M. D. Covington Source Confirmed

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Associate Professor

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

faculty

23 h-index 151 pubs 1,260 cited

Research Areas

Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Geological and Geochemical Analysis Climate variability and models Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics Cosmology and Gravitation Theories

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OverviewAI-generated summary

M. D. Covington's research program investigates geomorphic and hydrological processes in critical zone environments, with a particular focus on karst systems and glacial hydrology. Covington has received funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for two projects totaling $417,348. One NSF-funded project, for which Covington serves as PI, examines the role of persistent valley cover in bedrock valley width development along the Buffalo River in Arkansas. The other NSF-funded project, with Covington as Co-PI, investigates watershed-scale geomorphic responses to climate change in the Aklavik Range, Northwest Territories, Canada.

Covington's recent publications address diverse topics including carbonate critical zone dynamics, cave atmosphere CO2 fluxes, and the influence of subglacial hydrology on ice sheet behavior. Specific studies have focused on the ventilation patterns in cave atmospheres, the impact of moulin shape and density on subglacial drainage systems within the Greenland Ice Sheet, and the dynamic response of ice sheets to lake drainage events. Additional work explores the scaling relations of cosmological merger remnants.

With an h-index of 23 and over 1,260 citations from 151 publications, Covington is recognized as a highly cited researcher. Collaborations include work with Ethan Oleson and Ryan Strickland at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, with whom multiple publications are shared. Covington maintains an active laboratory website detailing ongoing research activities.

Metrics

  • h-index: 23
  • Publications: 151
  • Citations: 1,260

Selected Publications

  • Greenland supraglacial catchment consolidation by streams breaching drainage divides (2025) DOI
  • Controls on the growth of topographic depressions on debris-covered glaciers (2025) DOI
  • Seismic observations from injection experiments and a recharge event in a karst aquifer: potential compressed air pocket release (2025) DOI
  • LITHOLOGICAL CONTROLS OF SCALLOPS IN KARST CONDUITS (2025) DOI
  • UNDERSTANDING THE VARIABILITY IN RADON AND CARBON DIOXIDE CONCENTRATIONS OF CARLSBAD CAVERN (2025) DOI
  • MODELING THE MECHANISMS CONTROLLING THE DEVELOPMENT OF KEYHOLE PASSAGE MORPHOLOGY (2025) DOI
  • UNDERGROUND KEYS TO PALEOCLIMATE: SEDIMENTARY FACIES WITHIN BOY SCOUT SPRINGS CAVE (2025) DOI
  • URBANIZATION AND WATER QUALITY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS CAVES (2025) DOI
  • MODELING THE FORMATION OF KNICKPOINTS AND SLOT CANYONS IN THE BOONE LIMESTONE (2025) DOI
  • The formation of glacier dirt cones (2025) DOI
  • Large interannual changes in supraglacial drainage basin areas and channels that flow downstream uphill: lessons from field surveys of moulin-connected streams on the Greenland Ice Sheet (2024) DOI
  • EXPLORING THE CONTROLS OF KARSTIFICATION BY ANALYZING KARST SURFACE DRAINAGE ACROSS THE UNITED STATES (2024) DOI
  • Modeling the evolution of hummocky topography on debris-covered glaciers (2024) DOI
  • IMPLEMENTING A PLACE-BASED FRAMEWORK TO CONFERENCE FIELD TRIPS AS A TOOL TO DECOLONIZE AND NURTURE DIVERSITY IN THE GEOSCIENCES (2023) DOI
  • CONTROLS ON THE FORMATION OF EROSIONAL BEDFORMS: SCALLOPS (2023) DOI

Federal Grants 2 $417,348 total

NSF PI

Collaborative Research: Beyond lithologic control of bedrock valley width: Investigating the role of persistent valley cover in bedrock valley width development, Buffalo River, AR

Geomorphology & Land-use Dynam $160,821
NSF Co-PI

Collaborative Research: Watershed-scale Geomorphic Response to Climate Change in the Aklavik Range, NWT (Canada)

ANS-Arctic Natural Sciences, Geomorphology & Land-use Dynam $256,527

Collaborators

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Ethan Oleson University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 5 shared publications Ryan Strickland University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 2 shared publications

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