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Glenn A. Tootle
Assistant Professor
Room 3052, Engineering Building
University of Wyoming
College of Engineering
Department of Civil & Architectural Engineering
Dept. 3295
1000 E. University Avenue
Laramie, WY 82071
E-mail:
phone: (307) 766-3299
Fax: (307) 766-2221
Education
- Ph.D., 2005, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)
- M.C.E., 1987, Civil Engineering, University of Florida (UF)
- B.S.C.E., 1985, Civil Engineering, University of Florida (UF)
Professional Registrations
- Professional Engineer (PE #48855), State of Florida
- Professional Engineer - Civil (PE #14169), State of Nevada
- Professional Hydrologist (PH #1115), American Institute of Hydrology
Principle Fields of Interest and Experience
- Surface water hydrology and water resources modeling
- Streamflow forecasting and reconstruction
- Climatic (atmospheric / oceanic) influences on hydrology (streamflow)
Current Research
- Weather Modification Impacts and Forecasting of Streamflow. United States Geological Survey, State of Wyoming Water Resources Program. Glenn Tootle (Lead-PI). (Mar 2007 to Feb 2010)
- Atmospheric-Oceanic Variability and Western U.S. Snowfall. Wyoming NASA Space Grant Consortium. Glenn Tootle (Lead-PI). (May 2006 to Aug 2008)
- Wind River Glacier Study. Wyoming Water Development Commission. Glenn Tootle (Co-PI) and Greg Kerr (Co-PI). (May 2006 to Aug 2009)
- Predicting Drought in the Green River Basin. United States Geological Survey, State of Wyoming Water Resources Program. Glenn Tootle (Lead-PI). (Mar 2006 to Feb 2008)
Recent Publications
- Kalra, A., T.C. Piechota, R. Davies, and G.A. Tootle, 2008. Changes in U.S. Streamflow and Western U.S. Snowpack. American Society of Civil Engineers Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 13(3), 156-163.
- Tootle, G.A., T.C. Piechota and F. Gutierrez, 2008. The Relationships between Pacific and Atlantic Ocean Sea Surface Temperatures and Colombian Streamflow Variability. Journal of Hydrology, 349(3-4), 268-276.
- Tootle, G.A., A.K. Singh, T.C. Piechota and I. Farnham, 2007. Long Lead-Time Forecasting of U.S. Streamflow Using Partial Least Squares Regression. American Society of Civil Engineers Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 12(5), 442-451.
- Timilsena, J., T. C. Piechota, H. Hidalgo and G. Tootle, 2007. Five Hundred Years of Hydrological Drought in the Upper Colorado River Basin. Journal of American Water Resources Association, 43(3), 798-812.
- Tootle, G. A., and T. C. Piechota, 2006. Relationships between Pacific and Atlantic ocean sea surface temperatures and U.S. streamflow variability. Water Resources Research, 42, W07411.
- Hunter, T., Tootle, G.A., and T.C. Piechota, 2006. Oceanic-atmospheric variability and western U.S. snowfall. Geophysical Research Letters, 33 (L13706).
- Tootle, G. A. and T.C. Piechota, 2006. Climate Variability, Water Supply, and Drought in Upper Colorado River Basin. In Climate Variability, Climate Change and Water Resources Engineering. American Society of Civil Engineers, pp. 132-142. ISBN 0-7844-0824-6.
- Tootle, G.A., T.C. Piechota and A.K. Singh, 2005. Coupled Oceanic / Atmospheric Variability and United States Streamflow. Water Resources Research, 41 (W12408).
- Tootle, G.A., T. Mirti, and T.C. Piechota, 2005. Magnitude and Frequency of 2004 Hurricane Rainfall in Florida. Journal of Floodplain Management, 5(1), 32-37.
- Tootle, G.A., and T.C. Piechota, 2004. Suwannee River Long-Range Streamflow Forecasts based on Seasonal Climate Predictors. Journal of American Water Resources Association, 40(2), 523-532.
