2009 Portland GSA Annual Meeting (18-21 October 2009)

Session No. 272
Wednesday, 21 October 2009: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
D139/140 (Oregon Convention Center)

T26. Hydrogeology in an Ice-House World: Effects of Glaciation on Surface and Groundwater Systems

GSA Hydrogeology Division

 

Victor Bense, Jennifer C. McIntosh, Mark Person, C.E. Neuzil and Neal Iverson, Advocates
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1:30 PM
UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF FUTURE GLACIATION ON THE PERFORMANCE OF A CANADIAN DEEP GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORY FOR USED NUCLEAR FUEL
VORAUER, Andre G., BEN BELFADHEL, Mahrez, HIRSCHORN, Sarah and GARISTO, Frank, Nuclear Waste Management Organization, 22 St. Clair Avenue East, 6th Floor, Toronto, ON M4T 2S3, Canada, avorauer@nwmo.ca, avorauer@nwmo.ca
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1:50 PM
ACTIVE GROUNDWATER SYSTEMS IN CANADA'S HIGH ARCTIC
GRASBY, Stephen E., Geological Survey of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, 3303 33rd Street NW, Calgary, AB T2L 2A7, Canada, sgrasby@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca, sgrasby@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca
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2:05 PM
THE HYDROCHEMISTRY OF A RETREATING ARCTIC GLACIER AND ITS PROGLACIAL ZONE
WACHNIEW, Przemyslaw, MAZUR, Piotr, BODZIONY, Mariusz and OSTACHOWICZ, Beata, Department of Applied Nuclear Physics, AGH University of Science and Technology, Mickiewicza 30, Krakow, 30-059, Poland, wachniew@agh.edu.pl, wachniew@agh.edu.pl
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2:20 PM
GEOCHEMICAL AND ISOTOPIC CHARACTERIZATION OF SURFACE AND GROUND WATER FROM AN AREA OF CONTINUOUS PERMAFROST ADJACENT TO THE GREENLAND ICE SHEET, KANGERLUSSUAQ, GREENLAND
MAKAHNOUK, Michael1, HENKEMANS, Emily1, FRAPE, Shaun1, RUSKEENIEMI, Timo2, LINTINEN, Petri2 and HOBBS, Monique3, (1)Earth Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada, (2)Geol Survey of Finland, SF-02150, Espoo, Finland, (3)Water-Rock Interaction Group, University of Bern, Baltzerstrasse 1, Bern, CH-3012, Switzerland, mak@uwaterloo.ca, mak@uwaterloo.ca
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2:35 PM
GLACIAL MEGAFLOODS
BAKER, Victor R., Department of Hydrology and Water Resources, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721-0011, baker@email.arizona.edu, baker@email.arizona.edu
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2:55 PM
ISOTOPIC EVIDENCE FOR RECHARGE OF LATE PLEISTOCENE MISSOULA FLOODWATERS INTO THE COLUMBIA RIVER BASALT AQUIFERS
MCINTOSH, Jennifer C.1, BROWN, Kyle B.1, BAKER, Victor R.2 and GOSCH, Damian1, (1)Department of Hydrology and Water Resources, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, (2)Department of Hydrology and Water Resources, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721-0011, mcintosh@hwr.arizona.edu, mcintosh@hwr.arizona.edu
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3:10 PM
RADIUM IN THE JORDAN SANDSTONE, MINNESOTA: DISTRIBUTION AND GEOCHEMICAL CONTROLS IN AN AQUIFER RECHARGED BY MELTWATER
VINSON, David S.1, LUNDY, James R.2, VENGOSH, Avner3 and DWYER, Gary S.3, (1)Division of Earth & Ocean Sciences, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, (2)Minnesota Department of Health, 625 North Robert St, P.O. Box 64975, St. Paul, MN 55164, (3)Division of Earth & Ocean Sciences, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Box 90227, Durham, NC 27708, dvinson@fastmail.us, dvinson@fastmail.us
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3:25 PM
WHEN GEOCHEMICAL INDICATORS OF DEEP GLACIAL RECHARGE AREN'T: INFORMATION FROM DEEP INVESTIGATIONS OF PERMAFROST AND METHANE HYDRATES
STOTLER, Randy L., Kansas Geological Survey, University of Kansas, 1930 Constant Ave, Lawrence, KS 66047, FRAPE, Shaun K., Earth Sciences, Univ of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1 and TARASOV, Lev, Department of Physics and Physical Oceanography, Memorial University, St. John's, NF A1C 5S7, Canada, stotler@kgs.ku.edu, stotler@kgs.ku.edu
 
