Publications

Thesis

Schmidt, A.R., (2002). Analysis of Stage-Discharge Relations for Open-Channel Flows and their Associated Uncertainties, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 349 p.

 Peer-reviewed journals

Raun, R., Schmidt, A.R., Schmidt, S.J., and Litchfield, J.B., (1991), "Non-destructive Measurement of Transient Moisture Profiles and Moisture-diffusion Coefficients in a Potato During Drying and Absorption by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging," Journal of Food Process Engineering, 40 p.

 

Professional Reports

Government publications

Freeman, W.O., and Schmidt, A.R., (1986), "Assessment of Low-flow Water Quality  in Richland Creek, Illinois," U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources  Investigations Report 86-4323, 95 p.

Freeman, W.O., Schmidt, A.R., and Stamer, J.K., (1986), "Assessment of Low-flow Water Quality in the Du Page River, Illinois," U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4344, 98 p.

McFarlane, R.D., Freeman, W.O., and Schmidt, A.R., (1987), "Data-collection Methods and Data Summary for the Assessment of Water Quality in Cedar Creek,  West-central Illinois," U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 87-543, 177 p.

Schmidt, A.R., and Stamer, J.K., (1987), "Assessment of Water Quality and  Factors Affecting Dissolved Oxygen in the Sangamon River, Decatur to  Riverton, Illinois, Summer 1982," U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources  Investigations Report 87-4024, 65 p.

Schmidt, A.R., Freeman, W.O., and McFarlane, R.D., (1988), "Assessment of Processes  Affecting Low-flow Water Quality of Cedar Creek, West-central Illinois," U.S.  Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4141, 70 p.

Freeman, W.O., Schmidt, A.R., and McFarlane, R.D., (1989), "Storm Runoff and its Effects on the Water Quality and Bottom-material Quality of Cedar Creek, West-central Illinois,"  United States Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 89-4088,  194 p.

Schmidt, A.R., and Romack, R.D., (1991), "Development and Organization  of a Geographic Information System Data Base and its Application to  Investigation of Rainfall/runoff-model Parameters in Illinois,"  U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 91-209, 46 p.

Tarte, S.R., Schmidt, A.R., and Sullivan, D.J., (1992), "Floating Sample-collection Platform with Stage-activated Automatic Water Sampler for Streams with Large Variation in Stage," U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 92-149 (pending publication in "Selected papers in the hydrologic sciences"), 14 p.

Oberg, K.A. and Schmidt, A.R., (1993), "Water Level, Velocity, and Dye Measurements in the Chicago Tunnels,"  Hydraulic Engineering ‘93, Proceedings of the 1993 ASCE Hydraulics Division Conference, July 25-30, 1993, p. 1476-1481.

Blanchard, S. F., and Schmidt, A.R., eds., (1994), "Surface-Water-Quality Assessment of theUpper Illinois River Basin in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin--Analysis of Available Water-Quality Data Through 1986," U. S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 94-30

Warner, K.L., and Schmidt, A.R., (1994), "National Water Quality Assessment Program--the Lower Illinois River Basin," U. S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 94-018, 2 p.

Fitzpatrick, F.A., Scudder, B.C., Crawford, J.K., Sieverling, J.B., and Schmidt, A.R., with contributions from Colman, J.A., Crawford, C.G., and Sullivan, D.J., (1995), "Surface-Water-Quality Assessment of the Upper Illinois River Basin in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin—Major and Trace Elements in Water, Sediment, and Biota, 1978 through 1990," U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources  Investigations Report 95-4045, 254 p.

Schmidt, A.R., and Blanchard, S.F., (1997), "Surface-Water-Quality Assessment of the Upper Illinois River Basin in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin—Results of Investigations through April, 1992," U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources  Investigations Report 96-4223, 63 p.

Sullivan, D.J., Stinson, T.W., Crawford, J.K., and Schmidt, A.R., (1998), "Surface-Water-Quality Assessment of the Upper Illinois River Basin in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin—Pesticides and Other Synthetic Organic Compounds in Water, Sediment, and Biota, 1975-90," U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources  Investigations Report 96-4135, 131 p.

Espey, W.H., Schmidt, A.R., and Barkau, R.L., (2001), Lake Michigan Diverison—Findings of the Fourth Technical Committee for Review of Diversion Flow Measurements and Accounting Procedures: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District, in press..

Contract reports

Schmidt, A.R., (1995), "Velocity Profiles in the Upper Mississippi River, Pools 3-10, October, 1994," HydroScience Contract Report for Barrientos and Associates, 108 p.

