Rocky Mountain Section - 64th Annual Meeting (9–11 May 2012)

Session No. 2
Wednesday, 9 May 2012: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Alvarado F&G (Hotel Albuquerque)

T4. Water Quality and Biogeochemistry Before and After the Los Conchas Fire, Jemez Mountains, New Mexico

GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Informatics Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology and Volcanology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology & Geomorphology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division

 

Clifford N. Dahm and Jon Chorover, Advocates
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8:30 AM
THE IMPACT OF THE LAS CONCHAS FIRE ON THE DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER OF SURFACE WATERS AS DETERMINED BY ITS OPTICAL PROPERTIES AND BIOMASS MEASUREMENTS
ECHEVARRÍA ROMÁN, Yaika1, PULLIN, Michael J.2, VALDEZ, Victoria1 and GABRIELSEN, Paul J.3, (1)New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Pl, Socorro, NM 87801, (2)Chemistry/Academic Affairs (SES Title V Project), New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, (3)Hydrology, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Pl, Socorro, NM 87801, yaikaer@nmt.edu, yaikaer@nmt.edu
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8:45 AM
STREAM WATER ORGANIC MATTER CHARACTERISTICS BEFORE AND AFTER THE LAS CONCHAS WILDFIRE IN NM
PERDRIAL, Julia N.1, VAZQUEZ-ORTEGA, Angelica2, MCINTOSH, Jennifer3, HARPOLD, Adrian4, PORTER, Courtney5, ZAPATA-RIOS, Xavier5, GUTHRIDGE, Lauren2, BROOKS, Paul D.6 and CHOROVER, Jon7, (1)Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences, University of Arizona, 1177 E. 4th Street, Tucson, AZ 85721, (2)Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences, University of Arizona, 1177 E. 4th street, Tucson, AZ 85721, (3)Hydrology & Water Resources, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, (4)Instaar, University of Colorado, 1560 39th st, Boulder, CO 80303, (5)Hydrology & Water Resources, University of Arizona, 1133 E. North Campus Dr, Tucson, AZ 85721, (6)Department of Hydrology and Water Resources, Univ of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, (7)Department of Soil, Water and Environmental Science, University of Arizona, 525 Shantz Bldg, Tucson, AZ 85721-0038, jnperdri@email.arizona.edu, jnperdri@email.arizona.edu
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9:00 AM
HYPORHEIC DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON DYNAMICS IN VALLES CALDERA NATIONAL PRESERVE, 2010-2011
GABRIELSEN, Paul James, Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, PO Box 2713, Socorro, NM 87801, WILSON, John L., Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801 and PULLIN, Michael J., Chemistry/Academic Affairs (SES Title V Project), New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, pgabriel@nmt.edu, pgabriel@nmt.edu
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9:15 AM
NUTRIENT DYNAMICS IN A HEADWATER STREAM: USE OF CONTINUOUS WATER QUALITY SENSORS TO EXAMINE DIURNAL, EVENT, AND SEASONAL PROCESSES
SHERSON, Lauren R.1, VAN HORN, Dave2, GOMEZ, Jesus D.3, CROSSEY, Laura J.1 and DAHM, Clifford N.2, (1)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, (2)Biology, University of New Mexico, MSC03 2020, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, (3)Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, MSEC 208, Socorro, NM 87801, lsherson@unm.edu, lsherson@unm.edu
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9:30 AM
THE IMPACT OF THE LAS CONCHAS FIRE ON DISSOLVED OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS IN THE ALBUQUERQUE REACH OF THE RIO GRANDE IN NEW MEXICO
CANDELARIA-LEY, Roxanne I.1, VAN HORN, Dave J.2 and DAHM, Clifford N.2, (1)Biology, University of New Mexico, MSC03 2020, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, (2)Biology, University of New Mexico, MSC03 2020, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, roxcley@unm.edu, roxcley@unm.edu
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9:45 AM
CATASTROPHIC FOREST FIRE AND WATER QUALITY: THE LAS CONCHAS FIRE OF 2011
DAHM, Clifford N.1, SHERSON, Lauren R.2, VAN HORN, Dave J.1, CANDELARIA-LEY, Roxanne I.3, PARMENTER, Robert R.4, COMPTON, T.S.4, SHAFER, B.M.5, BIXBY, R.J.1 and CROSSEY, Laura J.2, (1)Biology, University of New Mexico, MSC03 2020, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, (2)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, (3)Biology, University of New Mexico, MSC03 2020, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, (4)Valles Caldera Trust, P.O. Box 359, 18161 State Highway 4, Jemez Springs, NM 87025, (5)Water Resources, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, cdahm@sevilleta.unm.edu, cdahm@sevilleta.unm.edu
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