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Kevin M. Befus Data-verified
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22 h-index
141 pubs
3,056 cited
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Biography and Research Information
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Kevin M. Befus's research addresses critical issues in hydrology, focusing on groundwater dynamics, coastal hazards, and environmental modeling. His work investigates the subsurface hydraulic properties of hillsopes using hydrogeophysical inversion of time-lapse electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) data. Befus also examines the complex interactions between sea-level rise, shoreline barriers, and coastal groundwater hazards, with publications projecting climate-related coastal hazards for the US Southeast Atlantic and analyzing changes in liquefaction severity in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Further research includes numerical analysis of seepage faces and subaerial groundwater discharge near water bodies and on uplands. He has also contributed to integrated approaches for evaluating coastal flood hazard adaptation, considering physical, economic, and demographic factors. Befus is involved in developing and maintaining resources for the hydrological modeling community, such as the Groundwater Model Portal (<scp>GroMoPo</scp>), which aims to make models findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable (FAIR).
With an h-index of 21 and over 2,980 citations across 139 publications, Befus is recognized as a highly cited researcher. He collaborates with colleagues at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Clinton M. Wood and Mohammadyar Rahimi, with whom he shares multiple publications. Befus maintains an active laboratory website.
Metrics
- h-index: 22
- Publications: 141
- Citations: 3,056
Selected Publications
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The impact of sea-level and groundwater rise on indoor exposure to volatile organic compounds near contaminated sites in socially vulnerable communities in the San Francisco Bay Area (2026)
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Assessing the Impact of Reservoir Management on Surrounding Groundwater: Causality, Modeling, and Future Hypothetical Scenarios (2026)
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Integration of ERT and Geotechnical Investigation for River Restoration: A Case Study of Dam Removal Site Characterization (2026)
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Seeing Below the Surface: Electrical Geophysics Applications in Dam Safety (2025)
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Explainable machine learning surrogate modeling for exit gradient prediction in hydraulic structures using numerical simulations (2025)
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Over, Under, and Through: Hydrologic Connectivity and the Future of Coastal Landscape Salinization (2025)
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Enhanced submarine groundwater discharge and freshening of a subterranean estuary from rain (2025)
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Current trends and biases in groundwater modelling using the community-driven groundwater model portal (GroMoPo) (2025)
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Investigating Seepage through Earthen Dams Using Electrical Resistivity Tomography: Case Studies from Hindsville Lake Dam and Elmdale Lake Dam, Arkansas (2025)
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Projections of multiple climate-related coastal hazards for the US Southeast Atlantic (2024)
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Hydrogeophysical inversion using a physics-based catchment model with hydrological and electromagnetic induction data (2024)
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The projected exposure and response of a natural barrier island system to climate-driven coastal hazards (2024)
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Shoreline barriers may amplify coastal groundwater hazards with sea-level rise (2024)
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Evaluation of exit gradient of hydraulic structures with cut-off walls in explainable machine learning surrogate based on numerical models (2024)
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Challenges Associated with Electrical Resistivity Tomography for Detecting Thin Clay Layers Under Levees: A Case Study of Melvin Price Reach of the Wood River Levee on the Mississippi River, USA (2024)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Tom Gleeson
University of Victoria (CA)
8 shared publications
- <scp>GroMoPo</scp> : A Groundwater Model Portal for Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) Modeling
- GroMoPo: A Groundwater Model Portal for Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) modeling
- Current trends and biases in groundwater modelling using the community-driven groundwater model portal (GroMoPo)
- Global 'water table ratio' and 'groundwater response time' raster data
- Renewed thinking on groundwater age
Showing 5 of 8 shared publications
Mark Cuthbert
Cardiff University (GB)
7 shared publications
- <scp>GroMoPo</scp> : A Groundwater Model Portal for Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) Modeling
- GroMoPo: A Groundwater Model Portal for Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) modeling
- Current trends and biases in groundwater modelling using the community-driven groundwater model portal (GroMoPo)
- Global 'water table ratio' and 'groundwater response time' raster data
- Renewed thinking on groundwater age
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
Robert Reinecke
6 shared publications
- <scp>GroMoPo</scp> : A Groundwater Model Portal for Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) Modeling
- GroMoPo: A Groundwater Model Portal for Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) modeling
- Current trends and biases in groundwater modelling using the community-driven groundwater model portal (GroMoPo)
- Groundwater Model Portal (GroMoPo) – collecting and sharing groundwater model information in a standardized open-access database
- Global hydro(geo)logical modeling: are we missing an uncanny valley?
