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Dr Thomas Cochrane

Civil and Natural Resources Engineering

Fields of Research

  • Hydrology
  • Hydropower
  • Water resources modelling
  • Sediment transport and erosion
  • Irrigation
  • Stormwater modelling and monitoring

Researcher Summary

Research interests include:
-Catchment hydrology
-Sediment transport and open channel flow
-GIS modelling of land and water resources
-Irrigation
-Soil erosion
-Land use change

Subject Area: Disciplines

Research Groups

Key Methodologies

  • GIS (Geographic Information Systems)
  • HEC models
  • WEPP (water erosion predition project) model

Affiliations

Prizes and Awards

  • Received the John A. Curtis Lecture Award: An annual award for the best paper presentation in the Computers in Education devision of the American Socieity of Engineering Education. (2009)

Publications


Journal Article
  • Piman, T., Cochrane, T., Arias, M., Green, A. and Dat, N. (2013) Assessment of flow changes from hydropower development and operations in Sekong, Sesan and Srepok Rivers of the Mekong Basin. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management (early access online) http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0000286.
  • Piman, T. and Cochrane, T.A. (2013) Assessment of flow changes from the operation of dams in the Mekong basin. The International Journal on Hydropower & Dams 20(1): 44-48.
  • Caruso, B.S., Rademaker, M., Balme, A. and Cochrane, T.A. (2013) Flood modelling in a high country mountain catchment, New Zealand: comparing statistical and deterministic model estimates for ecological flows.. Hydrological Sciences Journal 58(2): 1-14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2012.752577.
  • Flanagan, D.C., Frankenberger, J.R., Cochrane, T.A., Renschler, C.S. and Elliot, W.J. (2013) Geospatial Application of the Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP) model. Transactions of the ASABE (in press)
  • Arias, M.E., Cochrane, T.A. and Elliott, V. (2013) Modelling future changes of habitat and fauna in the Tonle Sap wetland of the Mekong. Environmental Conservation (under review)
  • Arias, M.E., Cochrane, T.A., Norton, D., Killeen, T.J. and Khon, P. (2013) The flood pulse as the underlying driver of vegetation in the largest fishery of the Mekong Basin.. AMBIO (under review)
  • Cooperman, M.S., Nam, S., Arias, M., Cochrane, T.A., Elliott, V., Hand, T., Hannah, L., Holtgrieve, G.W., Kaufman, L., Koening, A., Koponen, J., Kum, V., McCann, K.S., McIntyre, P.B., Min, B., Ou, C., Rooney, N., Rose, K., Sabo, J.L. and Winemiller, K.O. (2012) A watershed moment for the Mekong: Newly announced community use and conservation areas for the Tonle Sap Lake may boost sustainability of the world's largest inland fishery. Cambodian Journal of Natural History 2: 101-106.
  • Wicke, D., Cochrane, T.A. and O'Sullivan, A. (2012) Atmospheric deposition and storm induced runoff of heavy metals from different impermeable urban surfaces. Journal of Environmental Monitoring 14(1): 209-216. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c1em10643k.
  • Good, J.F., O'Sullivan, A.D., Wicke, D. and Cochrane, T.A. (2012) Contaminant Removal and Hydraulic Conductivity of Laboratory Rain Garden Systems for Stormwater Treatment. Water Science and Technology 65(12): 2154-2161. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2012.135.
  • O'Sullivan, A.D., Wicke, D. and Cochrane, T.A. (2012) Heavy metal contamination in an urban stream fed by contaminated air-conditioning and stormwater discharges. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 19(3): 903-911. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-011-0639-5.
  • Tazijan, F.N., Ab Rahim, S., Abdul Halim, F.S., Abdullah, A., Ismail, I.N. and Cochrane, T.A. (2012) Implementing a Virtual Presentation Program in ESL Classrooms. International Journal of e-Education, e-Business, e-Management and e-Learning 2(3): 218-222. http://www.ijeeee.org/Papers/113-CZ02019.pdf.
  • Arias, M.E., Cochrane, T.A., Piman, T., Kummu, M., Caruso, B.S. and Killeen, T.J. (2012) Quantifying changes in flooding and habitats in the Tonle Sap Lake (Cambodia) caused by water infrastructure development and climate change in the Mekong Basin. Journal of Environmental Management 112: 53-66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.07.003.
  • Cochrane, T.A. and Acharya, G. (2011) Changes in sediment delivery from hillslopes affected by shallow landslides and soil armouring. Journal of Hydrology (New Zealand) 50(1): 5-18.
