GSA Annual Meeting, November 5-8, 2001

Session No. 56
Tuesday, 6 November 2001: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

Hydrogeology I: Fracture Flow, Unsaturated Flow and Modeling Uncertainty

 

Michael J. Nicholl and Robert M. Holt, Chairs
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8:00 AM
ASPERITY-INDUCED EPISODIC PERCOLATION THROUGH UNSATURATED FRACTURED ROCK
HO, Clifford K., Geohydrology Department, Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, NM 87185-0735, ckho@sandia.gov, ckho@sandia.gov
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8:15 AM
CURRENT UNDERSTANDING OF GRAVITY-DRIVEN INSTABILITY IN DISCRETE FRACTURES
NICHOLL, Michael J., Department of Materials, Metallurgical, Mining, and Geological Engineering, Univ of Idaho, 203 McClure, Moscow, ID 83844-3024 and GLASS, Robert J., Flow Visualization and Processes Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, MS-0735, Albuquerque, NM 87185, mnicholl@uidaho.edu, mnicholl@uidaho.edu
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8:30 AM
NATURAL AND MAN-MADE ANALOGUES: USES AND MISUSES
PARIZEK, Richard R., Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State Univ, 340 Deike Building, Department of Geosciences, University Park, PA 16802, parizek@ems.psu.edu, parizek@ems.psu.edu
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8:45 AM
UNSATURATED FLOW THROUGH A FRACTURE-MATRIX-NETWORK: LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS AT THE METER SCALE
GLASS, Robert John1, PRINGLE, Scott E.1 and NICHOLL, Michael J.2, (1)Flow Visualization and Processes Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, Box 5800, Mail Stop 0735, Albuquerque, NM 87185-0735, (2)Department of Materials, Metallurgical, Mining, and Geological Engineering, Univ of Idaho, Moscow, ID, rjglass@sandia.gov, rjglass@sandia.gov
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9:00 AM
QUANTIFYING UNCERTAINTIES FOR FLOW AND SOLUTE TRANSPORT IN NONSTATIONARY UNSATURATED-SATURATED SYSTEMS
ZHANG, Dongxiao, Hydrology, Geochemistry, and Geology Group, Los Alamos National Lab, MS T003, P. O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 87545 and LU, Zhiming, Hydrology, Geochemistry, and Geology Group, Los Alamos national Laboratory, MS T003, P. O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 87545, dongzhang@lanl.gov, dongzhang@lanl.gov
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9:15 AM
INDICATOR VARIOGRAMS ESTIMATED FROM SPATIALLY-BIASED FIELD DATA
HOLT, Robert M., Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, Univ of Mississippi, 118 Carrier Hall, P.O. Box 1848, University, MS 38677-1848 and SCHAFER, Annette L., Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Lab, INEEL Research Center, P.O. Box 1625 M.S. 2107, Idaho Falls, ID 83415, rmholt@olemiss.edu, rmholt@olemiss.edu
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9:30 AM
NONIDEAL TRANSPORT OF BROMIDE THROUGH HETEROGENEOUS SEDIMENT: INVESTIGATING THE MEANINGS OF THE TWO-REGION MODEL PARAMETERS
LEVY, Jonathan1, SUN, Kerang1 and FARRUGGIA, Frank T.2, (1)Geology, Miami Univ, Oxford, OH 45056, (2)Botany, Miami Univ, Oxford, OH 45056, levyj@muohio.edu, levyj@muohio.edu
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9:45 AM
ADVANCED HYDROGEOLOGIC KNOWLEDGE BY RETRODICTIVE LINKAGE
LEGRAND, Harry E., 331 Yadkin Dr, Raleigh, NC 27609-6362 and ROSEN, Lars, Department of Geology, Chalmers Univ, Sven Hultins Gata 8, Gothenburg, SE-412 96, Sweden, rosen@geo.chalmers.se, rosen@geo.chalmers.se
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10:00 AM
