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

Session No. 176
Tuesday, 20 October 2009: 9:00 AM-6:00 PM
Hall A (Oregon Convention Center)

T29. Recent Advances in the Conceptualization, Characterization, and Interpretation of Fluid Movement and Transport Dynamics in Fractured and Karst Aquifers (Posters)

GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division

Authors will be present from 4 to 6 PM.

 

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MATRIX HETEROGENEITY IN AN EOGENETIC KARST AQUIFER AND IMPLICATIONS FOR PREFERENTIAL FLOW PATHS
LANGSTON, Abigail L., Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, 2200 Colorado Ave, Box 399, Boulder, CO 80309, SCREATON, Elizabeth, Geological Science, University of Florida, 241 Williamson Hall, PO Box 112120, Gainesville, FL 32611 and MARTIN, Jonathan B., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, 241 Williamson Hall, P.O. Box 112120, Gainesville, FL 32611-2120, abigail.langston@colorado.edu, abigail.langston@colorado.edu
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DEPTH EVOLUTION OF FRACTURED ROCK PERMEABILITY IN SHALLOW CRYSTALLINE FRACTURED ROCK AQUIFERS
BOUTT, David F., Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, Morrill Science Center, 611 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01003, dboutt@geo.umass.edu, dboutt@geo.umass.edu
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INFLUENCE OF STREAM RECHARGE ON SPRING DISCHARGE HYDROGRAPHS AND GEOCHEMISTRY
MAHLER, Barbara J., U.S. Geological Survey, 1505 Ferguson Lane, Austin, TX 78754, bjmahler@usgs.gov, bjmahler@usgs.gov
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WHAT'S IN A SPRING HYDROGRAPH?
COVINGTON, Matthew D.1, WICKS, Carol2 and SAAR, Martin1, (1)Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Minnesota, 310 Pillsbury Dr. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, (2)Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University, E237 Howe-Russell Geoscience Complex, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, covin039@umn.edu, covin039@umn.edu
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MODELING STRUCTURAL CONTROLS ON GROUNDWATER FLOW AND SOLUTE TRANSPORT IN FRACTURED CONSOLIDATED ROCK AQUIFERS
GILLESPIE, Thomas D., The ELM Group, 2475 Baglyos Circle, Bethlehem, PA 18020 and MCLANE III, Charles F., McLane Environmental, 707 Alexander Road, Suite 206, Princeton, NJ 08540, tgillespie@elminc.com, tgillespie@elminc.com
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CHARACTERIZING KARST CAVITIES USING REMOTE SENSOR TECHNOLOGY
GREEN, Ronald T.1, WILLDEN, Greg2, POOLE, Donald2, ABBOTT, Ben3 and MCGINNIS, Ronald N.4, (1)Geosciences and Engineering Division, Southwest Research Institute, 6220 Culebra, San Antonio, TX 78238, (2)Automation and Data Systems, Southwest Research Institute, 6220 Culebra, San Antonio, TX 78238, (3)Automation and Data Systems, 6220 Culebra, San Antonio, TX 78238, (4)Geosciences and Engineering Division, Southwest Research Institute, 6220 Culebra Road, San Antonio, TX 78238, rgreen@swri.edu, rgreen@swri.edu
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WATER QUALITY CHANGES IN A KARST AQUIFER FOLLOWING ABANDONMENT OF A WELL FIELD: LINE HOLE, SAN SALVADOR ISLAND, BAHAMAS
GAUGHAN, Michael and DAVIS, R. Laurence, Biology and Environmental Sciences, University of New Haven, 300 Boston Post Rd, West Haven, CT 06516, rldavis@newhaven.edu, rldavis@newhaven.edu
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LATTICE BOLTZMANN SIMULATIONS COMPARED TO NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE MEASUREMENTS OF MACROPORE VELOCITIES IN AN EPOXY-RESIN MODEL OF A STRATIFORM ICHNOGENIC GROUNDWATER FLOW ZONE IN THE KARST BISCAYNE AQUIFER
SUKOP, Michael C., Earth and Environment, Florida International University, PC 344, University Park, Miami, FL 33199, FLOREA, Lee J., Department of Geography and Geology, Western Kentucky University, 1906 College Heights Blvd, Bowling Green, KY 42101-1066, ALTOBELLI, Stephen A., New Mexico Resonance, 2301 Yale Blvd. SE, Suite C-1, Albuquerque, NM 87106, CUNNINGHAM, Kevin J., U.S. Geological Survey, 7500 SW 36th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314 and ZHU, BoJing, Earth and Environment, Florida International University, PC-344, University Park, Miami, FL 33199, sukopm@fiu.edu, sukopm@fiu.edu