  • Cochrane, T.A., Wicke, D. and O'Sullivan, A. (2011) Developing a public information and engagement portal of urban waterways with real-time monitoring and modeling. Water Science & Technology 63(2): 248-254. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2011.043.
  • Woodford, D.J., Cochrane, T.A., McHugh, P.A. and McIntosh, A.R. (2011) Modelling spatial exclusion of a vulnerable native fish by introduced trout in rivers using landscape features: a new tool for conservation management. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 21(5): 484-493. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aqc.1209.
  • Arias, M.E., Cochrane, T.A., Lawrence, K., Killeen, T.J. and Farrell, T.A. (2011) Paying the forest for electricity: A modelling framework to market forest conservation as payment for ecosystem services benefiting hydropower generation. Environmental Conservation 38(4): 473-484. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0376892911000464.
  • Acharya, G., Cochrane, T.A., Davies, T. and Bowman, E. (2011) Quantifying and modeling post-failure sediment yields from laboratory scale soil erosion and shallow landslide experiments with silty loess. Geomorphology 129(1-2): 49-58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2011.01.012.
  • Cochrane, T.T., Cochrane, T.A. and Llanque Espinoza, O.E. (2010) Land Use Zoning Based on a World Soils and Terrain Digital Database Study to Conserve the Brazil-Nut Forests in Bolivia's Amazonia. Interciencia 35(7): 493-499.
  • O'Donoghue, M. and Cochrane, T.A. (2010) The role of live video capture production in the development of student communication skills. Learning, Media and Technology 35(3): 323-335. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17439884.2010.509350.
  • Cochrane, T.T. and Cochrane, T.A. (2009) Differences in the way potassium chloride and surcrose solutions effect osmotic potential of significance to stomata aperture modulation. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 47(3): 205-209. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2008.11.006.
  • Cochrane, T.A. (2009) Enhancing oral presentation skills of engineering students: Technology to the rescue with the Virtual-I Presenter (VIP). Computers in Education Journal 19(4): 43-52.
  • Acharya, G., Cochrane, T.A., Davies, T. and Bowman, E.T. (2009) The influence of shallow landslides on sediment supply: A flume-based investigation using sandy soil. Engineering Geology 109(3-4): 161-169. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2009.06.008.
  • Cochrane, T.T. and Cochrane, T.A. (2009) The vital role of potassium in the osmotic mechanism of stomata aperture modulation and its link with potassium deficiency. Plant Signaling & Behavior 4(3): 240-243. http://dx.doi.org/10.4161/psb.4.3.7955.
  • Savabi, M.R., Cochrane, T.A., German, E., Ikiz, C. and Cockshutt, N. (2007) Modeling Evapotranspiration in a Sub-Tropical Climate. Journal of Environmental Hydrology 15(January): 15. http://www.hydroweb.com/jehabs/savabi2abs.html.
  • Cochrane, T.T. and Cochrane, T.A. (2007) Osmotic properties of organic and inorganic solutes and their influence on flow at different stages of the soil-plant solution continuum. Soil Science 5(172): 386-395. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/SS.0b013e3180339f92.
  • Cochrane, T.A. and Flanagan, D.C. (2006) Sediment Deposition in a Simulated Rill Under Shallow Flow Conditions. Transactions of the ASABE 49(4): 893-903.
  • Malhi, Y., Wood, D., Baker, T.R., Wright, J., Phillips, O.L., Cochrane, T.A., Meir, P., Chave, J., Almeida, S., Arroyo, L., Higuchi, N., Killeen, T.J., Laurance, S.G., Laurance, W.F., Lewis, S.L., Monteagudo, A., Neill, D.A., Vargas, P.N., Pitman, N.C.A., Quesada, C.A., Salomão, R., Silva, J.N.M., Lezama, A.T., Terborgh, J., Martínez, R.V. and Vinceti, B. (2006) The regional variation of aboveground live biomass in old-growth Amazonian forests. Global Change Biology 12(7): 1107-1138. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2486.2006.01120.x.
  • Cochrane, T.A. and Flanagan, D.C. (2005) Effect of DEM Resolutions in the Runoff and Soil Loss Predictions of the WEPP Watershed Model. Transactions of the ASAE 48(1): 109-120.
  • Cochrane, T.T. and Cochrane, T.A. (2005) Osmotic Potential Properties of Solutes Common in the Soil-Plant Solution Continuum. Soil Science 170(6): 433-444. www.soilsci.com.
  • Cochrane, T.A., Norton, L.D., Castro-Filho, C. and Caviglione, J.H. (2004) Development of a River Sediment Transport Monitoring System for Large Reservoirs. Applied Engineering in Agriculture 20(6): 771-781.