Schmidt, A.R., (1995), "Discharge Rating for Lock and Dam 8 on the Mississippi River near Genoa, Wisconsin, March-November, 1995," HydroScience, Ltd. Contract Report 95-1022-01, 17p.

Schmidt, A.R., and Slowikowski, J.A., (1995), "Water-Velocity Profiles in the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers and their Floodplains, May-June, 1995," HydroScience, Ltd. Contract Report 95-1024-02, 21 p.

Schmidt, A.R., Slowikowski, J.A., and Tarte, S.R., (1995), "Discharges Measured in the Mississippi River Pool 7, near the Dakota Channel Improvement, March-September, 1995," HydroScience, Ltd. Contract Report 95-1023-01, 134 p.

Schmidt, A.R., Slowikowski, J.A., and Tarte, S.R., (1995), "Velocity-Profile Measurements near Locks and Dams 20-25 on the Upper Mississippi River, June 1995," HydroScience, Ltd. Contract Report 95-1025-01, 32p.

Schmidt, A.R., (1996), "Discharge Measurements and Methods: Lock and Dam 6 on the Mississippi River near Trempealeau, Wisconsin, October 1994-October 1996," HydroScience, Ltd. Contract Report 96-1020-01, 15p.

Schmidt, A.R., and Slowikowski, J.A., (1996), "Discharge Rating for Acoustical Velocity Meters in Turbines One and Two at the Lockport Powerplant, Lockport, Illinois, January 1996," HydroScience, Ltd. Contract Report 96-1029-01, 52 p.

Sloat, J.V. and Schmidt, A.R., (1996), "Calibration Analysis for Ultrasonic Velocity Meters in the South Florida Water Management District Everglades Nutrient Removal Project Site, Loxahatchee, Florida, September 1996," HydroScience, Ltd. Contract Report 96-1042-01, 133 p.

Sloat, J.V., Schmidt, A.R., and Slowikowski, J.A., (1996), "Ultrasonic Velocity Meter Calibration Measurements in the South Florida Water Management District Everglades Nutrient Removal Project Site, Loxahatchee, Florida, October 22-November 5, 1996," HydroScience, Ltd. Contract Report 96-1040-01, 160 p.

Schmidt, A.R., (1997), "Calibration Ratings for Ultrasonic Velocity Meters in Culverts in the Everglades Nutrient Removal Site, Loxahatchee, Florida, September, 1997," HydroScience Water Resources Consultants Ltd. Inc. Contract Report 6-1050-1, 61 p.

Sloat, J.V., and Schmidt, A.R., (1997), “Verification of Continuous Stage, Velocity, and Discharge Data for Two Acoustic Velocity Meter Streamflow Stations Operated by the Bureau Of Reclamation Lower Colorado Regional Office," HydroScience Water Resources Consultants Ltd. Inc. Contract Report 97-1056-1, 48 p.

Schmidt, A.R., (1998), "Discharge Measurements and Methods: Lock and Dam 9 on the Mississippi River near Lynxville, Wisconsin, May-October 1998,"  in "Discharge Ratings for Control Gates for lock and Dam 9 (Lynxville WI) and Lock and Dam 10 (Guttenburg, IA)," Barr Engineering Company Contract Report DACW-96-D-0003, Delivery Order No. 0008,

Schmidt, A.R., (1998), Discharge Measurements and Methods: Lock and Dam 10 on the Mississippi River near Guttenburg, Iowa, May-October 1998: in "Discharge Ratings for Control Gates for lock and Dam 9 (Lynxville WI) and Lock and Dam 10 (Guttenburg, IA)," Barr Engineering Company Contract Report DACW-96-D-0003, Delivery Order No. 0008.

Schmidt, A.R., (1998), "Summary of Flow Measurements for Gourdneck Spring in Lake Apopka, near Apopka Florida, July 22-23," HydroScience Water Resources Consultants Ltd. Inc. Contract Report, 16 p.

Sloat, J.V., Madigan, M.A., and Schmidt, A.R., (1998), "Verification of Continuous Stage, Velocity, and Discharge Data for Two Acoustic Velocity Meter Streamflow Stations Operated by the Bureau Of Reclamation Lower Colorado Regional Office, January-December, 1997," HydroScience Water Resources Consultants Ltd. Inc. Contract Report 98-1073-1, 48 p.

Schmidt, A.R., (1999), "Summary of Water-Quality Data for Cannelton, Newburgh, John T. Myers, and Smithland Locks and Dams for the Louisville Army Engineer District, May 19 through September 29, 1999," Contract Report prepared for Skees Engineering, November, 69 p.

Schmidt, A.R., and Sloat, J.V., (1999), "Rating Measurements for Water-Control Structures S-26 and S-27, Miami, Florida, February Through December, 1998," HydroScience, Ltd. Contract Report 95-1078-01, 54 p.