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QUANTIFICATION OF CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITY IN FRACTURED POROUS ROCK USING RADIOGRAPHIC DETECTION OF CESIUM
CAVE, Lisa, Department of Geology, University of New Brunswick, P.O. Box 4400, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada, BEA, Sergio A., Department of Earth & Ocean Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada, AL, Tom A., Department of Geology, Univ of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada and MAYER, K. Ulrich, Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of British Columbia, 6339 Stores Rd, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada, lcave@unb.ca, lcave@unb.ca
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ON ESTIMATION OF THE REPRESENTATIVE ELEMENTARY VOLUME FOR BEDROCK SYSTEMS
BALLESTERO, Thomas P., Civil Engineering, University of New Hampshire, 238 Gregg Hall, Durham, NH 03824 and SILVA, Gonzalo Pulido, Gerente Hidrogeocol Panama, Torre IBC, Oficina 902, Calle Manuel Espinoza Batista, Bella Vista, Ciudad de Panama, Panama, tom.ballestero@unh.edu, tom.ballestero@unh.edu
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A NUMERICAL FRAMEWORK FOR MODELING FLUID FLOW THROUGH FRACTURED POROUS MEDIA
BLANCO, Sergio and BORJA, Ronaldo I., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, Y2K2 Building, 473 Via Ortega, Stanford, CA 94305, sblanco@stanford.edu, sblanco@stanford.edu
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MODELING A CONVERGENT-FLOW TRACER TEST IN FRACTURED SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
HSIEH, Paul A., U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA 94025, SHAPIRO, Allen M., Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, 431 National Center, Reston, VA 20192 and TIEDEMAN, Claire R., U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Mail Stop 496, Menlo Park, CA 94025, pahsieh@usgs.gov, pahsieh@usgs.gov
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USING ISOTOPE HYDROLOGY, FRACTURE MAPPING, AND PUMP TESTS TO CHARACTERIZE GROUNDWATER FLOW THROUGH THE FRACTURED ROCK TERRANE OF THE SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILLS
SUEN, C. John1, BERNAL, Nelson F.2, SARTONO, Ori2 and WANG, Zhi2, (1)California Water Institute and Dept of Earth & Environmental Sciences, California State Univ, Fresno, 6014 N. Cedar Ave., Mail Stop OF-18, Fresno, CA 93710, (2)Dept. of Earth & Environmental Sciences, California State Univ, Fresno, 2576 E. San Ramon Ave., M/S ST24, Fresno, CA 93740, john_suen@csufresno.edu, john_suen@csufresno.edu
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DISTRIBUTED TEMPERATURE SENSING AS A HYDROSTRATIGRAPHIC CHARACTERIZATION TOOL
LEAF, Andrew T., Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1215 W Dayton St, Madison, WI 53706, BAHR, Jean M., Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1215 W. Dayton St, Madison, WI 53706 and HART, David J., Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, University of Wisconsin-Extension, 3817 Mineral Point Rd, Madison, WI 53705, aleaf@geology.wisc.edu, aleaf@geology.wisc.edu
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DELINEATING END-MEMBER TRACER BREAKTHROUGH CURVE GEOMETRIES: QUANTITATIVE FIELD AND MODELING APPLICATIONS IN SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
ANGER, Cale T.1, LUHMANN, Andrew J.2, ALEXANDER, Scott1 and ALEXANDER Jr, E. Calvin1, (1)Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Minnesota, 310 Pillsbury Dr. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, 310 Pillsbury Dr. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, ange0075@umn.edu, ange0075@umn.edu
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THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING OF POROSITY AND TRACER DISTRIBUTION IN A POROUS GEOLOGIC MEDIA USING X-RAY MICRO-CT
AGBOGUN, Mosi, Department of Geology, University of New Brunswick, P.O. Box 4400, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada and AL, Tom A., Department of Geology, Univ of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada, q8g6m@unb.ca, q8g6m@unb.ca
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