  • Cochrane, T.T. and Cochrane T.A. (2001) The World Soils and Terrain Digital Database Applied to Amazonian Land Resource Studies. Journal of Natural Resources and Life Science Education 30: 62-70.
  • Cochrane, T.A. and Flanagan, D.C. (1999) Assessing water erosion in small watersheds using WEPP with GIS and digital elevation models. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 54(4): 678-685.
  • Cochrane, T.A. and D.C. Flanagan. (1997) Detachment in a Simulated Rill. Transactions of the ASAE 40(1): 111-119.
Authored Book
  • Cochrane, T.T. and Cochrane, T.A. (2012) La Amazonia Tierras de Bosques y Sabanas: Una guia del clima, vegetacion, paisajes y suelos de Sudamerica tropical central (Spanish edition). Charleston: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. 196pp.
  • Cochrane, T.T. and Cochrane, T.A. (2010) Amazon Forest and Savanna Lands: A guide to the climates, vegetation, landscapes and soils of central tropical South America. Scotts Valley: CreateSpace. 190pp.
  • Cochrane, T.A., Rosales, O. and Killeen, T.J. (2007) Agua, Gas y Agroindustria: Gestión Sostenible de Agua para Riego Agrícola en Santa Cruz, Bolivia. La Paz, Bolivia: Conservation International. 159pp.
  • Rumiz, D.I., Mostacedo, B., Cochrane, T.A. and Rozo, B. (2004) Guía para la identificación de atributos para definir Bosques de Alto Valor de Conservación en Bolivia (A Guide for Identifying High Conservation Value Forests). Santa Cruz: CFV (Certificación Forestal Voluntaria) and GTZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit). 88. http://www.hcvnetwork.org/resources/national-hcv-interpretations/.
Edited Book
  • Schmidt, J., Cochrane, T., Phillips, C., Elliott, S., Davies, T. and Basher, L. (Ed.) (2008) Sediment Dynamics in Changing Environments. Wallingford: IAHS Press. 624pp.
Conference Contribution - Full conference paper
  • Piman, T., Cochrane, T.A. and Arias, M.E. (2012) Combined Impact of Climate Change and Hydropower Development on Flows of the Sre Kong, Se San and Sre Pok Rivers in the Mekong Basin. Dublin, Ireland: IWA World Congress on Water, Climate and Energy (IWA-WCE), 13-18 May 2012.
  • Arias, M.E., Cochrane, T.A., Piman, T. and Kummu M. (2012) Impacts of hydrology and habitat changes on the primary production of Southeast Asia's largest lake. Dublin, Ireland: IWA World Congress on Water, Climate and Energy (IWA-WCE), 13-18 May 2012.
  • Flanagan, D.C., Renschler, C.S. and Cochrane, T.A. (2000) Application of the WEPP model with digital geographic information. Banff, Canada: 4th International Conference on Integrating GIS and Environmental Modeling (GIS/EM4): Problems, Prospects and Research Needs, 2-8 Sep 2000. http://www.colorado.edu/research/cires/banff/pubpapers/149/.
Conference Contribution - Paper in published proceedings
  • Piman, T. and Cochrane, T.A. (2012) Assessment of flow changes for operation of 41 dams in the Sre Kong, Se San and Sre Pok rivers of the Mekong basin. Chiang Mai, Thailand: Fourth International Conference on Water Resources and Renewable Energy Development in Asia (ASIA 2012), 26-27 Mar 2012.
  • Arias, M.E., Cochrane, T.A., Caruso, B., Killeen, T. and Kummu, M. (2011) A landscape approach to assess impacts of hydrological changes to vegetation communities of the Tonle Sap Floodplain. Brisbane, Australia: 34th World Congress of the International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR), 26 Jun-1 Jul 2011. In Balance and Uncertainty 3018-3025.
  • Flanagan, D.C., Frankenberger, J.R., Cochrane, T.A., Renschler, C.S. and Elliot, W.J. (2011) Geospatial Application of the Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP) Model. Anchorage, Alaska: International Symposium on Erosion and Landscape Evolution (ISELE), 18-21 Sep 2011. CD-ROM.
  • de Vries, T.T., Cochrane, T., Talia'uli, A. and Kilgour, R. (2011) Influence of Wind Breaks and Shade on Evapotranspiration. Palm Springs, CA, USA: 2011 World Environmental & Water Resources Congress, 22-26 May 2011.
