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Trent W. Biggs

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San Diego State University

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College of Arts and Letters

Geography

Trent W. Biggs is a Professor at San Diego State University. His research integrates hydrology, environmental engineering, and watershed management, focusing on water scarcity, precipitation variability, and water quality. Recent work includes evaluating real-time fluorescence sensors for tracking sewage contamination in the Tijuana River Estuary, analyzing precipitation trends in the Brazilian Legal Amazon, and modeling trash loading in Southern California’s urban watersheds. He has led international collaborations across Brazil, India, and Europe, including a Belmont Forum project on sugarcane production’s hydro-social impacts.

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environmental science earth science hydrology environmental engineering watershed management water resources agricultural economics climatology climate change hydrometeorology agricultural water management hydrological process water science land use geomorphology meteorology coastal research irrigation river basin management water resource management coastal management hydrological sciences surface-water hydrology sustainable agriculture forest ecology urban hydrology applied geography urban geography livestock science arid environments total environment ecohydrology plant science applied geomorphology earth observation brazilian amazon us-mexico border applied ecology climatic change atmospheric research urban water management satellite meteorology coastal geomorphology vegetation science water balance landscape ecology terrestrial ecology hydrological modeling southern india environmental geography geospatial mapping earth observation data water scarcity soil erosion soil science catchment scales landscape change krishna basin human activity impact optical remote sensing water distribution water ecologies surface runoff development geography human activities southwestern brazilian amazon sediment loads south india agricultural droughts south-east region queensland australia spatial modeling land subsidence modis time series ground truth census data land cover change land cover map geography land cover remote sensing

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Interaction of Stream Channel Characteristics and Geology in Northern California Headwaters Watersheds: Geologic Dominance on Surface Water Appearance and Occurrence. Authorea (Authorea) (2025)

Justin P. BissellTrent BiggsHugo LoáicigaHilary McMillanAmy Frazier

surface-water hydrologysurface water appearancestream channel characteristicsenvironmental sciencesurface waterwatershed managementhydrologygeomorphologygeologic dominance

Evaluation of Real-Time Fluorescence Sensors and Benchtop Fluorescence for Tracking and Predicting Sewage Contamination in the Tijuana River Estuary at the Us-Mexico Border. The Science of The Total Environment (2024)

Natalie MladenovTrent BiggsKeyshawn FordStephany GarciaYongping YuanAlexandra GrantElise PiazzaElisa RiveraFederick PinongcosScott P. KeelyCallie SummerlinJeffrey A. CrooksDouglas Liden

waste managementtijuana river estuarywater qualitywater monitoringbenchtop fluorescencetotal environmentenvironmental sciencepollution detectionsurface waterenvironmental monitoringsewage contaminationreal-time fluorescence sensorsus-mexico borderpollution monitoringwater pollution

From Hydrological Measurements to Farmer Perceptions: Reconciling Water Scarcity Indicators in the Brazilian Amazon. (2024)

Jill L. Caviglia-HarrisTrent BiggsCamila AbeKatrina Mullan

hydrological measurementswater resource managementenvironmental sciencewater scarcitybrazilian amazonhydrology

Hydrodynamic Simulations for Trash Loading in Southern California’s Dense Urbanized Watersheds. Journal of Environmental Engineering (2024)

Kian BagheriHassan DavaniTrent BiggsHilary McMillan

southern californiahydrodynamic simulationsurban hydrologytrash loadingfluid dynamicsenvironmental engineering

Identifying Clusters of Precipitation for the Brazilian Legal Amazon Based on Magnitude of Trends and Its Correlation With Sea Surface Temperature. Scientific Reports (2024)

Rodrigo Martins MoreiraBruno César dos SantosTrent BiggsFernando de SalesStefan Sieber

climate changehydrometeorologybrazilian legal amazonatmospheric researchearth sciencemeteorologyclimate variabilityscience studiesatmospheric scienceclimatic changesea surface temperaturepaleoclimatologyenvironmental sciencesatellite meteorologygeographyscientific dataclimatologytime series

Impact of Irrigation on Farmworker’s Heat Stress in California Differs by Season and During the Day and Night. Communications Earth & Environment (2024)

Sagar P. ParajuliTrent BiggsFernando de SalesMiguel Angel Zavala PerezCenlin HeCharles JonesCallum ThompsonNicolas Lopez GalvezHaley CiborowskiTiago QuintinoClaudia Di NapoliAliasghar MontazarTayebeh Hosseini YazdiMonica Soucier

earth scienceagricultural economicswater resource managementsustainable agricultureenvironmental scienceirrigationheat stressagricultural water managementwater stress

Regional Precipitation Regimes and Evaluation of National Precipitation Datasets Against Satellite-Based Precipitation Estimates, Republic of Georgia. Journal of Hydrometeorology (2024)

Nika TsitelashviliTrent BiggsYe MuVazha Trapaidze

hydrometeorologyearth sciencemeteorologyatmospheric scienceenvironmental sciencesatellite meteorologyregional precipitation regimesdata sciencenational precipitation datasetsclimatologyhydrologytime seriessatellite-based precipitation estimates

