J L Best
Biographic Data
| ID | 2787158 |
|---|---|
| NAME | J L Best |
| GIVEN NAMES | J L |
| FAMILY NAME | Best |
| SIGNATURE | BEST J L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5314-6140 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 238 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Water scarcity and infrastructure risk of amplified seasonal sediment transport
Global patterns of reservoir sedimentation and overlooked risks in small reservoirs
Reservoir sedimentation is an escalating threat to global water security. While most existing assessments focus on large, well-managed reservoirs, they overlook the vast and vulnerable network of smaller reservoirs, which hampers our understanding of global sedimentation risks. Here we present a high-resolution global assessment of reservoir sedimentation in over 550,000 reservoirs, ~95% of which are <1 km2, based on a physics-guided machine lear…
How Do Vulnerable People Adapt to the Impact of Sedimentation in the Haor Wetlands of Northeastern Bangladesh
The frequency and geographic extent of floods in northeastern Bangladesh have increased over the past few decades, and sedimentation has gradually raised the beds of wetland water bodies. The present study examined how households (HHs) cope with, and adapt to, the adverse effects of sedimentation in the haor wetlands under extreme weather conditions. Lubar and Pochashul haors (“LPHs”), in the Sunamganj District region and most affected by sedimen…
The World Atlas of Rivers, Estuaries, and Deltas
A stunningly illustrated atlas of the world’s rivers, estuaries, and deltas, and their ecosystems From the Congo and the Mekong to the Seine and the Mississippi, Earth’s rivers carve through landscapes before coursing into the world’s oceans through estuaries and deltas. Their inexorable flow carries sediment and more, acting as lifeblood for a variety of ecosystems and communities. More than any other surface feature of Earth, rivers, estuaries,…
Beyond just floodwater
Sand, gravel, and UN Sustainable Development Goals
The Pace of Human-Induced Change in Large Rivers
River bank instability from unsustainable sand mining in the lower Mekong River
Boundary’
This paper describes a collaboration between a visual artist and geoscientists, who together viewed the same rugged, high mountain landscape through different, yet complementary, lenses. We pair scientific mapping and historic comparative photography with a series of site-specific sculptural installations to interpret the dramatic geological changes that occurred at Kaskawulsh Glacier, Yukon, in the spring of 2016. In the summer of that year, art…
Gauging the Impact of Growing Nonresponse on Estimates from a National RDD Telephone Survey
Journal Article Gauging the Impact of Growing Nonresponse on Estimates from a National RDD Telephone Survey Get access Scott Keeter, Scott Keeter Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Courtney Kennedy, Courtney Kennedy Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Michael Dimock, Michael Dimock Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Jonathan Best, Jona…
Earthquakes, Rivers and Ice
The Laguna San Rafael, Aisen Province, southern Chile, is a tidal lagoon which receives the San Rafael glacier?the nearest tidewater glacier to the equator. The glacier is sustained by very high precipitation and pronounced topographic relief on the tectonically active western Andean margin. This area formed the focus for three research projects undertaken as part of an expedition mounted by Operation Raleigh in early 1986: investigating and dati…
The Farming and Memorandum Books of Henry Best of Elmswell, 1642
Gauging the Impact of Growing Nonresponse on Estimates from a National RDD Telephone Survey
Journal Article Gauging the Impact of Growing Nonresponse on Estimates from a National RDD Telephone Survey Get access Scott Keeter, Scott Keeter Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Courtney Kennedy, Courtney Kennedy Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Michael Dimock, Michael Dimock Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Jonathan Best, Jona…
River bank instability from unsustainable sand mining in the lower Mekong River
Beyond just floodwater
Earthquakes, Rivers and Ice
The Laguna San Rafael, Aisen Province, southern Chile, is a tidal lagoon which receives the San Rafael glacier?the nearest tidewater glacier to the equator. The glacier is sustained by very high precipitation and pronounced topographic relief on the tectonically active western Andean margin. This area formed the focus for three research projects undertaken as part of an expedition mounted by Operation Raleigh in early 1986: investigating and dati…
The Farming and Memorandum Books of Henry Best of Elmswell, 1642
Earthquakes, Rivers and Ice
The Laguna San Rafael, Aisen Province, southern Chile, is a tidal lagoon which receives the San Rafael glacier?the nearest tidewater glacier to the equator. The glacier is sustained by very high precipitation and pronounced topographic relief on the tectonically active western Andean margin. This area formed the focus for three research projects undertaken as part of an expedition mounted by Operation Raleigh in early 1986: investigating and dati…
Gauging the Impact of Growing Nonresponse on Estimates from a National RDD Telephone Survey
Journal Article Gauging the Impact of Growing Nonresponse on Estimates from a National RDD Telephone Survey Get access Scott Keeter, Scott Keeter Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Courtney Kennedy, Courtney Kennedy Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Michael Dimock, Michael Dimock Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Jonathan Best, Jona…
Boundary’
This paper describes a collaboration between a visual artist and geoscientists, who together viewed the same rugged, high mountain landscape through different, yet complementary, lenses. We pair scientific mapping and historic comparative photography with a series of site-specific sculptural installations to interpret the dramatic geological changes that occurred at Kaskawulsh Glacier, Yukon, in the spring of 2016. In the summer of that year, art…
The Pace of Human-Induced Change in Large Rivers
River bank instability from unsustainable sand mining in the lower Mekong River
Sand, gravel, and UN Sustainable Development Goals
Beyond just floodwater
The World Atlas of Rivers, Estuaries, and Deltas
A stunningly illustrated atlas of the world’s rivers, estuaries, and deltas, and their ecosystems From the Congo and the Mekong to the Seine and the Mississippi, Earth’s rivers carve through landscapes before coursing into the world’s oceans through estuaries and deltas. Their inexorable flow carries sediment and more, acting as lifeblood for a variety of ecosystems and communities. More than any other surface feature of Earth, rivers, estuaries,…
How Do Vulnerable People Adapt to the Impact of Sedimentation in the Haor Wetlands of Northeastern Bangladesh
The frequency and geographic extent of floods in northeastern Bangladesh have increased over the past few decades, and sedimentation has gradually raised the beds of wetland water bodies. The present study examined how households (HHs) cope with, and adapt to, the adverse effects of sedimentation in the haor wetlands under extreme weather conditions. Lubar and Pochashul haors (“LPHs”), in the Sunamganj District region and most affected by sedimen…
Water scarcity and infrastructure risk of amplified seasonal sediment transport
Global patterns of reservoir sedimentation and overlooked risks in small reservoirs
Reservoir sedimentation is an escalating threat to global water security. While most existing assessments focus on large, well-managed reservoirs, they overlook the vast and vulnerable network of smaller reservoirs, which hampers our understanding of global sedimentation risks. Here we present a high-resolution global assessment of reservoir sedimentation in over 550,000 reservoirs, ~95% of which are <1 km2, based on a physics-guided machine lear…
Geography (7 works) · Environmental Science (5 works) · Geology (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Sediment (4 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · Climate change (3 works) · Ecology (3 works) · Environmental resource management (3 works) · Flood Risk Assessment and Management (3 works)