Michael Durand

Michael Durand is Professor and Associate Director for Graduate Students in the Department of Geography at Ohio State University. His research group studies land surface hydrology processes using spaceborne remote sensing, with specializations in snow hydrology and fluvial hydrology. Research examines connections between snowmelt runoff patterns and physiographic factors, snow microstructure effects on measurements, and river discharge estimation from spaceborne data.

Current projects include analyzing process-level connections between snowmelt runoff and landscape controllers, investigating snow microstructure impacts on remote sensing, and developing methods to estimate river discharge from satellite observations. Funding comes from NSF, NASA, USGS, and university programs.

Recent publications focus on advancing satellite-based hydrological monitoring through improved discharge estimation techniques, snow water equivalent retrieval methods, and error analysis frameworks. Work contributes to global river analysis and water resource management.