- Tootle, G.A., and T.C. Piechota, 2004. Identification of Climate Teleconnections and Forecasting of the Upper Truckee River (Invited Paper). Journal of Nevada Water Resources Association, 1(1), 7-19.
- Piechota, T.C., Hidalgo, H., Timilsena, J., and G.A. Tootle, 2004. Western U.S. drought: How bad is it? EOS Transactions, 85(32), 301-308.
Recent Conference Proceedings
- Tootle, G.A., T. Hunter and T.C. Piechota, 2006. Pacific Oceanic / Atmospheric Variability and the Wind River Range. Proceedings of the ASCE World Water & Environmental Resources Congress 2006, May 21-25, 2006, Omaha, NE.
- Kalra, A., T.C. Piechota, R. Davies and G.A. Tootle, 2006. Is Climate Change Evident in U.S. Streamflow?. Proceedings of the ASCE World Water & Environmental Resources Congress 2006, May 21-25, 2006, Omaha, NE.
- Tootle, G.A., and T.C. Piechota, 2005. Interdecadal and Interannual Oceanic / Atmospheric Variability and United States Seasonal Streamflow. Proceedings of the ASCE World Water & Environmental Resources Congress 2005, May 16-20, 2005, Anchorage, AK.
- Tootle, G.A., and T.C. Piechota, 2004. Forecasting of Lower Colorado River Basin Streamflow Using Pacific Ocean Sea Surface Temperatures and ENSO. Proceedings of the ASCE World Water & Environmental Resources Congress - Arid Lands Symposium, June 26-July 1, 2004, Salt Lake City, Utah, American Society of Civil Engineers, Washington D.C.
- Tootle, G.A., and T.C. Piechota, 2003. Drought and the 2002-2003 El Niņo in the Southwest U.S. Proceedings of the ASCE World Water & Environmental Resources Congress 2003, June 22-26, 2003, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, American Society of Civil Engineers, Washington D.C.
Recent Graduates
- Barnett, Anthony. Thesis: "Upper Green River Basin Streamflow Reconstructions and Drought Variability", Graduated Dec 2007, MSCE.
- Cheesbrough, Kyle. Thesis: "Glacial Recession in Wyoming's Wind River Range", Graduated Dec 2007, MSCE.
- Watson, Tom. Thesis: "Wind River Basin (Wyoming) Streamflow Reconstructions", Graduated Aug 2007, MSCE.
- Hunter, Thad. Thesis: "Oceanic-Atmospheric Variability and Western U.S. Snowfall", Graduated May 2007, MSCE.
Courses Taught
- CE 5800, Advanced Hydrology (UW)
- CE 4350, Design of Hydraulic Engineering Systems (UW)
- CE 4800, Hydrology (UW)
- CE 4900, Comprehensive Design Element (UW)
- CE 4820/5810, Groundwater Hydrology (UW)
- CEG 406/606, Engineering Hydrology (UNLV)
- CEG 404/604, Open Channel Flow (UNLV)
- CEG 495/695, Computer Applications in Water Resources (UNLV)
- CWR 4306, Urban Stormwater System Design (UF)
Continuing Education
- Introduction to HEC-RAS and HEC-GeoRAS (Urban Watersheds Research Institute)
- Introduction to HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS and HEC-GeoRAS (UW)
- Open Channel Analysis: An Introduction to HEC-RAS (UNLV)
- Advanced HEC-RAS with GIS and HEC-GeoRAS (UNLV)
- Watershed Modeling: An Introduction to HEC-HMS (UNLV)
- Stormwater Design and Permitting: An Introduction in Using Computers to Solve Stormwater Problems (UF)
- Advanced Stormwater System Design: How to Get a Permit the First Time (UF)
- Floodplains and FEMA: An Introduction to Floodplain Analysis using HEC-RAS (UF)
- Introduction to Groundwater Modeling: Using Computers to Solve Groundwater Problems (UF)