzman. 2003. Permafrost in a Dynamic Environment. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, 14:89-91.

Bowling, L.C., D.L. Kane, R.E. Gieck, L.D. Hinzman & D.P. Lettenmaier. 2003. The Role of Surace Storage in a Low-Gradient Arctic Watershed. Water Resources Research, 39(4): 1087, doi:10.1029/2002WR001466.

Kane, D.L., R.E. Gieck & L.C. Bowling. 2003. Impacts of Surficial Permafrost Landforms on Surface Hydrology. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Permafrost, Zurich, Switzerland, 21-25 July 2003, Phillips, M., et al.(eds), A.A. Balkema Publishers, pp. 507-512.

Hinzman, L.D., D.L. Kane, K. Yoshikawa, A. Carr, W.R. Bolton & M. Fraver. 2003. Hydrological Variations Among Watersheds with Varying Degrees of Permafrost. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Permafrost, Zurich, Switzerland, 21-25 July 2003, Phillips, M., et al.(eds), A.A. Balkema Publishers, pp. 407-411.

Overduin, P.P., C-L. Ping & D.L. Kane. 2003. Frost Boils, Soil Ice Content and Apparent Thermal Diffusivity. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Permafrost, Zurich, Switzerland, 21-25 July 2003, Phillips, M., et al.(eds), A.A. Balkema Publishers, pp. 869-874.

Zhang, T., T. Scambos, T. Haran, L.D. Hinzman, R.G. Barry & D.L. Kane. 2003. Ground Based and Satellite Derived Measurements of Surface Albedo on the North Slope of Alaska. Journal of Hydrometeorology, 4:77-91.

Kane, D.L. & J. Boike. 2002. Permafrost: Soil Temperature/Special Problems. Encyclopedia of Soil Science, Marcel Dekker, Inc., pp 972-975.

Yang, D., D.L. Kane, L.D. Hinzman, X. Zhang, T. Zhang & H. Ye. 2002. Siberian Lena River Hydrologic Regime and Recent Change. Journal of Geophysical Research, 107(D23):4694, doi:1029/2002JD002542.

Kane, D.L., K.M. Hinkel, D.J. Goering, L.D. Hinzman & S.I. Outcalt. 2001. Non-conductive Heat Transfer Associated with Frozen Soils. Global and Planetary Change, 29:275-292.

Yang, D., D.L. Kane, L.D. Hinzman, B.E. Goodison, J.R. Metcalfe, P.Y.T. Louie, G.H. Leavesley, D.G. Emerson & C.L. Hanson. 2000. An Evaluation of the Wyoming Gauge System for Snowfall Measurement. Water Resources Research, 36(9):2665-2677.

Kane, D.L. (Editor). 2000. Water Resources in Extreme Environments. American Water Resources Association Proceedings, 342 pp.

Kane, D.L., L.D. Hinzman, J.P. McNamara, Z. Zhang & C.S. Benson. 2000. An Overview of a Nested Watershed Study in Arctic Alaska. Nordic Hydrology, 4/5:245-266.

Oechel, W.C., G.L. Vourilitis, S.J. Hastings, R.M. Zulueta, L.D. Hinzman & D.L. Kane. 2000. Acclimation of Ecosystem CO2 Exchange in the Alaskan Arctic in Response to Decadal Climatic Warming. Nature, 406(Aug. 31):978-981.

Hinzman, L.D., R.A. Johnson, D.L. Kane, A.M. Farris & G.J. Light. 2000. Measurement and Modeling of Benzene Transport in a Discontinuous Permafrost Region. In: Contaminant Hydrology, Cold Regions Modeling, S.A. Grant & I.K. Iskandar eds. Lewis Publishers, pp. 175-237.

Zhang, Z. D.L. Kane & L.D. Hinzman, 2000. Development and Application of a Spatially Distributed Arctic Hydrologic and Thermal Process Model (ARHYTHM). Journal of Hydrological Processes. 14(6):1017-1044.

McNamara, J.P., D.L. Kane & L.D. Hinzman. 1999. An Analysis of an Arctic Channel Network Using a Digital Elevation Model. Geomorphology, 29:339-353.