  • Wicke, D., Cochrane, T. and O'Sullivan, A. (2010) An Innovative Method for Spatial Quantification of Contaminant Buildup and Wash-off from Impermeable Urban Surfaces. Montreal, Canada: IWA World Water Congress and Exhibition (IWA 2010), 19-24 Sep 2010. In Proceedings of the IWA World Water Congress and Exhibition (IWA 2010) 9pp.
  • Wicke, D., Cochrane, T. and O'Sullivan, A. (2010) Contaminant sources, transport, and fate in stormwater runoff in Christchurch. Auckland, New Zealand: 17th Congress of the Asia and Pacific Division of the International Association of Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research incorporating the 7th International Urban Watershed Management Conference, 21-24 Feb 2010. In Proceedings 10pp. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/3417.
  • Cochrane, T.A., Wicke, D. and O'Sullivan, A. (2010) Developing a public information and engagement portal of urban waterways with real-time monitoring and modelling. Montreal, Canada: IWA World Water Congress and Exhibition (IWA 2010), 19-24 Sep 2010. In Proceedings of the IWA World Water Congress and Exhibition (IWA 2010) 9pp.
  • O'Sullivan, A.D., Wicke, D. and Cochrane, T.A. (2010) Geospatially web-interfaced telemetric monitoring system to track contaminant transport. Rotorua, New Zealand: 2010 Stormwater Conference, 13-14 May 2010. 13pp.
  • de Vries, T.T., Cochrane, T.A. and Galtier, A. (2010) Saving irrigation water by accounting for windbreaks. Bucharest, Romania: Sustainable Irrigation 2010, 7-9 Jun 2010.
  • Cochrane, T.A., Arias, M.E., Teasley, R.L. and Killeen, T.J. (2010) Simulated changes in water flows of the Mekong River from potential dam development and operations on the Se San and Sre Pok tributaries. Montreal, Canada: IWA World Water Congress and Exhibition (IWA 2010), 19-24 Sep 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/4556.
  • Pinto, A., Raffensperger, J.F., Cochrane, T. and Dye, S. (2009) A Proposed Smart Market for Impervious Cover Runoff under Rainfall Uncertainty. University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand: 44th Annual Operations Research Society of New Zealand Annual Conference (ORSNZ2009), 3-4 Dec 2009. In Proceedings 190-199.
  • Wicke, D., Cochrane, T., O'Sullivan, A., Hutchinson, J. and Funnell, E. (2009) Developing a rainfall contaminant relationship model for Christchurch urban catchments. Auckland, New Zealand: 6th South Pacific Stormwater Conference 2009, 29 Apr-1 May 2009. 10pp.
  • Cochrane, T. (2009) Enhancing oral presentation skills of engineering students: Technology to the rescue with the Virtual-i Presenter (ViP). Austin, TX, USA: 2009 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition (ASEE 2009), 14-17 Jun 2009. 662-698.
  • Cochrane, T.A. and Acharya, G. (2009) Modeling Top Soil Erosion and Mass Failures in Steep Agricultural Slopes: Integrating WEPP and a Landslide Model. Reno, NV, USA: 7th World Congress of Computers in Agriculture and Natural Resources (WCCA 2009), 22-24 Jun 2009.
  • O'Sullivan, A.D. and Cochrane, T.A. (2009) Preparing Better Engineers: Compulsory Undergraduate Research Projects that Benefit Universities and the Profession. Austin, TX, USA: 2009 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition (ASEE 2009), 14-17 Jun 2009. In Proceedings of the 2009 Annual Conference on Engineering Education 12pp.
  • Pinto, A., Cochrane, T.A. and Raffensperger, J.F. (2008) A Proposed Smart Market for Sediment Discharge. Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand: 43rd Annual Conference of the Operational Research Society of New Zealand (ORSNZ), 24-25 Nov 2008. In Proceedings of the 43rd Annual Conference of the Operational Research Society of New Zealand (ORSNZ) 140-149.
  • Cochrane, T.A. and O'Donoghue, M. (2008) Improving oral presentation skills of engineering students with the Virtual-i Presenter (ViP) program. Yeppoon, Australia: 2008 AaeE Conference, 7-10 Dec 2008. In Proceedings of the 2008 AaeE Conference 6pp.
  • Wild, M., Cochrane, T., Davies, T., Hicks, M., Painter, D. and Palmer, G. (2008) Recent sedimentation rates for the Rees-Dart braided river delta. Christchurch, New Zealand: International Commission on Continental Erosion's International Symposium on Sediment Dynamics in Changing Environments (ICCE2008), 1-5 Dec 2008. In Sediment Dynamics in Changing Environments 312-315. http://iahs.info/redbooks/a325/iahs_325_0312.pdf.
