Charles S. Melching, Ph.D.
Professor of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
E-mail: charles.melching@marquette.edu
Research interests
- Surface-water hydrology
- Rainfall-runoff modeling
- Stream water-quality modeling
- Application of risk, reliability, and uncertainty analysis to water-resources and environmental problems
- For more information on my research activities
please view the Website for the Institute for Urban Environmental Risk Management
Professional preparation
Ph.D., 1987, Civil Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M.S., 1983, Civil Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
B.S.E., 1981, Civil Engineering, Arizona State University
Selected recent publications
Wang, Z.Y., Qi, P., and Melching, C.S. 2009, “Fluvial hydraulics of hyperconcentrated floods in the Yellow River and its tributaries,” Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 34, 981-993.
Xie, X., Wang, Z.Y., and Melching, C.S. 2009, “Formation and Evolution of the Jiuduansha Shoal over the Past 50 Years,” Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, 135(9), 741-754.
Wang, Z.Y., Melching, C.S., Duan, X., and Yu, G.A., 2009, “Ecological and Hydraulic Studies of Step-Pool Systems,” Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, 135(9), 705-717.
Alp, E. and Melching, C.S. 2009, “Evaluation of the Duration of Storm Effects on In-Stream Water Quality, Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, ASCE, 135(2), 107-116.
Booij, M.J. and Melching, C.S. 2008. “Appropriate Spatial Scales to Achieve Model Output Uncertainty Goals,” in Hydrological Sciences for Managing Water Resources in the Asian Developing World, International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) Publication No. 319, p. 57-67.
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