Separating Impacts of Storm Characteristics and Mitigation Activities on Suspended Sediment: Implications for Sampling to Evaluate Mitigation Success. Journal of hydrology (2024)

T.W. BiggsA.T. MessinaS.H. RiceM.C. HattoriH. McMillan

storm characteristicssediment transportcoastal managementmitigation activitiesdisaster mitigationmitigation successcoastal engineeringcivil engineeringcoastal researchenvironmental engineeringwatershed managementimpact assessmenthydrological scienceshydrologysuspended sediment

To What Extent Can Real-Time Fluorescence Sensors Serve to Predict Sewage Contamination in the Tijuana River Estuary at the Us-Mexico Border?. (2024)

Natalie MladenovTrent BiggsKeyshawn FordStephany GarciaAlexandra GrantElise PiazzaElisa RiveraYongping YuanFederick PinongcosScott P. KeelyCallie SummerlinDouglas Liden

environmental technologypublic healthaquatic ecosystemsestuarieswater qualitychemical oceanographytijuana river estuarywater resourcesmarine pollutionenvironmental scienceenvironmental monitoringcoastal researchenvironmental engineeringenvironmental signal processingsewage contaminationus-mexico borderwater pollution

Woody Vegetation Cover on Cleared Areas in the Amazon Basin: Temporal Mixture Mapping Suggests a Revised Conceptual Model of Deforestation. Regional Environmental Change (2024)

Mallorie HoneyTrent BiggsDaniel SousaCamila AbeKatrina Mullan

temporal mixture mappingamazon basinenvironmental scienceforest researchecosystemsland usehigh elevationbiogeographyvegetation historyforest ecologyearth sciencenatural resource managementcoastal researchdeforestationland coverrevised conceptual modellandscape changewoody vegetation coverland degradationreforestationcleared areasforest ecosystemsecology

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Trent W. Biggs

Professor

San Diego State University

Affiliations

College of Arts and Letters

Geography

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San Diego State University

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Video Presentations

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Interaction of Stream Channel Characteristics and Geology in Northern California Headwaters Watersheds: Geologic Dominance on Surface Water Appearance and Occurrence. Authorea (Authorea) (2025)

Justin P. BissellTrent BiggsHugo LoáicigaHilary McMillanAmy Frazier

surface-water hydrologysurface water appearancestream channel characteristicsenvironmental sciencesurface waterwatershed managementhydrologygeomorphologygeologic dominance

Natalie MladenovTrent BiggsKeyshawn FordStephany GarciaYongping YuanAlexandra GrantElise PiazzaElisa RiveraFederick PinongcosScott P. KeelyCallie SummerlinJeffrey A. CrooksDouglas Liden

From Hydrological Measurements to Farmer Perceptions: Reconciling Water Scarcity Indicators in the Brazilian Amazon. (2024)

Jill L. Caviglia-HarrisTrent BiggsCamila AbeKatrina Mullan

hydrological measurementswater resource managementenvironmental sciencewater scarcitybrazilian amazonhydrology

Hydrodynamic Simulations for Trash Loading in Southern California’s Dense Urbanized Watersheds. Journal of Environmental Engineering (2024)

Kian BagheriHassan DavaniTrent BiggsHilary McMillan

southern californiahydrodynamic simulationsurban hydrologytrash loadingfluid dynamicsenvironmental engineering

Identifying Clusters of Precipitation for the Brazilian Legal Amazon Based on Magnitude of Trends and Its Correlation With Sea Surface Temperature. Scientific Reports (2024)

Rodrigo Martins MoreiraBruno César dos SantosTrent BiggsFernando de SalesStefan Sieber

Impact of Irrigation on Farmworker’s Heat Stress in California Differs by Season and During the Day and Night. Communications Earth & Environment (2024)

earth scienceagricultural economicswater resource managementsustainable agricultureenvironmental scienceirrigationheat stressagricultural water managementwater stress

Regional Precipitation Regimes and Evaluation of National Precipitation Datasets Against Satellite-Based Precipitation Estimates, Republic of Georgia. Journal of Hydrometeorology (2024)

Nika TsitelashviliTrent BiggsYe MuVazha Trapaidze

Separating Impacts of Storm Characteristics and Mitigation Activities on Suspended Sediment: Implications for Sampling to Evaluate Mitigation Success. Journal of hydrology (2024)

T.W. BiggsA.T. MessinaS.H. RiceM.C. HattoriH. McMillan

To What Extent Can Real-Time Fluorescence Sensors Serve to Predict Sewage Contamination in the Tijuana River Estuary at the Us-Mexico Border?. (2024)

Natalie MladenovTrent BiggsKeyshawn FordStephany GarciaAlexandra GrantElise PiazzaElisa RiveraYongping YuanFederick PinongcosScott P. KeelyCallie SummerlinDouglas Liden

Woody Vegetation Cover on Cleared Areas in the Amazon Basin: Temporal Mixture Mapping Suggests a Revised Conceptual Model of Deforestation. Regional Environmental Change (2024)

Mallorie HoneyTrent BiggsDaniel SousaCamila AbeKatrina Mullan

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