  • Cochrane, T.A., Egli, M., Phillips, C. and Acharya, G. (2007) Development of a Forest Road Erosion Calculation GIS Tool for Forest Road Planning and Design. Christchurch, New Zealand: MODSIM 2007 International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, 10-13 Dec 2007. In MODSIM 2007 International Congress on Modelling and Simulation Proceedings 1273-1279.
  • Cochrane, T.A., Jack, G. and Weber, P. (2007) Soil armouring, sediment yield, and acid mine drainage from steep slopes under high intensity rainfall in the West Coast of New Zealand. Minneapolis, MN, USA: 2007 American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineer's (ASABE) Annual International Meeting, 17-20 Jun 2007. In 2007 ASABE Annual Meeting 072053.
  • Brown, P.D., Cochrane, T.A., Krom, T.D., Painter, D.J. and Bright, J.C. (2006) Optimal On-Farm Multicrop Irrigation Scheduling With Limited Water Supply. Orlando, FL, USA: Computers in Agriculture and Natural Resources, 4th World Congress, 24-26 Jul 2006. In Computers in Agriculture and Natural Resources, 4th World Congress Proceedings
  • Cochrane, T., Castro Filho, C., Caviglione, J., Norton, D.L. and Johansson, L. (2002) Reduction of Sediment Delivery to the Itaipu Reservoir: a New Vision Through the Implementation of Monitoring Techniques and Watershed Management. Foz do Iguacu, Brazil: International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD) Annual Meeting, 22-27 Sep 2002. 808-821. www.ars.usda.gov/research/publications/publications.htm?seq_no_115=138247.
  • Cochrane, T.A., Cochrane, T.T. and Killeen, T. (2002) The Digital Land Systems Survey of the the Amazon. Cochabamba, Bolivia: X Simposio Latinoamericano de percepcion remota y sistemas de informacion espacial, 11-15 Nov 2002.
  • Cochrane, T.A. and Flanagan, D.C. (2001) Deposition Processes in a Simulated Rill. Honolulu, HI, USA: Soil Erosion Research for the 21st Century, 3-5 Jan 2001. In Proceeding of the International Symposium ASAE 139-142.
  • Flanagan, D.C., Renschler, C.S., Cochrane, T.A., Frankenberger, J.R. and Engel, B.A. (2001) Enhanced Wepp Model Applicability For Improved Erosion Prediction. Canberra, Australia: International Congress On Modeling And Simulation Proceedings, 10-13 Dec 2001. In International Congress On Modeling And Simulation Proceedings 1817-1822.
  • Castro Filho, C., Cochrane, T.A., Norton, L.D., Caviglione, J.H. and Johansson, L.P. (2001) Land Degradation Assessment: Tools and Techniques for Measuring Sediment Load. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 3rd International Conference on Land Degradation, 17-21 Sep 2001. In Tools and Techniques for Measuring Sediment Load CD-Rom(KS3-02) http://www.ars.usda.gov/research/publications/publications.htm?seq_no_115=122842.
  • Norton, L.D., Castro-Filho, C., Cochrane, T.A., Caviglione, J.H., Fontes Jr., H.M., Johanson, L.P. and Marenda, L.D. (2001) Monitoring the Sediment Loading of Itaipu Lake and Modeling of Sheet and Rill Erosion Hazards in the Watershed of the Parana River: An Outline of the Project. West Lafayette, IN, USA: 10th International Soil Conservation Organization Meeting, 24-29 Mar 1999. In Sustaining the Global Farm: Selected Papers from the 10th International Soil 321-323. http://www.tucson.ars.ag.gov/isco/isco10/SustainingTheGlobalFarm/P111-Norton.pdf.
  • Renschler, C.S., Cochrane T., Harbor., J., Diekkruger. and B. (2001) Regionalization Methods for Watershed Management - Hydrology and Soil Erosion from Point to Regional Scales. West Lafayette, IN, USA: 10th International Soil Conservation Organization Meeting, 24-29 Mar 1999. In Sustaining the Global Farm: Selected Papers from the 10th International Soil 1062-1067. http://www.tucson.ars.ag.gov/isco/isco10/SustainingTheGlobalFarm/P038-Renschler.pdf.
  • Cochrane, T.A. and Flanagan, D.C. (1999) Small watershed modeling with WEPP using grid-based DEMs and GIS. Toronto, Canada: ASAE/CSAE-SCGR Annual International Meeting, 18-21 Jul 1999.
  • Cochrane, T.T., Laguna, S., Beek, M.A. and Cochrane, T.A. (1994) SOTER methodology used for the evaluation of Amazonian forest and savanna lands. Acapulco, Mexico: Proceedings of XV World Congress of Soil Science, 1994.
