David Chandler
Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Syracuse University
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineeirng
Syracuse University
Titles
- Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Syracuse University
Biography
Dr. Chandler's research investigates hydrologic change related to anthropogenic ecologic and climatic drivers. The primary lenses through which he views change are alteration of flow paths, water balance or infiltration capacity. To address these concerns, he has engaged in research projects targeted to guide land management in a wide range of geomorphologic and climatic settings.
Deforestation and rangeland succession: Wildland hydrology is governed primarily by subsurface flowpaths and plant water relations. Changes in land cover or climate often alter either of these controls in a manner that drives a complex response. My research focuses on the evolution of system properties for a given land cover and the consequences of abrupt alteration.
Climate change: Climate change is an important driver for terrestrial hydrology, yet most contemporary climate models operate at length and time scales much greater than those governing hydrologic processes. His students reconcile this problem by developing empirical relationships from long-term data sets to predict the likely effects of continued climate change on regional hydrology.
Urban storm water: Approximately seven hundred cities in the USA require new infrastructure to replace the outdated combined sanitary sewer and storm drain systems. Many are interested in replacing or supplementing these systems with green infrastructure.He is currently developing the capacity to understand the hydrologic performance, ecosystem interactions and functional limitations of the varied and widespread green infrastructure projects currently under construction in Syracuse and other cities in the Northeast USA.
Education
- PhD, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Cornell University, 1998
- MS, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Cornell University, 1995
- BA, Chemistry, University of Vermont, 1984
Expertise
Journal Articles
2022
McPhearson, P. T., E. M. Cook, M. Berbés-Blázquez, C. Cheng, N. B. Grimm, E. Andersson, O. Barbosa, D. G. Chandler, H. Chang, M. V. Chester, D. L. Childers, S. R. Elser, N. Frantzeskaki, Z. J. Grabowski, P. M. Groffman, R. L. Hale, D. M. Iwaniec, N. Kabisch, C. Kennedy, S. A. Markolf, M. Matsler, L. McPhillips, T. R. Miller, T. A. Munoz-Erickson, E. J. Rosi and T. G. Troxler. 2022. A social-ecological-technological systems framework for urban ecosystem services. One Earth 5(5):505-518. DOI: 10.1016/j.oneear.2022.04.007. (link )
2020
Fayaz, N., L. E. Condon and D. G. Chandler. 2020. Evaluating the Sensitivity of Projected Reservoir Reliability to the Choice of Climate Projection: A Case Study of Bull Run Watershed, Portland, Oregon. Water Resources Management 34:1991–2009. DOI: 10.1007/s11269-020-02542-3. (link )
Shafiei Shiva, J. and D. G. Chandler. 2020. Projection of Future Heat Waves in the United States. Part I: Selecting a Climate Model Subset. Atmosphere 11(6):. (link )
2019
Chandler, D. G., N. Day, M. D. Madsen and J. Belnap. 2019. Amendments fail to hasten biocrust recovery or soil stability at a disturbed dryland sandy site. Restoration Ecology 27(2):289-297. DOI: 10.1111/rec.12870. (link )
Shafiei Shiva, J., D. G. Chandler and K. Kunkel. 2019. Localized changes in heat wave properties across the United States. Earth's Future 7(3):300-319. DOI: 10.1029/2018EF001085. (link )
2018
Roodsari, B. K., D. G. Chandler, C. Kelleher and C. Kroll. 2018. A comparison of SAC‐SMA and Adaptive Neuro‐fuzzy Inference System for real‐time flood forecasting in small urban catchments. Journal of Flood Risk Management e12492. DOI: 10.1111/jfr3.12492. (link )
2017
Eger, C., D. G. Chandler and C. T. Driscoll. 2017. Hydrologic processes that govern stormwater infrastructure behaviour. Hydrological Processes 31(25):4492-4506. DOI: 10.1002/hyp.11353. (link )
Roodsari, B. K. and D. G. Chandler. 2017. Distribution of surface imperviousness in small urban catchments predicts runoff peak flows and stream flashiness. Hydrological Processes 31(17):2990-3002. DOI: 10.1002/hyp.11230. (link )
Posters
2019
Rajashekar, P. and D. G. Chandler. 2019. Hydrologic attributes of selected green infrastructures. Poster presented at the AGU Fall Meeting, December 9-13, 2019, San Francisco, CA. (link )
Shafiei Shiva, J. and D. G. Chandler. 2019. Projection of future heat waves in the United States based on locally selected GCMs. Poster presented at the AGU Fall Meeting, December 9-13, 2019, San Francisco, CA. (link )
2018
Shafiei Shiva, J. and D. G. Chandler. 2018. Rising heatwave trends: A case study in ten communities across the USA. Poster presented at the College of Engineering and Computer Science Research Day, March 30-, 2018, Syracuse Sheraton Hotel, Syracuse, NY. (link )
Presentations
2018
Shafiei Shiva, J. and D. G. Chandler. 2018. High resolution identification of local vulnerabilities to urban heatwaves. Presentation at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2018, April 8-13, 2018, Vienna, Austria. (link )
Shafiei Shiva, J. and D. G. Chandler. 2018. Rising heatwave trends: a case study in ten communities across the USA. Presentation at the Engineering and Computer Science Research Day, March 30, 2018, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY.
2017
Driscoll, C. T., D. G. Chandler and C. Eger. 2017. Variability in the function of green infrastructure technologies: Lessons from science and practice. Presentation at the Annul Meeting Portland ESA Meeting 2017, August 6-11, 2017, Portland, OR. (link )
2016
Roodsari, B. K. and D. G. Chandler. 2016. RNICO: A new simple geometric index for assessing the impact of urban development pattern on peak flows in urban catchments. Presentation at the AGU 2016 Fall Meeting, December 12-16, 2016, San Francisco, CA. (link )
Shafiei, S. J. and D. G. Chandler. 2016. Improving the generalized watershed loading function (GWLF) model in the urban area by considering the urban water infrastructures: A case study in Onondaga Lake watershed. Presentation at the 3rd New England Graduate Student Water Symposium, Amherst, MA.
2015
Chester, M. V., N. B. Grimm, C. L. Redman, T. R. Miller, P. T. McPhearson, T. A. Munoz-Erickson and D. G. Chandler. 2015. Developing a concept of social-ecological-technological systems to characterize resilience of urban areas and infrastructure to extreme events. Presentation at the AGU Fall Meeting 2015, 14-18 December 2015, San Francisco, California. (link )