Peer-Reviewed Publications

Wessel, J., Iyer, G., Lamontagne, J., Wild, T.B., Ou, Y., McJeon, H. (2024). Large Ensemble Exploration of Global Energy Transitions Under National Emissions Pledges. Earth’s Future. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024EF004754

Zhao, M., Wild, T.B., Kim, S., Graham, N., Abeshu, G., Li, H-Y. (2024). GCAM-GLORY v1.0: Representing Global Reservoir Water Storage in a Multisector Human-Earth System Model. Geoscientific Model Development. https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-2023-204.

Birnbaum, A.N., Shabestanipour, G., Snyder, A., Zhao, M., Wild, T.B., Lamontagne, J.R. (2024). Characterizing the Multisectoral Impacts of Future Global Hydrologic Variability. Environmental Research Letters.  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ad52af

Niazi, H., Wild, T.B., Hejazi, M., Graham, N.T., Turner, S.W.D, Lamontagne, J., Zhao, M., Msangi, S., Kim, S. (2024). Groundwater Depletion Rates Peak Globally over the 21st Century. Nature Sustainability. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-024-01306-w.

Chowdhury, K., Wild, T.B., Binsted, M., Zhang, Y., Iyer, G., Kim, S., and Lamontagne, J. (2024). Future Hydropower Expansion in Eco-sensitive River Basins Under Global Energy-economic Change. Nature Sustainability. DOI: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-023-01260-z.

Sulis, A., Wild, T.B., and Loucks, D.P. (2023). A Comparison of Eulerian and semi-Lagrangian Approaches for Modeling Stream Water Quality. International Journal of River Basin Management. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/15715124.2023.2294449.

Chowdhury, K., Wild, T.B., Galleli, S., Deshmukh, R., Iyer, G. (2023). Geophysical constraints on decarbonized systems – building spatiotemporal uncertainties into future grid planning. Current Sustainable/Renewable Energy Reports. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40518-023-00229-y.

de La Beaumelle, N., Blok, K., de Chalendar, J., Clarke, L., Hahmann, A., Horne, R., Huster, J., Nemet, G., Rajagopal, R., Suri, D., Weyant, J., Wild, T.B., Azevedo, I. (2023). The global technical, economic, and feasible potential of renewable electricity (2023). Annual Review of Economics. https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/full/10.1146/annurev-environ-112321-091140.

Abeshu, G., Tian, F., Wild, T.B., Zhao, M., Turner, S., Chowdhury, A.F.M.K., Vernon, C., Hu., H., Hejazi, M., Li, H-Y., (2023). A new representation of water management for global hydrological models. Geoscientific Model Development. https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-5449-2023.

Graham, N.T., Iyer, G., Wild, T.B., Dolan, F., Lamontagne, J., Calvin, K. (2023). Agricultural Market Integration Preserves Future Global Water Resources. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2023.08.003

Chowdhury, K., Wessel, J., Wild, T.B., Lamontagne, J., Kanyako, F. (2023). Exploring Sustainable Electricity System Development Pathways in South America’s MERCOSUR Sub-Region. Energy Strategy Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esr.2023.101150.  PDF: Exploring sustainable electricity system development pathways in South America’s MERCOSUR sub-region

Yarlagadda, B., Wild, T.B., Zhao, X., Clarke, L., Birnbaum, A., Lamontagne, J., Khan, Z. (2023). Trade and Climate Mitigation Interactions Create Agro-Economic Opportunities with Social and Environmental Trade-offs in Latin America and the Caribbean. Earth’s Future. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022EF003063

Khan, Z., Thompson, I., Vernon, C., Graham, N., Chen, M., Wild, T.B. (2023). Global monthly sectoral water use for 2010–2100 at 0.5° resolution across alternative futures. Nat. Sci Data 10, 201. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02086-2

Kanyako, F., Baker, E., Lamontagne, J., Turner, S., Wild, T.B. (2022). Seasonality and Trade in Hydro-heavy Electricity Markets: The West Africa Power Pool (WAPP). Applied Energy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.120214

Zhang, Y., Binsted, M., Iyer, G., Kim, S., Wise, M., Wild, T.B., Zhao, M. (2022). Basin-scale Hydropower Expansion and its Role in Evolving Energy Systems under Alternate Socio-Economic Futures. Environmental Research Letters. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac9ac9

