Publications

Davies, M. A., Davidson, S. J., Deane, P. J., Filicetti, A. T., Ketcheson, S., Korsah, P., Kleinke, K., Nielsen, S. E., Schmidt, M., Tabassum, N., Waddington, J. M., Weiland, L., Wilkinson, S. L., & Strack, M. (2025). A data compilation and synthesis of the impacts of seismic surveys on surface soil properties in boreal Alberta, Canada. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. doi: 10.1139/cjfr-2024-0240

Weiland, L., Ketcheson, S., Strack, M., & McDermid, G. J. (2024). The Influence of Seismic Lines on Local Hydrology and Snow Accumulation in the Boreal Region of Northern Alberta. Hydrological Processes, 38(12), e70032. doi: 10.1002/hyp.70032

McKinnon, M. E., Nwaishi, F. C., Xu, B., Ketcheson, S. J., Bird, M., & Petrone, R. M. (2024). Hydrological Dynamics following partial removal of an oil well pad undergoing restoration to a boreal peatland. Science of The Total Environment, 957, 177750. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.177750

Bayatvarkeshi, M., Ketcheson, S., Weiland, L. and Strack, M. (2024). An initial assessment of winter microclimatic conditions in response to seismic line disturbance in a forested peatland. Hydrological Processes, 38(7). doi: 10.1002/hyp.15243

Zabel, A., Ketcheson, S., Petrone, R. (2023). Climatic Controls on the water balance of a pilot-scale oil sands mining pit lake in the Athabasca oil sands region, Canada. International Journal of Mining, Reclamation and Environment. doi:10.1080/17480930.2023.2270301

Ketcheson, S.J., Golubev, V., Illing, D. et al. (2023). Application and performance of a Low Power Wide Area Sensor Network for distributed remote hydrological measurements. Sci Rep 13, 18050. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-45474-9

Weiland, L.; Green-Harrison, T.; Ketcheson, S. (2023). The Influence of Seismic Lines on Wildfire Potential in the Boreal Region of Northern Alberta, Canada. Forests, 14, 1574. doi: 10.3390/f14081574

Morris, P. J., Davies, M. L., Baird, A. J., Balliston, N., Bourgault, M.-A., Clymo, R. S., et al. (2022). Saturated hydraulic conductivity in northern peats inferred from other measurements. Water Resources Research, 58, e2022WR033181. doi: 10.1029/2022WR033181

Spennato, H.M., Ketcheson, S.J., Mendoza, C.A. and Carey, S.K. (2018) Water table dynamics in a constructed wetland, Fort McMurray, Alberta. Hydrological Processes. 32: 3824-3836. doi: 10.1002/hyp.13308

Kessel, E., Ketcheson, S.J. and Price, J.S. (2018) The distribution and migration of sodium from a reclaimed upland to a constructed fen peatland in a post-mined oil sands landscape. Science of the Total Environment. 630: 1553-1564. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.02.253

Ketcheson, S.J., Price, J.S., Sutton, O., Kessel, E., Sutherland, G. and Petrone, R.M. (2017) The hydrological functioning of a constructed fen wetland watershed. Science of the Total Environment 603-604: 593-605. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.06.101

McCarter, C., Ketcheson, S.J., Weber, T.K.D., Whittington, P.N., Scarlett, S. and Price, J.S. (2017) A modified technique for measuring unsaturated hydraulic conductivity in Sphagnum moss and peat.Soil Science Society of America Journal. 81 (4): 747-757. doi: 10.2136/sssaj2017.01.0006

Wells, C.M., Ketcheson, S.J. and Price, J.S. (2017) Hydrology of a wetland-dominated headwater basin in the Boreal Plain, Alberta, Canada. Journal of Hydrology. 547: 168 – 183. doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol. 2017.01.052

Ketcheson, S.J., Price, J.S., Carey, S.K., Petrone, R.M., Mendoza, C.A. and Devito, K.J. (2016) Constructing fen peatlands in post-mining oil sands landscapes: challenges and opportunities from a hydrological perspective. Earth-Science Reviews 161: 130-139. doi: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2016.08.007

Ketcheson, S.J. and Price, J.S. (2016) Comparison of the hydrological role of two reclaimed slopes of different ages in the Athabasca oil sands region, Alberta, Canada. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 53(9): 1533 – 1546. doi: 10.1139/cgj-2015-0391

Ketcheson, S.J. and Price, J.S. (2016) Snow hydrology of a constructed watershed in the Athabasca oil sands region, Alberta, Canada. Hydrological Processes 30: 2546-2561. doi: 10.1002/hyp.10813

Nwaishi, F., Petrone, R.M., Price, J.S., Ketcheson, S.J., Slawson, R. and Andersen, R. (2015) Impacts of donor-peat management practices on the functional characteristics of a constructed fen. Ecological Engineering 81: 471-480. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2015.04.038

Ketcheson, S.J. and Price, J.S. (2014) Characterization of the fluxes and stores of water within newly formed Sphagnum moss cushions and their environment. Ecohydrology 7 (2): 771-782. doi: 10.1002/eco.1399

Ketcheson, S.J., Price, J.S., Tighe, S. and Stone, M. (2014) Transport and retention of water and salt within pervious concrete pavements subjected to freezing and sand application. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering 19 (11). ASCE. doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0001036

Ketcheson, S.J., Whittington, P.N. and Price, J.S. (2012) The effect of peatland harvesting on snow accumulation, ablation and snow surface energy balance. Hydrological Processes 26 (17): 2592-2600. doi: 10.1002/hyp.9325

Richardson, M., Ketcheson, S.J., Whittington, P.N. and Price, J.S. (2012) The influences of catchment geomorphology and scale on runoff generation in a northern peatland complex. Hydrological Processes 26 (12): 1805-1817. doi: 10.1002/hyp.9322

Whittington, P.N., Ketcheson, S.J., Price, J.S., Richardson, M. and DiFebo, A. (2012) Areal differentiation of snow Peatlands accumulation and melt between peatland types in the James Bay Lowland. Hydrological Processes 26 (17): 2663-2671. doi: 10.1002/hyp.9414

Ketcheson, S.J. and Price, J.S. (2011) The impact of peatland restoration on the site hydrology of an abandoned block-cut bog. Wetlands 31 (6): 1263-1274 doi: 10.1007/s13157-011-0241-0

Price, J.S., and Ketcheson, S.J. (2009) Water relations in cutover peatlands. In: Carbon Cycling in Northern Peatlands (eds. Baird, A.J. et al.). Geophysical Monograph Series 184, 277-288. American Geophysical Union: doi: 10.1029 / 2008GM000827

Waddington, J.M., Ketcheson, S.J., Kellner, E., Strack, M. and Baird, A.J. (2009) Evidence that piezometers vent gas from peat soils and implications for pore-water pressure and hydraulic conductivity measurements. Hydrological Processes 23 (8): 1249-1254. doi: 10.1002/hyp.7244