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

Session No. 227
Wednesday, 21 October 2009: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
D139/140 (Oregon Convention Center)

T24. Groundwater Resources in Developing Countries—The Contributions and Legacy of Robert N. Farvolden: A Memorial Session to Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Hydrogeology Division

GSA Hydrogeology Division

 

David L. Rudolph and Randy L. Stotler, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:05 AM
INTEGRATION OF GRACE DATA WITH INFERENCES FROM TRADITIONAL DATASETS FOR A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE TIME-DEPENDENT WATER STORAGE VARIABILITY IN LARGE-SCALE AQUIFERS: CASE STUDIES FROM AFRICA
MARSALA, Peter1, EL SAYED, Mohamed2, SULTAN, Mohamed3, WAHR, John4, MILEWSKI, Adam5, BECKER, Richard6, WELTON, Benjamin5 and BALEKAI, Rajesh7, (1)Geosciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, (2)Geosciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo, 49008, (3)Geosciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5241, (4)Physics, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2000 Colorado Avenue, Boulder, CO 80309, (5)Geosciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Avenue, 1187 Rood Hall, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, (6)Environmental Sciences, University of Toledo, 2801 W. Bancroft, Toledo, OH 43606, (7)Computer Science, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, marsaladesu@gmail.com, marsaladesu@gmail.com
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8:20 AM
A WEB-BASED GIS VEHICLE FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF GROUNDWATER POTENTIAL IN ARID LANDS: CASE STUDIES FROM EASTERN DESERT OF EGYPT AND THE SINAI PENINSULA
BECKER, Doris B.1, MILEWSKI, Adam1, SULTAN, Mohamed2 and BECKER, Richard3, (1)Geosciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Avenue, 1187 Rood Hall, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, (2)Geosciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5241, (3)Environmental Sciences, University of Toledo, 2801 W. Bancroft, Toledo, OH 43606, doris.becker@wmich.edu, doris.becker@wmich.edu
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8:35 AM
MODERN CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE NUBIAN AQUIER, SINAI PENINSULA: GEOCHEMICAL, GEOPHYSICAL, AND MODELING CONSTRAINTS
MILEWSKI, Adam1, SULTAN, Mohamed2, BECKER, Doris B.3, SAUCK, William A.4, STURCHIO, Neil C.5, YAN, Eugene6, BECKER, Richard7 and SAGINTAYEV, Zhanay3, (1)Geology, University of Georgia, Geography-Geology Building, 210 Field Street, Athens, GA 30602, (2)Geosciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5241, (3)Geosciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Avenue, 1187 Rood Hall, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, (4)Dept. of Geosciences, Western Michigan Univ, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, (5)Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, 845 West Taylor St., MC-186, Chicago, IL 60607-7059, (6)Environmental Research, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 S. Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439, (7)Environmental Sciences, University of Toledo, 2801 W. Bancroft, Toledo, OH 43606, milewski@uga.edu, milewski@uga.edu
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8:50 AM
RED SEA RIFTING CONTROLS ON AQUIFER DISTRIBUTION: CONSTRAINTS FROM GEOCHEMICAL, GEOPHYSICAL, AND REMOTE SENSING DATA
SULTAN, Mohamed1, BECKER, Richard2, MILEWSKI, Adam3, SAUCK, William A.4, STURCHIO, Neil C.5, BECKER, Doris B.3, SAGINTAYEV, Zhanay3 and EL SAYED, Mohamed6, (1)Geosciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan, Deparment of Geosciences, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5241, (2)Environmental Sciences, University of Toledo, 2801 W. Bancroft, Toledo, OH 43606, (3)Geosciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Avenue, 1187 Rood Hall, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, (4)Dept. of Geosciences, Western Michigan Univ, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, (5)Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, 845 West Taylor St., MC-186, Chicago, IL 60607-7059, (6)Geosciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo, 49008, mohamed.sultan@wmich.edu, mohamed.sultan@wmich.edu
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9:05 AM
GROUNDWATER RESOURCES AND CONTAMINATION IN RURAL HAITI
WAMPLER, Peter J., Geology Department, Grand Valley State University, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI 49401 and SISSON, Andrew J., Department of Natural Resources, Grand Valley State University, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, 49401, wamplerp@gvsu.edu, wamplerp@gvsu.edu
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9:20 AM
MANUAL AQUIFER TESTING METHODS FOR GROUNDWATER SUPPLY DEVELOPMENT