Conference Contribution - Oral presentation
  • Arias, M.E., Cochrane, T.A., Piman, T., Kummu, M. and Koponen, J. (2012) Impacts of hydrology and habitat changes on the primary production of Southeast Asia's largest lake. Columbus, OH, USA: 4th International Ecosummit, 30 Sep-5 Oct 2012.
  • Teasley, R., Cochrane, T. and Arias, M. (2011) Characterizing Potential Alterations in Streamflow in the Mekong River from Dam Construction and Operation in the Nam Ngum Tributary. Palm Springs, CA, USA: 2011 World Environmental & Water Resources Congress, 22-26 May 2011.
  • Arias, M.E., Cochrane, T.A., Killeen, T. and Norton, D. (2011) Field Estimates and Modelling of the Tonle Sap Lake Floodplain Vegetation Biomass and Production (presentation title: Fish, Mud, Thorns, and Rice: Field Survey of Floodplain Habitats in the Tonle Sap, Cambodia). Auckland, New Zealand: 25th International Congress for Conservation Biology, 5-9 Dec 2011.
  • Cochrane, T.A., Yoder, D., Flanagan, D.C., Dabney, S.M. and Weber, P. (2011) Modeling the reduction in soil loss due to soil armouring caused by rainfall erosion. Anchorage, AK, USA: International Symposium on Erosion and Landscape Evolution (ISELE), 18-21 Sep 2011.
  • Wild, M., Cochrane, T.A., Davies, T., Hicks, M., Painter, D. and Palmer, G. (2010) Analysing Past And Future Growth Of The Rees-Dart Braided River Delta Over The Decade To Century Time Scale. University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Hydrological Society Annual Conference, 6-10 Dec 2010.
  • Wheeler, J., Cochrane, T., O'Sullivan, A. and Hart, D. (2008) Hydrodynamic Modelling and Quantification of Available Habitat in Constructed Wetland Wildlife Reserves. Auckland, New Zealand: 5th Asia-Pacific DHI Software Conference, 16-18 Mar 2008.
  • Wheeler, J., Cochrane, T., O'Sullivan, A. and Hart, D. (2008) Hydrodynamic Modelling and Quantification of Available Habitat in Constructed Wetland Wildlife Reserves. University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand: 3rd National Wetland Restoration Symposium, 14-16 Feb 2008. In Proceedings of the 3rd National Wetland Symposium 8pp.
  • Trouche, C., Cochrane, T.A., Rumiz, D., Mariaca, J. and Soto, G. (2006) Apoyo de SIG en el Desarrollo de una Metodologia para la Determinacion del Cupo de Lagartos (Caiman Yacare) Cosechables en Bolivia. Cartagena, Colombia: XII Simposio Selper, 24-28 Sep 2006.
  • Brown, P.D., Cochrane, T.A., Krom, T.D., Painter, D.J. and Bright, J.C. (2006) Optimal Stochastic Multicrop Irrigation Scheduling with Limited Water Supply. Christchurch, New Zealand: esource Management under Stormy Skies: Water Allocation @ the Crossroads? NZ Hydrological Society, 20-23 Nov 2006.
  • Cochrane, T.A., Castro Filho, C., Caviglione, J.H., Norton, L.D. and Johanson, L.P. (2002) Monitoring soil loss in a watershed ecosystem to reduce the impact on hydroelectric energy production.. Washington, DC, USA: ealthy Ecosystems, Healthy People: Linkages between Biodiversity, Ecosystem Health and Human Health, 6-11 Jun 2002.
Conference Contribution - Poster presentation
  • Cochrane, T.A., Wicke, D. and O'Sullivan, A. (2010) Temporal and spatial build-up of heavy metal contaminants in car parks. Boston, MA, USA: Urban Environmental Pollution (UEP 2010), 20-23 Jun 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/4126.
  • Cochrane, T.A. and Killeen, T.J. (2005) Agricultural Development Versus Protection of Wetlands of International Importance. Auckland, New Zealand: New Zealand Hydrological Society Conference, 28 Nov-2 Dec 2005.
  • Cochrane, T.A., Castro Filho, C., Caviglione, J.H., Norton, D.L. and Frederigi Benassi, S. (2003) Identification of high risk erosion areas within the Itaipu basin by watershed modeling through RUSLE. Foz do Iguaccu, Brazil: II World Congress on Conservation Agriculture, 11-15 Aug 2003. http://www.febrapdp.org.br/presenposter.htm.