Khan, Z., Zhao, M., Vernon, C., Wild, T.B., Yarlagadda, B. (2022). rmap – A comprehensive R mapping package to plot data onto highly customizable maps. Journal of Open Source Software. https://joss.theoj.org/papers/10.21105/joss.04015

Birnbaum, A.N., Lamontagne, J.R., Wild, T.B., Dolan, F., Yarlagadda, B. (2022). Drivers of Physical and Economic Water Scarcity in Latin America and the Caribbean. Earth’s Future.  https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2022EF002764

Khan, Z., Elshorbagy, A., Krueger, E., Grubert, E., Tuninetti, M., Parkinson, S., Jones, L., Vinca, A., Sampedro, J., Dekker, S., Sanders, K., McManamay, R., Payet-Burin, R., Jewett, G., Wild, T.B., et al. (2022). Emerging themes and future directions of multi-sector nexus research and implementation. Frontiers in Environmental Science. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2022.918085/full

Kondolf, G.M., Schmitt, R.J.P., Carling, P.A., Goichot, M., Keskinen, M., Arias, M., Bizzi, S., Castelletti, A., Cochrane, T., Darby, S., Kummu, M., Minderhoud, P.S.J., Nguyen, D., Nguyen, H.T., Nguyen, N.T., Oeurng, C., Opperman, J., Rubin, Z., San, D.C., Schmeier, S., Wild, T.B. (2022). Save the Mekong Delta from Drowning. Science. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abm5176

Da Silva, S.R.S., Iyer, G., Wild, T.B., Hejazi, M., Binsted, M., Miralles-Wilhelm, F., Patel, P., Snyder, A., Vernon, C. (2021). The implications of uncertain renewable resource potentials for global solar and wind electricity projections. Environmental Research Letters.  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ac3c6b

Graham, N.T., Iyer, G., Wise, M., Hejazi, M., Wild, T.B. (2021). Future Evolution of Virtual Water Trading in the United States Electricity Sector. Environmental Research Letters. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ac3289

Zhao, M., Binsted, M., Wild, T.B., Khan, Z., Iyer, G., Yarlagadda, B., da Silva, S., Vernon, C., Patel, P., Calvin, K. (2021). Plutus – An R package to calculate electricity investments and stranded assets from the Global Change Analysis Model (GCAM). Journal of Open Source Software. DOI: https://www.theoj.org/joss-papers/joss.03212/10.21105.joss.03212.pdf

Wild, T.B., Khan, Z., Zhao, M., Suriano, M., Bereslawski, J., Roberts, P., Cassado, J., Gavino Novillo, M., Clarke, L., Hejazi, M., Miralles-Wilhelm, F., Munoz-Castillo, R., Vernon, C., Snyder, A., Yarlagadda, B., Birnbaum, A., Lamontagne, J., White, D., Ojeda-Matos, G. (2021). The Implications of Global Change for the Co-Evolution of Argentina’s Integrated Energy-Water-Land Systems. Earth’s Future. https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2020EF001970

Khan, Z., Wild, T.B., Iyer, G., Hejazi, M., Vernon, C. (2021). Evolution of energy-water-agriculture interconnectivity across the U.S. Environmental Research Letters. //doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac046c.

Wild, T.B., Khan, Z., Clarke, L., Hejazi, M., Bereslawski, J., Suriano, M., Roberts, P., Casado, J., Miralles-Wilhelm, F., Gavino Novillo, M., Munoz-Castillo, R., Moreda, F., Zhao, M., Yarlagadda, B., Lamontagne, J., Birnbaum, A. (2021). Integrated Energy-Water-Land Nexus Planning in the Colorado River Basin (Argentina). Regional Environmental Change. //doi.org/10.1007/s10113-021-01775-1.