3:40 PM
Break
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3:55 PM
REORGANIZATION OF GROUNDWATER FLOW DURING SEA LEVEL RISE
CLARK, Jordan, Earth Science, Univ of California, 2114 Webb Hall, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, MORRISSEY, Sheila K., Earth Science, Univ of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, BENNETT, Michael, AECOM Water, 2090 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd, West Palm Beach, FL 33409, RICHARDSON, Emily, South Florida Water Management District, 3301 Gun Club Rd, West Palm Beach, FL 33406 and STUTE, Martin, Geochemistry, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, 61 Rte. 9W, Palisades, NY 10964, jfclark@geol.ucsb.edu, jfclark@geol.ucsb.edu
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4:10 PM
NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF GROUNDWATER FLOW WITH FREEZE-THAW IN DYNAMIC PERMAFROST SYSTEMS
MCKENZIE, Jeffrey M., Earth and Planetary Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 2A7, Canada, VOSS, Clifford I., National Research Program, USGS, Menlo Park, CA 94025 and WALVOORD, Michelle A., U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO 80225, jeffrey.mckenzie@mcgill.ca, jeffrey.mckenzie@mcgill.ca
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4:30 PM
GROUNDWATER DYNAMICS IN AREAS OF DEGRADING PERMAFROST
BENSE, Victor F.1, FERGUSON, Grant2, KOOI, Henk3 and READ, Tom1, (1)School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom, (2)Department of Civil and Geological Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, 57 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A9, Canada, (3)Faculteit der Aard- en Levenswetenschappen, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1105, Amsterdam, 1081 HV, Netherlands, v.bense@uea.ac.uk, v.bense@uea.ac.uk
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4:45 PM
GLACIATIONS AND GROUNDWATER FLOW SYSTEMS: INSIGHTS FROM A CONTINENTAL SCALE MODEL
LEMIEUX, Jean-Michel, Département de géologie et de génie géologique, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1K 7P4, Canada and SUDICKY, Edward A., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, jmlemieux@alumni.uwaterloo.ca, jmlemieux@alumni.uwaterloo.ca
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5:00 PM
ICE-SHEET AQUIFER INTERACTIONS WITHIN THE ILLINOIS BASIN
PERSON, Mark, Dept of Earth & Environmental Science, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, SCHLEGEL, Melissa, Hydrology & Water Resources, University of Arizona, 1133 E. North Campus Dr, Tucson, AZ 85721, MCINTOSH, Jennifer, Hydrology & Water Resources, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721 and RUPP, John A., Indiana Geological Survey, Bloomington, IN 47405, mperson@nmt.edu, mperson@nmt.edu
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5:15 PM
REACTIVE TRANSPORT MODELING OF SEDIMENTARY BASINS AFFECTED BY LONG-TERM GLACIATION-DEGLACIATION EVENTS
BEA JOFRÉ Sr, Sergio Andrés, Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of British Columbia, 6339 Stores Road, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada, MAYER, K. Ulrich, Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of British Columbia, 6339 Stores Rd, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada and MACQUARRIE Sr, K.T.B., Department of Civil Engineering, University of New Brunswick, New Brunswick, NB E3B 5A3, Canada, sbea@eos.ubc.ca, sbea@eos.ubc.ca
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