Sloat, J.V., Craig, R.A.,and Schmidt, A.R., (1999), "Water-Resources Data for the St. Johns River Water Management District Etonia Creek Basin Gages, October 1, 1997 – September 30, 1998," HydroScience Water Resources Consultants Ltd. Inc. Contract Report 98-1086-01, 23 p.

Schmidt, A.R., (2001), “Analysis of Floodplain Encroachment in ‘Village of Mahomet Tract’ on Water-Surface Profiles for the Sangamon River in Mahomet, Illinois,” Contract Report for Vegrzyn, Sarver, and Associates, 8 p.

Schmidt, A.R., (2001), “Analysis of Water-Surface Elevations for 100-Year Flood of Copper Slough through Ironwood West Subdivision,” Contract Report for Vegrzyn, Sarver, and Associates, 32 p.

Schmidt, A.R., and Garcia, M.H., (2002). “Flow Calibration / Verification for the UV Disinfection Units at the Sanitary District Of Decatur (SDD), Illinois,” Report No.   , Hydraulic Engineering Series, Department of Civil Engineering, Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,    p.

 

Abstracts and conference proceedings

Schmidt, A.R., Weiss, L.S., and Oberg, K.A., (1987), "Geographic Estimation of Runoff-model Parameters," American Society of  Civil Engineers Proceedings of the Symposium, Engineering Hydrology, Williamsburg, VA, Aug. 3-7, p. 551-55

Schmidt, A.R., (1991), "Sediment and Water Quality in the Upper Illinois  River Basin," Proceedings of the 1991 Governor's Conference on the  Management of the Illinois River System, 9 p.

Schmidt, A.R., (1992), "Environmental setting of the North Branch of the  Chicago River," Proceedings, Conference on the North Branch of the Chicago River, 1 p.

Schmidt, A.R., (1996), “Use of Global Position Systems and Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers to Collect Data for Hydraulic Modeling,” Abstract for presentation at the 1996 Conference of the Illinois Association for Floodplain and Stormwater Management, Elk Grove, Illinois, March, 1996.

Schmidt, A.R., and Yen, B.C., (2001),” Stage-Discharge Relationship in Open Channels,” in Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Environmental Hydraulics, Tempe, AZ, December 5-8, 2001, ed. by D. Boyer and R. Rankin, CD-ROM.    [Download PDF]

Schmidt, A.R., and Yen, B.C., (2002),” Stage-Discharge Ratings Revisited,” in Hydraulic Measurements and Experimental Methods,  Proceedings of the EWRI and IAHR Joint Conference, Estes Park, CO, July28-August 1, 2002, ed. by T.L. Wahl, C.A. Pugh, K.A. Oberg, and T.B. Vermeyen, CD-ROM.    [Download PDF]

Schmidt, A.R., and Garcia, M.H., (2003),” Theoretical Examination of Historical Shifts and Adjustments to Stage-Discharge Rating Curves,” in Proc. EWRI World Water and Environmental Congress., Philadelphia, PA, June 23-26, 2001, ed. by P. Bizier and P. DeBarry, CD-ROM.      [Download PDF]

Schmidt, A.R., (2004). “Application of Point-Estimation Method to Calculate Uncertainties in Discharges from Stage-Discharge Ratings,” in Proc. EWRI World Water and Environmental Resources Congress, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 27-July 1, 2004, ed. by G. Sehlke, D. F. Hayes, and D.K. Stevens, CD-ROM.   [Download PDF]   [Download Presentation]

Schmidt, A.R., (2004). “Uncertainties in Discharges from Stations where Rating Shifts are Utilized,” in Proc. EWRI World Water and Environmental Resources Congress, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 27-July 1, 2004, ed. by G. Sehlke, D. F. Hayes, and D.K. Stevens, CD-ROM.                                                             [Download PDF]  [Download Presentation]

 

Conference presentations and posters

Schmidt, A.R., and Espey, W.H. Jr., (2004). “Uncertainties in Discharges Measured by Acoustic Meters—A Case Study from Accounting for Illinois’ Diversion of Water from Lake Michigan,” poster presented at EWRI World Water and Environmental Resources Congress, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 27-July 1, 2004, ed. by G. Sehlke, D. F. Hayes, and D.K. Stevens, CD-ROM.   [Download PDF]  [Download Poster]

 

 

Grants

Schmidt, A.R., and Yen, B.C., (2000),” Stage-Discharge Relationship (Rating Curve) and Associated Uncertainties,” National Science Foundation, Division of Earth Sciences, Program in Hydrologic Sciences, Award No. 0098835.

 

 

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