Publications

Journal Articles

Bold names are past or present lab members

9. Newman, A.J., Cheng, Y., Blaskey, D., et al., (In Review). Developing Actionable Regional Climate Models and Data for Communities and Decision-makers Across Alaska and Northwestern Canada

8. Blaskey, D., Racine, I., Harlan, M., Cheng, Y., Newman, A. J., Gooseff, M. N., & Musselman, K. N. (In Review). Using Remote Sensing, Statistical, and Machine Learning Techniques to Assess Alaskan River Ice Phenology and Thickness. 

7. Cheng, Y., ..., Blaskey, D., et al (In Press). Towards Co-Designed Earth System Models: Reflecting End-User Priorities in Local Applications from a Modeler's Perspective. AGU Advances.

6. Thomas, P., Blaskey, D., Cheng, Y., Carey, M., Swanson, H., Newman, A. J., Brooks, C., Herman-Mercer, N., & Musselman, K. N. (2025). Warming Alaskan rivers affect first-year growth in critical northern food fishes. Scientific Reports, 15(28834). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-14711-8

5. Ghimire, S., Wolfe, K., Johnston, J., Kramer, S., Blaskey, D., & Lindquist, A., (2025). A Methodology for Designing Roof Rainwater Quality Sensing-Recording-Grading System using Low-Cost Sensors Paired with Microcontroller Software. Environmental Science and Technology. ACS ES&T Water. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestwater.5c00046

4. Blaskey, D., Cheng, Y., Newman, A. J., Koch, J. C., Gooseff, M. N., & Musselman, K. N. (2025). Alaskan Hydrology in Transition: Changing Precipitation and Evapotranspiration Patterns Are Projected to Reshape Seasonal Streamflow and Water Temperature by Midcentury (2035–64). Journal of Hydrometeorology, 26(5), 613-626. https://doi.org/10.1175/JHM-D-24-0121.1

3. Blaskey, D., Gooseff, M. N., Cheng, Y., Koch, J., Newman, A. J., & Musselman, K. N. (2024). A high-resolution, daily hindcast (1990-2021) of Alaskan river discharge and temperature from coupled and optimized physical models. Water Resources Research. https://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2023WR036217

2. Herman-Mercer, N., Andre, A., Blaskey, D., et al. (2023). The Arctic Rivers Project: Using an equitable co-production framework for integrating meaningful community engagement and science to understand climate impacts. Community Science, 2, e2022CSJ000024. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022CSJ000024  

1. Blaskey, D., Koch, J. C., Gooseff, M. N., Newman, A. J., Cheng, Y., O’Donnell, J. A., & Musselman, K. N. (2023). Increasing Alaskan river discharge during the cold season is driven by recent warming. Environmental Research Letters, 18(2), 024042. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/acb661

Perspectives

1. Blaskey, D, Mercer L, van Crimpen F, & Devoie É (2024) Perspectives on funding structures, cross-cultural collaboration and institutional support needed to support the next generation of convergence climate scientists. PLOS Climate, 3(1), e0000330. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000330 

Conference Papers and Theses

3. Blaskey, D. (2024). The Past and Future of Alaskan River Discharge, Temperature, and Ice. University of Colorado Theses and Dissertations. 

2. Blaskey, D., Harlan, M., & Musselman, K. N. (2024). Leveraging Sentinel-1 Backscatter for Alaskan River Ice Phenology and Thickness Assessment. https://www.iahr.org/library/infor?pid=30364

1. Blaskey, D. (2020). Modeling of Distributary Channels Formed by a Large Sediment Diversion in Broken Marshland. University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 2728. https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/2728