MICROZONATION OF GROUNDWATER FLOW MODEL PARAMETERS
CERCONE, David P., Tetra Tech NUS, 661 Andersen Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15220, cerconed@ttnus.com, cerconed@ttnus.com
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10:15 AM
MODELING THE TRANSPORT OF HEAVY METALS THROUGH A CAPPING-LAYER: THE CASE STUDY OF THE FLOOD SEDIMENTS DEPOSITED IN THE SAGUENAY FJORD, QUEBEC
DUERI, Sibylle1, THERRIEN, René1, LOCAT, Jacques1, GALVEZ-CLOUTIER, Rosa2 and LEROUEIL, Serge2, (1)Géologie et génie géologique, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1K 7P4, Canada, (2)Génie Civil, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1K 7P4, Canada, sibdueri@ggl.ulaval.ca, sibdueri@ggl.ulaval.ca
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10:30 AM
LARGE-SCALE, LONG-TERM SOLUTE TRANSPORT IN DEEP SEDIMENTARY BASINS: NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS OF BRINE MIGRATION
WILSON, Alicia M., Geological Sciences, Univ of South Carolina, 701 Sumter St, Columbia, SC 29208, awilson@geol.sc.edu, awilson@geol.sc.edu
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10:45 AM
VARIABILITY AND ESTIMATION OF FORMATION WATER DENSITY IN THE ALBERTA BASIN
ADAMS, Jennifer J., Energy Section, Alberta Geol Survey, 4th floor, Twin Atria building, 4999-98 Ave. NW, Edmonton, AB T6B 2X3, Canada and BACHU, Stefan, Alberta Geological Survey, Alberta Energy and Utilities Board, 4th Floor, Twin Atria Building, 4999 98 Avenue, Edmonton, AB T6B 2X3, Canada, stefan.bachu@gov.ab.ca, stefan.bachu@gov.ab.ca
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11:00 AM
GROUNDWATER QUALITY IN NEPAL'S KATHMANDU VALLEY: AN ASSESSMENT OF CONTROLLING SITE CHARACTERISTICS
WARNER, Nathaniel, Geology, Miami Univ, 114 Shideler Hall, Oxford, OH 45056, LEVY, Jonathan, Miami Univ - Ohio, 114 Shideler Hall, Oxford, OH 45056-2473, HARPP, Karen S., Colgate Univ, 13 Oak Dr, Hamilton, NY 13346-1386 and FARRUGGIA, Frank T., Botany, Miami Univ, Oxford, OH 45056, warnernr@muohio.edu, warnernr@muohio.edu
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11:15 AM
SPRINGS AS A DOMESTIC WATER SOURCE IN SOUTHERN ETHIOPIA: WATER QUALITY AND PROVIDENCE
MCKENZIE, Jeffrey M.1, SIEGEL, Donald I.1, PATTERSON, William P.1 and MCKENZIE, D. Jonathan2, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, Syracuse Univ, 204 Heroy Geology Laboratory, Syracuse, NY 13244, (2)229 Regina Street, New Westminster, BC V3L 1S7, Canada, jmmckenz@syr.edu, jmmckenz@syr.edu
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11:30 AM
NATIONAL GROUND-WATER RESOURCES ASSESSMENT PROGRAM FOR ETHIOPIA
AMHA, Mulugeta1, TESSEMA, Zenaw2, BELETE, Yohannes2, TUCCI, Patrick3, KUNIANSKY, Eve L.4 and AGGARWAL, Pradeep5, (1)Mines, Water, and Energy Department, Ethiopian Sci and Technology Commission, P.O. Box 2490, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, (2)Geol Surveys of Ethiopia, P.O. Box 2302, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, (3)U.S. Geol Survey, Box 25046, MS-421, Denver Federal Center, Bldg 53, Lakewood, CO 80225, (4)US Geol Survey, 3850 Holcomb Bridge Rd Ste 160, Norcross, GA 30092-2202, (5)Isotope Hydrology Section, Int'l Atomic Energy Agency, P.O. Box 100, Wagramer Strasse 5, A 1400, Vienna, Austria, ptucci@usgs.gov, ptucci@usgs.gov
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11:45 AM
SUSTAINABLE GROUND WATER DEVELOPMENT IN FRACTURED HARD ROCK AQUIFERS IN INDIA
LIMAYE, Shrikant D., Director's Office, Ground Water Institute, 2050 Sadashiv Peth, Vijayanagar Colony, Poona-Pune, 411 030, India, limaye@vsnl.com, limaye@vsnl.com