  • Cochrane, T.T., Cochrane, T.A. and Wallace-Cochrane, B.H. (2002) Amazonian land system benchmark studies for monitoring ecosystem health and biodiversity. Washington DC, USA: Healthy Ecosystems, Healthy People: Linkages between Biodiversity, Ecosystem Health and Human Health, 6-11 Jun 2002. http://www.usgcrp.gov/usgcrp/events/events2002jun.htm.
Conference Contribution - Abstract
  • Piman, T., Cochrane, T.A., Arias, M., Green, A. and Omanong, V. (2013) Flow changes in the Mekong from Hydropower Development and Climate Change in the Sre Kong, Se San, and Sre Pok Rivers.. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: Mekong Environmental Symposium, 5-7 Mar 2013.
  • Arias, M.E., Cochrane, T.A., Lawrence, K., Killeen, T. and Farrell, T. (2013) Paying the forest for electricity: a modeling framework to market forest conservation as payment for ecosystem services benefiting hydropower generation.. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: Mekong Environmental Symposium, 5-7 Mar 2013.
  • Arias, M.E., Cochrane, T.A., Norton, D., Killeen, T. and Khon, P. (2013) The flood pulse as the underlying driver of vegetation in the Tonle Sap.. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: Mekong Environmental Symposium, 5-7 Mar 2013.
  • Good, J.F., O'Sullivan, A.D., Wicke, D. and Cochrane, T.A. (2011) Appreciating Drainage Assets in New Zealand Cities: Rain Garden Treatment and Hydraulic Efficacies. Stockholm, Sweden: Cities of the Future: Sustainable Urban Plannning & Water Management, 22-25 May 2011. In Proceedings Online. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/6134.
  • Good, J., O'Sullivan, A.D., Wicke, D. and Cochrane, T.A. (2010) Biofiltration Stormwater Systems To Mitigate Water Resource Contamination: Rain Gardens In Christchurch. University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Hydrological Society Annual Conference, 6-10 Dec 2010. In 'Water: The Blue Gold' Proceedings of the New Zealand Hydrological Society Annual Conference.
  • O'Sullivan, A.D., Wicke, D. and Cochrane, T.A. (2010) Recognising Stormwater As A Potential Asset. University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Hydrological Society Annual Conference, 6-10 Dec 2010. In Water: The Blue Gold
  • O'Sullivan, A.D., Wicke, D. and Cochrane, T.A. (2009) Environmental CSI of the Okeover stream in Christchurch. Whangarei, New Zealand: New Zealand Hydrological & Freshwater Sciences Societies Joint Conference, 23-27 Nov 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/3737.
  • Killeen, T. and Cochrane, T. (2006) The Economic Value of Amazonian Rain to Agriculture in Santa Cruz Bolivia. San Jose, CA, USA: Society of Conservation Biology, 20th Annual Meeting, 24-28 Jun 2006.
Oral Presentation
  • Cochrane, T. and Piman, T. (2011) Assessment of Flow Changes from Hydropower Development and Operations in Sre Kong, Se San and Sre Pok Rivers of the Mekong Basin. Davis, CA, USA: A Climate Resilient Mekong: Maintaining the Flows that Nourish Life Workshop on Data and Models, 19 Aug 2011.
  • Cochrane, T. and Piman, T. (2011) Hydropower Dams on the Mekong and 3S Rivers: A Regional Environmental and Socioeconomic Perspective. Washington, DC, USA: 31 Aug 2011.
  • Piman, T. and Cochrane, T. (2011) Mekong tributaries vs. mainstream dams: which will cause greater impact? Focus on the Sre Kong, Se San and Sre Pol tributaries of the Mekong Basin. Washington DC, USA: Expert Group Meeting, 30 Aug 2011.
  • Wicke, D., Cochrane, T. and O'Sullivan, A. (2010) Contaminant run-off from impervious surfaces such as carparks and roofs. Christchurch, New Zealand: ECan stormwater workshop: Stormwater and urban stream research, 2 Dec 2010.
  • Cochrane, T.A., Flanagan, D.C., Norton, L.D. and Engel, B.A. (1997) WEPP Watershed Modeling Using Arc View 3.0 (GIS). Anaheim, California, USA: American Society of Agronomy Annual Meeting, October 26-30, 1997.
Intellectual Property
  • T.A. Cochrane. (1998) Low-Density Abrasive Beads. Patent No. P-98055.00.US, USA.
Report for External Body
  • Cochrane, T.A. and Wicke, D. (2010) Determining Stormwater Contaminant Sources. Christchurch City Council. 13pp.
