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Philippe G. Vidon
Associate Professor

309 Bray Hall
1 Forestry Dr.
Syracuse, New York 13210

Phone: (315) 470-4765/470-6536
Email: pgvidon@esf.edu

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Highest Education

Ph.D., York University, ON, Canada (Geography -  Hydrology/Biogeochemistry), 2004

Areas of Study

Water Quality, Riparian Zone/Watershed Biogeochemistry and Hydrology, Watershed Management, Best Management Practices, Surface and Subsurface Hydrology, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Mercury, Carbon Cycling, Greenhouse Gases (N2O, CO2, CH4)

Course(s) Taught

Watershed Hydrology (FOR 340/540)

Advanced Watershed Hydrology and Biogeochemistry (FOR 796) Spring

Selected Publications

Vidon, P. and P.E. Cuadra*, 2010. Impact of precipitation characteristics on soil hydrology in tile-drained landscapes. Hydrological Processes, 24:1821-1833, DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7627.

Vidon, P., C. Allan, D. Burns, T. Duval, N. Gurwick, S. Inamdar, R. Lowrance, J. Okay, D. Scott, S. Sebestyen, 2010. Hot spots and hot moments in riparian zones: potential for improved water quality management. Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 278-298. DOI: 10.1111 ⁄ j.1752-1688.2010.00420.x.

Vidon, P., 2010. Invited Commentary: Riparian zone management and water quality: A multi-contaminant challenge. Hydrological Processes, 24:1532-1535

Vidon, P., L.E. Hubbard*, E. Soyeux, 2009. Seasonal solute dynamics across land uses during storms in glaciated landscape of the U.S. Midwest. Journal of Hydrology, 376:34-47, DOI:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.07.013.

Groffman, P., K. Butterbach-Bahl, W. Fulweiler, A. Gold, J. Morse, E. Stander, C. Tague, C. Tonitto, P. Vidon, 2009. Incorporating spatially and temporally explicit phenomena (hotspots and hot moments) in denitrification models. Biogeochemistry, DOI:10.1007/s10533-008-9277-5, 93:49-77.

Vidon, P., L.E. Wagner*, E. Soyeux, 2008. Changes in the character of DOC in streams during storms in two Midwestern watersheds with contrasting land uses. Biogeochemistry, 88: 257-270, DOI 10.1007/s10533-008-9207-6.

Vidon, P., A.P. Smith*, 2007. Upland controls on the hydrological functioning of riparian zones in glacial till valleys of the Midwest. Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 43(6):1524-1539DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2007.00125.

Vidon, P., A.R. Hill, 2006. A landscape based approach to estimate riparian hydrological and nitrate removal functions. Journal of the American Water Resources Association42(4):1099-1112.

Vidon, P., A.R. Hill, 2004. Denitrification and patterns of electron donors and acceptors in 8 riparian zones with contrasting hydrogeology. Biogeochemistry, Vol.71, Issue 2, pp 259-283.

Vidon, P., A.R. Hill, 2004. Landscape controls on nitrate removal in stream riparian zones, Water Resources Research, 40, W03201, doi:10.1029/2003WR002473.