PATERSON, Essa L.1, GIERKE, John S.1, SHONSEY, Cara W.2, MYRE, Elizabeth A.2 and BRUNING, Jill N.1, (1)Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences, Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Dr, Houghton, MI 49931, (2)Civil & Environmental Engineering, Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Dr, Houghton, MI 49931, elgross@mtu.edu, elgross@mtu.edu
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9:50 AM
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9:35 AM
HYDROCHEMISTRY AS A TOOL FOR INVESTIGATING GEOTHERMAL ENERGY SOURCES IN THE HIMALAYAS
YOUSAFZAI, M. Asim, Department of Geography & Geology, University of Southern Mississippi, 118 College Dr, Hattiesburg, MS 39406, asim.yousafzai@usm.edu, asim.yousafzai@usm.edu
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10:05 AM
INVESTIGATION OF THE GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE WESTERN ATLAS AND ANTI-ATLAS MOUNTAINS IN MOROCCO USING BORON, STRONTIUM, AND RADIUM ISOTOPES
WARNER, Nathaniel1, TAGMA, Tarik2, BOUCHAOU, Lhoussaine2, BOUTALEB, Said2, LGOURNA, Zineb2, PANKRATOV, Irena3, ETTAYFI, Najat2, HSISSOU, Youssef2, BELKACIM, Said2 and VENGOSH, Avner1, (1)Division of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Box 90227, Durham, NC 27708, (2)Applied Geology and Geo-environment Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Zohr University, P.O. Box. 8106, Agadir, 80060, Morocco, (3)Water Quality Division, Israeli Water Commission, Hamasger 14; POB 20365, Tel Aviv, 61203, Israel, nathaniel.warner@duke.edu, nathaniel.warner@duke.edu
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10:20 AM
A MULTI ISOTOPE (δ81BR, δ37CL AND 87SR/86SR) APPROACH SUPPORTS THE ASCENDING BRINE CONCEPTUAL MODEL FOR SOLUTES IN THE COASTAL SABKHA OF ABU DHABI (UAE)
SHOUAKAR-STASH, Orfan, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada, WOOD, Warren W., Department of Geological Sciences, Michigan State University, 206 Natural Science Building, East Lansing, MI 48824 and FRAPE, Shaun K., Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada, orfan@uwaterloo.ca, orfan@uwaterloo.ca
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10:35 AM
REMOTE SENSING-BASED INPUTS TO RAINFALL RUNOFF MODELS: A CASE STUDY FROM THE TIGRIS-EUPHRATES WATERSHED
KOTHARI, Jinal1, SULTAN, Mohamed2, MILEWSKI, Adam1, BALEKAI, Rajesh3 and MARSALA, Peter1, (1)Geosciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5241, (2)Geosciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5241, (3)Computer Science, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, jinal.b.kothari@wmich.edu, jinal.b.kothari@wmich.edu
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10:50 AM
CONSTRAINTS ON GROUNDWATER RECHARGE IN ARID ENVIRONMENTS FROM FIELD, REMOTE SENSING DATA AND RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELS: CASE STUDIES FROM KUWAIT
AL-DOUSARI, Ahmad, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait City, 99999, Kuwait, SULTAN, Mohamed, Geosciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5241 and MILEWSKI, Adam, Geology, University of Georgia, Geography-Geology Building, 210 Field Street, Athens, GA 30602, ahmad_edris@safat.kisr.edu.kw, ahmad_edris@safat.kisr.edu.kw
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11:05 AM
HYDROLOGY, SCIENTISTS, AND WATER INFRASTRUCTURE IN PAKISTAN AND AFGHANISTAN
WILLIAMSON, Alex K., Water, US Geolgoical Survey, 934 broadway #300, tacoma, WA 98402, akwill@usgs.gov, akwill@usgs.gov
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11:20 AM
SWAT MODELING FOR THE PISHIN LORA BASIN, BALOCHISTAN, PAKISTAN
SAGINTAYEV, Zhanay, Geosciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Avenue, 1187 Rood Hall, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, SULTAN, Mohamed, Geosciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5241, KHAN, Shuhab D., Department of Geosciences, University of Houston, 312 S & R Building-1, Houston, TX 77204–5007, KHAN, Abdul Salam, Centre of Excellence in Mineralogy, Univ of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan, MAHMOOD, Khalid, National Center of Excellence in Mineralogy, University of Balochistan, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, MILEWSKI, Adam, Geology, University of Georgia, Geography-Geology Building, 210 Field Street, Athens, GA 30602, MARSALA, Peter, Geosciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49008 and BALEKAI, Rajesh, Computer Science, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, zhanay.sagintayev@wmich.edu, zhanay.sagintayev@wmich.edu
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11:35 AM
HYDROGEOLOGIC STUDIES IN AFGHANISTAN IN SUPPORT OF MILITARY OPERATIONS AND LOCAL POPULATIONS
GELLASCH, Christopher A., Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin, 1215 W. Dayton St, Madison, WI 53706, MACK, Thomas J., U.S. Geological Survey, 331 Commerce Way, Pembroke, NH 03275 and VERSTRAETEN, Ingrid M., International Water Resources Branch, U.S. Geological Survey, 420 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, gellasch@wisc.edu, gellasch@wisc.edu
 
11:50 AM
Concluding Remarks
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