  • Pinto, A., Cochrane, T.A. and Raffensperger, J.F. (2008) Smart Markets and Improved Management of Sediment Discharge. Auckland Regional Council. 42.
  • Cochrane, T.A. (2006) Degradación de Suelos y Recursos Hídricos de la Cuenca Alta del Río San Julián. Museo de Historia Natural Noel Kempff Mercado. 37pp.
  • Cochrane, T.A. and Painter, D.J. (2006) Evaluation of Parameter Calibration and Use of Soil Moisture Information with a Continuous Simulation Runoff Model. Auckland Regional Council. 34.
  • Rivero, K., Azurduy, H., Gonzales, L., Osinaga, K., Sanchez, G., Catari, J.C., Cochrane, T.A., Saavedra, H., Correa, L., Quezada, B. and Perez, J. (2005) Diagnostico Biologico del Parque Nacional Carrasco. Bolivian Government. 218 pp.
Technical Report
  • Cochrane, T.A. (2011) Elaboración y Actualización de Planes de Manejo: Diagnostico y Manejo Hidrológico. Laguna Concepción, Santa Cruz la Vieja y Valle de Tucabaca. (Development of Management Plans for the protected areas of Laguna Concepcion, Santa Cruz la Vieja and Valle de Tucabaca: Hydrological diagnostics and management.). Government of the Department of Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Savia Ltd. 59pp.
  • Cochrane, T.T., Cochrane, T.A., Wallace-Cochrane, B.H. and Killeen, T. (2003) Personal Computer Version with Database of the Study Land in Tropical America. Agrotecnologica Amazónica S.A. and Conservation International. 29 pp. http://www.agteca.com/Amazon/Manual.pdf.
  • Cochrane, T.T. and Cochrane, T.A. (1998) SIGTERON: Sistema de Informação Geográfica para os Terrenos e Solos do Estado de Rondônia, Brasil. Users' manual. Government of the State of Rondonia and World Bank. DHV - Technosolos. 182.
Software
  • Cochrane, T.A. and Zhou, D. (2010) Virtual-i Presenter. [Windows]. ViP Software Ltd.
Other
  • Rumiz, D.I. and Cochrane, T.A. (2006) Applying GIS for Re-Designing the Bolivian Yacare Caiman Harvesting Program. Crocodile Specialist Group (CSG) Newsletter 25(1): 8-10.
  • Cochrane, T.A., Castro-Filho, C., Norton, D.L. and Caviglione, J.H. (2004) Manual Conservacionista. In Monitoramento do Aporte de Sedimentos no Reservatório de Itaipu e Modelagem dos Riscos de Erosão na Bacia do Rio Paraná Vol 4: 25pp. Londrina, Brasil: Instituto Agronômico do Paraná.
  • Cochrane, T.A., Castro-Filho, C., Norton, D.L. and Caviglione, J.H. (2004) Manual de Laboratório. In Monitoramento do Aporte de Sedimentos no Reservatório de Itaipu e Modelagem dos Riscos de Erosão na Bacia do Rio Paraná Vol 1: 7pp. Londrina, Brasil: Instituto Agronômico do Paraná.
  • Cochrane, T.A., Castro-Filho, C., Norton, D.L. and Caviglione, J.H. (2004) Manual de Modelagem dos Riscos de Erosão. In Monitoramento do Aporte de Sedimentos no Reservatório de Itaipu e Modelagem dos Riscos de Erosão na Bacia do Rio Paraná Vol 3: 118pp. Londrina, Brasil: Instituto Agronômico do Paraná.
  • Cochrane, T.A., Castro-Filho, C., Norton, D.L. and Caviglione, J.H. (2004) Manual de Monitoramento. In Monitoramento do Aporte de Sedimentos no Reservatório de Itaipu e Modelagem dos Riscos de Erosão na Bacia do Rio Paraná Vol 2: 64pp. Londrina, Brasil: Instituto Agronômico do Paraná.
  • Cochrane, T.A., Castro-Filho, C., Norton, D.L. and Caviglione, J.H. (2004) Resultados do Monitoramento e Modelagem. In Monitoramento do Aporte de Sedimentos no Reservatório de Itaipu e Modelagem dos Riscos de Erosão na Bacia do Rio Paraná Vol 5: 10pp. Londrina, Brasil: Instituto Agronômico do Paraná.
Thesis - Doctor of Philosophy
  • Cochrane, T.A. (1999) Methodologies for Watershed Modeling with GIS and DEMs for the Parameterization of the WEPP Model. PhD, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA.
Thesis - Master of Science
  • Cochrane, T.A. (1995) Detachment and Deposition in a Simulated Rill. MSc, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA.