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ORGANIZERS

  • Harvey Thorleifson, Chair
    Minnesota Geological Survey
  • Carrie Jennings, Vice Chair
    Minnesota Geological Survey
  • David Bush, Technical Program Chair
    University of West Georgia
  • Jim Miller, Field Trip Chair
    University of Minnesota Duluth
  • Curtis M. Hudak, Sponsorship Chair
    Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC

 

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Session No. 140
Monday, 10 October 2011: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 101DE (Minneapolis Convention Center)

T193. Complexity in Modeling: How Much Is Too Much?

GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; American Water Resources Association, Wisconsin Section; Minnesota Ground Water Association; Australian National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training

 

Craig T. Simmons and Randall Hunt, Advocates
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1:30 PM
MODEL COMPLEXITY: A PERSONAL ODYSSEY
ZHENG, Chunmiao, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, czheng@ua.edu, czheng@ua.edu
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1:50 PM
TO WHAT EXTENT DOES THE DEGREE OF MEANINGFUL MODEL COMPLEXITY DEPEND ON OBSERVATION DATA?
BRUNNER, Philip, University of Neuchatel, Rue des Fahys 71, Neuchatel, 2000, Switzerland, DOHERTY, John, National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, 5001, Australia, CHRISTENSEN, Steen, Department of Earth Sciences, Aarhus University, Høegh-Guldbergs Gade 2, 8000 Aarhus C, Aarhus, 8000, Denmark and SIMMONS, Craig T., School of the Environment & National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, 5001, Australia, philip.brunner@unine.ch, philip.brunner@unine.ch
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2:05 PM
GEOSTATISTICALLY TUNED HYDROGEOLOGICAL 3D MODELLING OF COMPLEX GEOLOGY - BASED ON AEM, SEISMICS AND BOREHOLES
HØYER, Anne-Sophie1, JØRGENSEN, Flemming2, MØLLER, Rasmus Rønde1 and CHRISTIANSEN, Anders Vest1, (1)Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, GEUS, Lyseng Alle 1, Højbjerg, 8270, Denmark, (2)Geological survey of Denmark and Greenland, GEUS, Lyseng Alle 1, Højbjerg, 8270, Denmark, annesophie.hoyer@geo.au.dk, annesophie.hoyer@geo.au.dk
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2:20 PM
MANUAL AND SEMI AUTOMATED 3D VOXEL MODELING OF COMPLEX GEOLOGY USING GEOSCENE3D
NEBEL, Lars1, JENSEN, Niels-Peter1, JØRGENSEN, Flemming2 and MØLLER, Rasmus Rønde3, (1)I-GIS, Voldbjergvej 14A, 1, Risskov, 8240, Denmark, (2)Geological survey of Denmark and Greenland, GEUS, Lyseng Alle 1, Højbjerg, 8270, (3)Groundwater and Quaternary Geology mapping, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS), Øster Voldgade 10, Copenhagen, 1350, Denmark, lnn@i-gis.dk, lnn@i-gis.dk
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2:35 PM
GROUNDWATER TRANSIT TIME DISTRIBUTIONS IN WATERSHEDS WITH RECHARGE CONTROLLED OR TOPOGRAPHY CONTROLLED WATER TABLES
ABRAMS, Daniel B., Illinois State Water Survey, Prairie Research Institute, 2204 Griffith Dr, Champaign, IL 61820 and HAITJEMA, Henk, SPEA Bldg 254B, 1315 E 10th St, Bloomington, IN 47405-1701, dbabrams@illinois.edu, dbabrams@illinois.edu
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2:50 PM
MATHEMATICAL MODELS, COMPUTER-AIDED THINKING AND THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD
MOLZ, Fred, Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences, Clemson University, 342 Computer Court, Anderson, SC 29672, DEMIRKANLI, Deniz, The Cadmus Group, Inc, 1555 Wilson Blvd, Suite 710, Arlington, VA 22209, THOMPSON, Shannon, HydroGeoLogic, Inc, 5800 Woolsey Canyon Road, Building 204, Canoga Park, CA 91304 and KAPLAN, Daniel I., Savannah River National Laboratory, Aiken, SC 29808, ddemirkanli@gmail.com, ddemirkanli@gmail.com
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3:05 PM
MODEL COMPLEXITY AND SIMPLICITY: COMBINING THE STRENGTHS OF BOTH
DOHERTY, John, National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, 5001, Australia, johndoherty@ozemail.com.au, johndoherty@ozemail.com.au
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3:25 PM
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3:40 PM
TOWARDS HOLISTIC BASIN SCALE INTEGRATED MODELLING: A CASE STUDY USING THE THAMES BASIN, UK
HUGHES, Andrew1, PEACH, Denis1, JACKSON, Chris1, BRICKER, Stephanie2, MANSOUR, Majdi3, FORD, Jon4 and KESSLER, Holger1, (1)British Geological Survey, Kingsley Dunham Centre, Keyworth, Nottingham, NG12 5GG, United Kingdom, (2)British Geological Survey, Keyworth, NG125EP, United Kingdom, (3)British Geological Survey, Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford, OX10 8BB, United Kingdom, (4)British Geological Survey, Kingsley Dunham Centre, Keyworth, Nottingham NG12 5GG, Nottingham, NG12 5GG, United Kingdom, dwpe@bgs.ac.uk, dwpe@bgs.ac.uk
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3:55 PM
THE BIG HAMMER: COMPLEXITY, COUPLING, AND CALIBRATION OF GROUNDWATER AND SURFACE WATER SYSTEMS
HUNT, Randall J., Wisconsin Water Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 8505 Reaseach Way, Middleton, WI 53562 and WALKER, John F., Wisconsin Water Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 8505 Research Way, Middleton, WI 53562, rjhunt@usgs.gov, rjhunt@usgs.gov
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4:10 PM
SIMPLIFYING COMPLEXITY--COMPARISON OF PARTICLE AND GRID METHODS WITH COARSE GRIDS
STARN, J. Jeffrey, US Geological Survey, 101 Pitkin Street, East Hartford, CT 06108 and GREEN, Christopher T., U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025, jjstarn@usgs.gov, jjstarn@usgs.gov
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4:25 PM
MODEL COMPLEXITY: A COST – BENEFIT ISSUE
HAITJEMA, Henk, SPEA Bldg 254B, 1315 E 10th St, Bloomington, IN 47405-1701, haitjema@indiana.edu, haitjema@indiana.edu
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