Kevin M. Befus Source Confirmed

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Researcher

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

faculty

21 h-index 138 pubs 2,941 cited

Research Areas

Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Geological and Geochemical Analysis Coastal Hazard Analysis Groundwater Modeling Climate variability and models Hydrogeophysics Sea-Level Rise Impacts

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OverviewAI-generated summary

Kevin M. Befus is a faculty member at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. His research focuses on understanding and projecting coastal hazards, including the impacts of sea-level rise on groundwater systems and liquefaction severity. Befus has investigated how shoreline barriers may amplify coastal groundwater hazards and has analyzed changes in liquefaction severity in the San Francisco Bay Area in response to sea-level rise. His work also includes the development of tools for groundwater modeling, such as the Groundwater Model Portal (<scp>GroMoPo</scp>) designed for findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable (FAIR) modeling.

Further research by Befus involves hydrogeophysical inversion of time-lapse electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) data to determine hillslope subsurface hydraulic properties. He has also conducted numerical analyses of seepage faces and subaerial groundwater discharge near waterbodies and on uplands. Befus's collaborative network includes researchers from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, such as Clinton M. Wood and Mohammadyar Rahimi, with whom he has co-authored multiple publications. His scholarship metrics include an h-index of 21, 2,941 total citations, and 138 total publications, designating him as a highly cited researcher.

Metrics

h-index: 21
Publications: 138
Citations: 2,941

Selected Publications

Integration of ERT and Geotechnical Investigation for River Restoration: A Case Study of Dam Removal Site Characterization (2026) DOI
Seeing Below the Surface: Electrical Geophysics Applications in Dam Safety (2025) DOI
Explainable machine learning surrogate modeling for exit gradient prediction in hydraulic structures using numerical simulations (2025) DOI
Over, Under, and Through: Hydrologic Connectivity and the Future of Coastal Landscape Salinization (2025) DOI
Enhanced submarine groundwater discharge and freshening of a subterranean estuary from rain (2025) DOI
Current trends and biases in groundwater modelling using the community-driven groundwater model portal (GroMoPo) (2025) DOI
Investigating Seepage through Earthen Dams Using Electrical Resistivity Tomography: Case Studies from Hindsville Lake Dam and Elmdale Lake Dam, Arkansas (2025) DOI
Projections of multiple climate-related coastal hazards for the US Southeast Atlantic (2024) DOI
Hydrogeophysical inversion using a physics-based catchment model with hydrological and electromagnetic induction data (2024) DOI
The projected exposure and response of a natural barrier island system to climate-driven coastal hazards (2024) DOI
Shoreline barriers may amplify coastal groundwater hazards with sea-level rise (2024) DOI
Evaluation of exit gradient of hydraulic structures with cut-off walls in explainable machine learning surrogate based on numerical models (2024) DOI
Challenges Associated with Electrical Resistivity Tomography for Detecting Thin Clay Layers Under Levees: A Case Study of Melvin Price Reach of the Wood River Levee on the Mississippi River, USA (2024) DOI
Assessing the Impact of Reservoir Management on Surrounding Groundwater: Causality, Modeling, and Future Hypothetical Scenarios (2024) DOI
Impacts of Sea Level Rise and Tidal Restoration on Groundwater Dynamics in the Herring River Watershed, Cape Cod, USA&#160; (2024) DOI