Kane, D.L., C.E. Behlke, R.E. Gieck & R.F. McLean. 1999. Juvenile Fish Passage Through Culverts in Alaska: A Field Study. Proc. of AWRA Annual Conference, Seattle, WA. pp. 433-436.

Meade, N. L.D. Hinzman & D.L. Kane. 1999. Spatial Estimation of Soil Moisture Using Synthetic Aperture Radar in Alaska. Advances in Space Research, 24(7):935-940.

McNamara, J. P., D. L. Kane and L. D. Hinzman. 1998. An Analysis of Stream Flow Hydrology in the Kuparuk River Basin, Arctic Alaska: A Nested Watershed Approach. Journal of Hydrology, 206:39-57.

Kane, D. L., R. E. Gieck and L. D. Hinzman. 1997. Snowmelt Modeling at a Small Alaskan Arctic Watershed. ASCE Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 2(4):204-210.

McNamara, J. P., D. L. Kane and L. D. Hinzman. 1997. Storm Flow Dynamics in a Nested Arctic Watershed. Water Resources Research, 33(7):1707-1719.

Kane, D. L. 1997. The Impact of Arctic Hydrologic Perturbations on Arctic Ecosystems Induced by Climate Change. In: Oechel, W. C., (ed.)Global Change and Arctic Terrestrial Ecosystems, Springer-Verlag, Ecological Studies 124, pp. 63-81.

Kane, D.L., L.D. Hinzman, H. Yu and D.J. Goering. 1996. The Use of SAR Satellite Imagery to Measure Active Layer Moisture Contents in Arctic Alaska. Nordic Hydrology, 27:25-38.

Rovansek, R. J., L. D. Hinzman and D. L. Kane. 1996. Hydrology of a Tundra Wetland Complex on the Alaskan Arctic Coastal Plain. Arctic and Alpine Research, 28(3):311-317.

Everett, K.R., D.L. Kane and L.D. Hinzman. 1996. Surface Water Chemistry and Hydrology of a Small Arctic Drainage Basin. In: J. Reynolds and J. Tenhunen (eds) Landscape Function: Implications for Ecosystem Response to Disturbance. A Case Study in Arctic Tundra. Springer-Verlag, Ecologic Studies Series 120, pp. 185-201.

Hinzman, L.D., D.L. Kane, C.S. Benson and K.R. Everett. 1996. Thermal and Hydrologic Processes in the Imnavait Creek Watershed. In: J. Reynolds and J. Tenhunen (eds), Landscape Function: Implications for Ecosystem Response to Disturbance. A Case Study in Arctic Tundra. Springer-Verlag, Ecologic Studies Series 120, pp. 131-154.

Goering, D.J., H. Chen, L.D. Hinzman, and D.L. Kane. 1995. Removal of Terrain Effects from SAR Satellite Images of Arctic Tundra, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 33:1, pp. 185-194.

Weller, G., F. S. Chapin, K. R. Everett, J. E. Hobbie, D. L. Kane, W. C. Oechel, C. L. Ping, W. S. Reeburgh, D. Walker and J. Walsh. 1995. The Arctic Flux Study: A Regional View of Trace Gas Release. Journal of Biogeography, 22:365-374.

Kane, D. L. Northern Hydrology in Alaska. 1994. Northern Hydrology: International Perspectives, National Hydrology Research Institute (NHRI), Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, NHRI Report No. 3, pp. 5-20.

Hinzman,L.D., D.L. Kane, and K.R. Everett. 1993. Hillslope Hydrology in an Arctic Setting. Proceedings: Sixth International Conference on Permafrost, Beijing, China. pp. 267-271.

Kane, D.L., L.D. Hinzman, and E.K. Lilly. 1993. Use of Spatially Distributed Data to Model Arctic Hydrologic Processes. Sixth International Conference on Permafrost, Beijing, China. pp.326-331.

Behlke, C.E., D.L. Kane, R.F. McLean and M.D. Travis. 1993. Economic Culvert Design Using Fish Swimming Energy and Power Capabilities. Proceedings: Fish Passage Policy and Technology, Bioengineering Section of the American Fisheries Society, Portland, OR. pp.95-100.