Shrestha, B., Cochrane, T.A., Caruso, B.S., Arias, M.E., Wild, T.B. (2021). Sediment management for reservoir sustainability and cost implications under land use/land cover change uncertainty. Water Resources Research. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020WR028351

Da Silva, S.R.S., Hejazi, M., Iyer, G., Wild, T.B., Binsted, M., Miralles-Wilhelm, F., Patel, P., Snyder, A., Vernon, C. (2021). Power Sector Investment Implications of Climate Impacts on Renewable Resources in Latin America and the Caribbean. Nature Communications. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-21502-y

Wild, T.B., Birnbaum, A.N., Reed, P.M., and Loucks, D.P. (2021). A Reservoir and Sediment Simulation Framework for Identifying and Evaluating Reservoir Siting, Design, and Operation Alternatives. Environmental Modeling and Software. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2020.104947

Delgado, R., Wild, T.B., Arguello, R., Clarke, L. (2020). Options for Colombia’s Mid-Century Deep Decarbonization Strategy. Energy Strategy Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esr.2020.100525 

Bataille, C., Vogt-Schilb, A., Jaramillo, M., Waisman, H., Briand, Y., Svensson, J., Lallana, F., Bravo, G., Le Treut, G., Lefevre, J., Delgado, R., Arguello, R., Wild, T.B., Clarke, L., Godinez, G., Quiros-Tortos, J., Howells, M., Soria, R., Carvajal, P., Schaeffer, R., Tovilla, J., Buira, D., Farbes, J., Jones, R., Gomez, X., Requejo, F., Collado, M., Ugarte, D. (2020). Net-zero deep decarbonization pathways in Latin America: challenges and opportunities. Energy Strategy Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esr.2020.100510.

Khan, Z., Wild, T.B., Clarke, L., Hejazi, M., Miralles-Wilhelm, F., Munoz-Castillo, R., Gaudioso, R., Mascari, M.P., Perez, F., Perez, W., Carrazzone, M., Weinstein, F., Edmonds, J., Vernon, C. (2020). Integrated energy-water-land nexus planning to guide national policy: An example from Uruguay. Environmental Research Letters. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab9389.

Link, R., Wild, T.B., Snyder, A., Hejazi, M., Vernon, C (2020). 100 Years of Data is not Enough to Establish Reliable Drought Thresholds. Journal of Hydrology. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hydroa.2020.100052.

Khan, Z., Wild, T.B., Vernon, C., Miller, A., Clarke, L., Hejazi, M.I., Miralles-Wilhelm, F., Munoz-Castillo, R., Moreda, F., Bereslawski, J., Suriano, M. (2020). Metis – A tool to harmonize and analyze multi-sectoral data and linkages at variable spatial scales. Journal of Open Research Software , 8: 10. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/jors.292.

Wild, T.B., Loucks, D.P., and Annandale, G.W. (2019). SedSim: A River Basin Simulation Screening Model for Reservoir Management of Sediment, Water, and Hydropower. Journal of Open Research Software, 7: 22. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/jors.261.

*Wild, T.B., Reed, P.M., Loucks, D.P., Mallen-Cooper, M., Jensen, E.D. (2019). Balancing Hydropower and Ecological Impacts in the Mekong: Tradeoffs for Sambor Mega Dam. Water Resour. Plann. Manage. DOI: 10.1061/%28ASCE%29WR.1943-5452.0001036

*Selected for the Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management 2020 Quentin Martin Best Practice‐Oriented Paper Award

Kondolf, G.M., Schmitt, R.J., Carling, P., Darby, S., Arias, M., Bizzi, S., Castelletti, A., Cochrane, T., Gibson, S., Kummu, M., Oeurng, C., Rubin, Z., Wild, T.B. (2018). Changing sediment budget of the Mekong: Cumulative threats and management strategies for a large river basin. Total Environ, 625, 114-134.

Wild, T.B., Loucks, D.P., Annandale, G.W., and Kaini, P. (2016). Maintaining Sediment Flows through Hydropower Dams in the Mekong River Basin. Water Resour. Plann. Manage, 142(1), 05015004.

Wild, T.B. and Loucks, D.P. (2015). Mitigating Dam Conflicts in the Mekong River Basin. Chapter 2 in Conflict Resolution in Water Resources and Environmental Management, edited by K.W. Hipel et al., Springer (Heidelberg), pp. 25-48.

Wild, T.B. and Loucks, D.P. (2015). An Approach to Simulating Sediment Management in the Mekong River Basin. Chapter 12 in Sediment Matters, edited by P. Heininger and J. Cullman, Springer (Heidelberg), pp. 187-99.