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Prayas Rath
University of Wyoming (US)
6 shared publications
- Numerical analysis of seepage faces and subaerial groundwater discharge near waterbodies and on uplands
- Evaluation of exit gradient of hydraulic structures with cut-off walls in explainable machine learning surrogate based on numerical models
- Numerical Analysis of Seepage Faces and Subaerial Groundwater Discharge Near Waterbodies and on Uplands
- Assessing the Impact of Reservoir Management on Surrounding Groundwater: Causality, Modeling, and Future Hypothetical Scenarios
- Explainable machine learning surrogate modeling for exit gradient prediction in hydraulic structures using numerical simulations
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Mohammadyar Rahimi
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
6 shared publications
In database
- Challenges of 2D electrical resistivity tomography for detecting thin clay layers under levees: A case study of Melvin price reach of the wood river levee on the Mississippi river
- Investigating Seepage through Earthen Dams Using Electrical Resistivity Tomography: Case Studies from Hindsville Lake Dam and Elmdale Lake Dam, Arkansas
- Estimation of Sediment Depth for a Dam Removal Project Using Combined Underwater and Land Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT)
- Challenges Associated with Electrical Resistivity Tomography for Detecting Thin Clay Layers Under Levees: A Case Study of Melvin Price Reach of the Wood River Levee on the Mississippi River, USA
- Seeing Below the Surface: Electrical Geophysics Applications in Dam Safety
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Clinton M. Wood
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
6 shared publications
In database
- Challenges of 2D electrical resistivity tomography for detecting thin clay layers under levees: A case study of Melvin price reach of the wood river levee on the Mississippi river
- Investigating Seepage through Earthen Dams Using Electrical Resistivity Tomography: Case Studies from Hindsville Lake Dam and Elmdale Lake Dam, Arkansas
- Estimation of Sediment Depth for a Dam Removal Project Using Combined Underwater and Land Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT)
- Challenges Associated with Electrical Resistivity Tomography for Detecting Thin Clay Layers Under Levees: A Case Study of Melvin Price Reach of the Wood River Levee on the Mississippi River, USA
- Seeing Below the Surface: Electrical Geophysics Applications in Dam Safety
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Patrick L. Barnard
Pacific Science Center (US)
5 shared publications
- Projections of multiple climate-related coastal hazards for the US Southeast Atlantic
- An integrated approach for physical, economic, and demographic evaluation of coastal flood hazard adaptation in Santa Monica Bay, California
- Changes in Liquefaction Severity in the San Francisco Bay Area with Sea-Level Rise
- The projected exposure and response of a natural barrier island system to climate-driven coastal hazards
- FORECASTING COASTAL GROUNDWATER RESPONSES TO SEA-LEVEL RISE IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON USA
Michelle A. Hummel
5 shared publications
- An integrated approach for physical, economic, and demographic evaluation of coastal flood hazard adaptation in Santa Monica Bay, California
- Shoreline barriers may amplify coastal groundwater hazards with sea-level rise
- Hydrodynamic and Salinity Response to Tidal Restoration in the Herring River Estuary, MA, Considering Present and Future Sea Levels
- Impacts of Sea Level Rise and Tidal Restoration on Groundwater Dynamics in the Herring River Watershed, Cape Cod, USA&#160;
- Implications of seasonal and storm-induced shallow coastal groundwater dynamics on sewer resilience with sea-level rise
Daniel Kretschmer
5 shared publications
- <scp>GroMoPo</scp> : A Groundwater Model Portal for Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) Modeling
- GroMoPo: A Groundwater Model Portal for Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) modeling
- Current trends and biases in groundwater modelling using the community-driven groundwater model portal (GroMoPo)
- Groundwater Model Portal (GroMoPo) – collecting and sharing groundwater model information in a standardized open-access database
- Two-thirds of global coastline affected by climate-driven saline groundwater intrusion by end of century, reaching far inland by 2300
Jianting Zhu
University of Wyoming (US)
5 shared publications
- Numerical analysis of seepage faces and subaerial groundwater discharge near waterbodies and on uplands
- Evaluation of exit gradient of hydraulic structures with cut-off walls in explainable machine learning surrogate based on numerical models
- Numerical Analysis of Seepage Faces and Subaerial Groundwater Discharge Near Waterbodies and on Uplands
- Assessing the Impact of Reservoir Management on Surrounding Groundwater: Causality, Modeling, and Future Hypothetical Scenarios
- Explainable machine learning surrogate modeling for exit gradient prediction in hydraulic structures using numerical simulations
Daniel Zamrsky
Utrecht University (NL)
4 shared publications
- <scp>GroMoPo</scp> : A Groundwater Model Portal for Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) Modeling
- GroMoPo: A Groundwater Model Portal for Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) modeling
- Current trends and biases in groundwater modelling using the community-driven groundwater model portal (GroMoPo)
- Groundwater Model Portal (GroMoPo) – collecting and sharing groundwater model information in a standardized open-access database
Samuel C. Zipper
University of Kansas (US)
4 shared publications
- <scp>GroMoPo</scp> : A Groundwater Model Portal for Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) Modeling
- GroMoPo: A Groundwater Model Portal for Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) modeling
- Current trends and biases in groundwater modelling using the community-driven groundwater model portal (GroMoPo)
- Groundwater Model Portal (GroMoPo) – collecting and sharing groundwater model information in a standardized open-access database
Sacha Ruzzante
University of Victoria (CA)
4 shared publications
- <scp>GroMoPo</scp> : A Groundwater Model Portal for Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) Modeling
- GroMoPo: A Groundwater Model Portal for Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) modeling
- Current trends and biases in groundwater modelling using the community-driven groundwater model portal (GroMoPo)
- Groundwater Model Portal (GroMoPo) – collecting and sharing groundwater model information in a standardized open-access database
Kristen Jordan
University of Kansas (US)
4 shared publications
- <scp>GroMoPo</scp> : A Groundwater Model Portal for Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) Modeling
- GroMoPo: A Groundwater Model Portal for Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) modeling
- Current trends and biases in groundwater modelling using the community-driven groundwater model portal (GroMoPo)
- Groundwater Model Portal (GroMoPo) – collecting and sharing groundwater model information in a standardized open-access database
Marc F. P. Bierkens
Deltares (NL)
4 shared publications
- <scp>GroMoPo</scp> : A Groundwater Model Portal for Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) Modeling
- GroMoPo: A Groundwater Model Portal for Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) modeling
- Current trends and biases in groundwater modelling using the community-driven groundwater model portal (GroMoPo)
- Groundwater Model Portal (GroMoPo) – collecting and sharing groundwater model information in a standardized open-access database
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