Eden Furtak-Cole

Dr. Eden Furtak-Cole

Assistant Research Professor, Atmospheric Science

Campus

Reno Campus

Division

Atmospheric Sciences

Publications

2023

Wang, X.L., Gillies, J. A., Kohl, S. D., Furtak-Cole, E., Tupper, K. A., & Cardiel, D. A. (2023). Quantifying the Source Attribution of PM10 Measured Downwind of the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area. Atmosphere, 14(4), 718. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos14040718

Wang, H., Furtak-Cole, E., & Ngan, K. (2023). Estimating Mean Wind Profiles Inside Realistic Urban Canopies. Atmosphere, 14(1), 50. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos14010050

Wang, H., Furtak-Cole, E., & Ngan, K. (2023). Fast Models for Predicting Pollutant Dispersion inside Urban Canopies. Atmosphere, 14(9), 1337. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos14091337

Or, D., Furtak-Cole, E., Berli, M., Shillito, R. M., Ebrahimian, H., Vahdat Aboueshagh, H., & McKenna, S. (2023). Review of wildfire modeling considering effects on land surfaces. Earth-Science Reviews, 245, Article No. 104569. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2023.104569

2022

Walker, I., Hilgendorf, Z., Turner, C., Gillies, J. A., Furtak-Cole, E., & Nikolich, G. (2022). Assessing performance of a ‘nature-based’ foredune restoration project, Oceano Dunes, California, USA. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, in press. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.5478

Furtak-Cole, E., Gillies, J. A., Hilgendorf, Z., Walker, I. J., & Nikolich, G. (2022). Simulation of flow and shear stress distribution on the Oceano Dunes, implications for saltation and dust emissions. Environmental Fluid Mechanics, 22 p. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10652-022-09902-0

Wang, H., Furtak-Cole, E., & Ngan, K. (2022). Estimating Mean Wind Profiles Inside Realistic Urban Canopies. Atmosphere, 14(1), 50. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos14010050

2021

Gillies, J. A., Furtak-Cole, E., Nikolich, G., & Etyemezian, V. R. (2021). The role of off highway vehicle activity in augmenting dust emissions at the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area, Oceano CA. Atmospheric Environment: X, 13(100146). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aeaoa.2021.100146

2020

Furtak-Cole, E. & Ngan, K. (2020). Predicting mean velocity profiles inside urban canyons. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 207, Article No. 104280. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jweia.2020.104280

Mejia, J. F., Furtak-Cole, E., & Kumar, N. (2020). Airborne Transmission Pathways of the SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 in a Classroom Space. Report Prepared for Karsten Heise: Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development, December 31, 2020

2019

Furtak-Cole, E. & Telyakovskiy, A. S. (2019). A 3D Numerical Study of Interface Effects Influencing Viscous Gravity Currents in a Parabolic Fissure, with Implications for Modeling with 1D Nonlinear Diffusion Equations. Fluids, 4(2), 97. https://doi.org/10.3390/fluids4020097

2017

Furtak-Cole, E., Telyakovskiy, A. S., & Cooper, C. A. (2017). A Series Solution for Horizontal Infiltration in an Initially Dry Aquifer. Advances in Water Resources, 116, 145-152

2012

Gillies, J. A. & Furtak-Cole, E. (2012). Using Plants to Control Sand Movement and Dust Emissions, Report prepared for Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District, Bishop CA, September 2012.

2008

Dupigny-Giroux, L. & Furtak-Cole, E. (2008). Multiangular imaging of wetlands in New EnglandChapter : . In , Wetland: Ecology, Conservation and Restoration. Nova Science Publishers, Inc.: Hauppage, NY, Raymundo E. Russo, ed.

Conference Proceedings

2025

Samburova, V., Zeidman, A., Curtiss, W., & Furtak-Cole, E. (2025). Sampling of Ash, Dust, and Soil after 2025 Los Angeles, CA Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Fires. HDRFS EPSCoR NSF annual meeting: University of Nevada, Reno, April 8, 2025-April 8, 2025

Raeofy, Y., Samburova, V., Berli, M., Furtak-Cole, E., Sion, B., Khlystov, A. Y., & Moosmüller, H. (2025). : Physical and Chemical Properties of Fire-Affected Soils from the Sagebrush Ecosystem of the Western U.S.: A Laboratory Study. NSF Reno EPSCoR HDRFS Annual Meeting: Reno, NV, April 8, 2025