Wild, T.B. and Loucks, D.P. (2014). Managing Flow, Sediment and Hydropower Regimes in the Sre Pok, Se San and Se Kong Rivers of the Mekong Basin. Water Resour. Res., 50, 5141-57.
Selected for “Research Spotlight” in American Geophysical Union magazine Eos (see below in “Press Coverage and Media Interviews” section)

Wild, T.B. and Davis, A.P. (2009). Simulation of the Performance of a Storm-Water BMP. J. Environ. Eng., 135(12), 1257-1267.

Technical Reports

Vogt-Schilb, A., Breton, H., Edwards, G., Jaramillo, M., Amin, A., Waisman, H., Bataille, C., Briand, Y., Aubert, P., Svensson, J., Baron, R., Burkholder, B., Navizet, D., Dali, S., Lecuyer, O., Meisel, N., Lallana, F., Bravo, G., Le Treut, G., Lefevre, J., Cadena, A., Delgado, R., Arguello, R., Romero, G., Wild, T.B., Khan, Z., Clarke, L., Edmonds, J., Godinez, G., Victor-Gallardo, L., Quiros-Tortos, J., Ramos, E., Howells, M., Usher, W., De León, F., Soria, R., Villamar, D., Carvajal, P., Schaeffer, R., Szklo, A., Rochedo, P., Imperio, M., Tovilla, J., Buira, D., Gastelum, D., Farbes, J., Haley, B., Jones, R., Williams, J., Gomez, X., Mak, W., Requejo, F., Collado, M., Ugarte, D. Getting to Net-Zero Emissions: Lessons from Latin America and the Caribbean (2019). Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, DC, 56 pp. https://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Getting_to_Net-Zero_Emissions_Lessons_from_Latin_America_and_the_Caribbean_en.pdf

Diringer, E., Townsend, B., Lempert, R., Preston, B., Edmonds, J., Clarke, L., Binsted, M., Wild, T.B. (2019). Pathways to 2050: Alternative Scenarios for Decarbonizing the U.S. Economy. Center for Climate and Energy Solutions Technical Report. https://www.c2es.org/content/pathways2050/

Thomas, G.A., Annandale, G.W., Jensen, E., Kaini, P., Kondolf, G.M., Mallen-Cooper, M., Wild, T.B. (2018). Sustainable Hydropower Master Plan for Xekong Basin in Lao PDR. A Component of Hydropower Development Alternatives for the Mekong Basin: Maintaining the Flows that Nourish Life. Submitted to the Government of Lao PDR by the Natural Heritage Institute, San Francisco, California, September 2017, 454 pp. https://n-h-i.org/programs/restoring-natural-functions-in-developed-river-basins/mekong-river-basin/laos-xe-kong-2/.

Thomas, G.A., Annandale, G.W., Beasley, I., Bieri, M., Irving, J., Jensen, E.D., Mallen-Cooper, M., Meier, P.M., Reindl, T., Ryan, G.R., Wild, T.B., Zhan, Y., Zhao, L. (2018) Sambor Hydropower Dam Alternatives Assessment Final Report. A component of Hydropower Development Alternatives for the Mekong Basin: Maintaining the Flows that Nourish Life. Submitted to the Royal Government of Cambodia by the Natural Heritage Institute, San Francisco, California, December 2017, 423 pp. https://n-h-i.org/programs/restoring-natural-functions-in-developed-river-basins/mekong-river-basin/cambodia-sambor/

Wild, T.B. (2017). Identification of Sambor Alternative 7A Reservoir Operating Policies and their Multi-Objective Tradeoffs. Appendix 6 in Sambor Hydropower Dam Alternatives Assessment Final Report. A component of Hydropower Development Alternatives for the Mekong Basin: Maintaining the Flows that Nourish Life. Submitted to the Royal Government of Cambodia by the Natural Heritage Institute, San Francisco, California, December 2017, 35 pp.

Loucks, D.P. and Wild, T.B. (2015). Sediment management modeling: an assessment and comparison. Report prepared for Natural Heritage Institute, San Francisco, CA. School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, Sept. 2015, 43 pp.

Wild, T.B. and Loucks, D.P. (2011). Simulating Sediment Movement in the 3S Basin of the Mekong River. School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY USA. Report submitted to Natural Heritage Institute (NHI), San Francisco, CA, Dec. 2011, 203 pp.