2024

Gillies, J. A., Furtak-Cole, E., & Nikolich, G. (2024). Large Scale Modification of the Salton Sea Shoreline to Reduce the Potential for Dust Emissions. EGU General Assembly 2024: Vienna, Austria, April 14, 2024-April 19, 2024, EGU24-1900. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-1900

2023

Gillies, J. A., Furtak-Cole, E., Nikolich, G., & Etyemezian, V. R. (2023). A simple metric, Total PM10:Total Wind Power Density to quantify changes in dust emission from areas of interest as a function of environmental change. PICO Presentation, European Geophysical Union General Assembly: Vienna, Austria, April 23, 2023-April 28, 2023

Furtak-Cole, E., Gillies, J. A., Hilgendorf, Z., Walker, I. J., & Nikolich, G. (2023). Time Evolution of Coastal Foredune Emissions Under Six Restoration Strategies. The 18th OpenFOAM Workshop (OFW18): Genoa, Italy, July 11, 2023-July 14, 2023

Or, D., Vahdat Aboueshagh, H., Furtak-Cole, E., & McKenna, S. (2023). Towards Mechanistic Representation of Wildfire Effects on Soil – Downscaling to Quantify Subsurface Heat Fluxes. EGU General Assembly 2023: Vienna, Austria, April 23, 2023-April 28, 2023. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-10389

2022

Furtak-Cole, E., Gillies, J. A., Walker, I., Hilgendorf, Z., & Nikolich, G. (2022). Quantifying Shear Stress and Dust Emissions Using Simulated Flowover High-Resolution Coastal Dune Topography. 17 Open Foam Workshop: Oxford, England, July 11, 2022-July 14, 2022

2021

Furtak-Cole, E., Gillies, J. A., Walker, I., & Hilgendorf, Z. (2021). Computational and Experimental Investigation of the Shear Stress on a Coastal Foredune. 74th Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society, Division of Fluid Dynamics: Phoenix, AZ, November 21, 2021-November 23, 2021

Furtak-Cole, E. & Gillies, J. A. (2021). Momentum Extraction by Porous Forms from Boundary Layer Flows. The 16th Openfoam Workshop: Dublin, Ireland, June 7, 2021-June 11, 2021

2019

Furtak-Cole, E. (2019). Modeling and simulations of rough atmospheric boundary layer flows. Navy Research Lab: Stennis Space Center, MS, June 4, 2019

Telyakovskiy, A. S. & Furtak-Cole, E. (2019). Undercutting, Dupuit-Forchheimer. SIAM Conference on Mathematical & Computational Issues in the Geosciences: Houston, TX, March 11, 2019-March 14, 2019

2018

Furtak-Cole, E. (2018). CFD analysis of the shear reduction capacity of an erosion control roughness array. Mini-Workshop on Urban Flow, Dispersion and Ventilation II, University of Hong Kong: Hong Kong, China

2017

Furtak-Cole, E. (2017). A numerical method for potential flow in the subsurface. SIAM Pacific Northwest Conference: Corvallis, OR, October 27, 2017-October 29, 2017

Furtak-Cole, E. (2017). A fast marching method for the porous medium equation. Western PDE Conference: Provo, UT, May 18, 2017-May 19, 2017

2016

Furtak-Cole, E., Telyakovskiy, A. S., & Cooper, C. A. (2016). A series solution for horizontal infiltration in an initially dry aquifer. American Mathematical Society sectionals: Denver, CO, October 8, 2016-October 9, 2016

2014

Furtak-Cole, E. & Telyakovskiy, A. S. (2014). A series solution to the porous medium equation. American Geophysical Union: San Francisco, CA, December 15, 2014-December 19, 2014

2011

Hiscox, A. L., Thistle, H., & Furtak-Cole, E. (2011). Lidar derived mixing heights for dispersion modeling. American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting: Seattle, WA, April 12, 2011-April 16, 2011

Hiscox, A. L., Rudnicki, M., Su, H., Finger, A., & Furtak-Cole, E. (2011). Persistence of turbulence in and above a forest canopy. IUFRO Wind and Trees Conference: Athens, GA, July 31, 2011-August 4, 2011

2010

Finger, A., Furtak-Cole, E., Hiscox, A. L., Rudnicki, M., & Su, H. (2010). Turbulence stationarity within a forest canopy. 29th Conference on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology: Keystone, CO, August 1, 2010-August 6, 2010