Session No. 201
Tuesday, 29 October 2013: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 301 (Colorado Convention Center)

T38. Vadose Zone Flow and Transport in Natural or Engineered Systems

GSA Hydrogeology Division; Unsaturated Zone Interest Group (UZIG); International Association of Hydrogeologists; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division

 

Zhuanfang F. Zhang and Jianting Zhu, Advocates
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8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:05 AM
WATER MOVEMENT THROUGH THE UNSATURATED ZONE OF THE HIGH PLAINS AQUIFER IN THE CENTRAL PLATTE NATURAL RESOURCES DISTRICT, NEBRASKA, 2008-2012
STEELE, Gregory V., U.S. Geological Survey, 5231 South 19th St, Lincoln, NE 68512, GURDAK, Jason J., Department of Geosciences, San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco, CA 94132 and HOBZA, Christopher M., U.S. Geological Survey, Nebraska Water Science Center, 5231 South 19th Street, Lincoln, NE 68512, gvsteele@usgs.gov
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8:20 AM
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8:40 AM
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8:55 AM
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9:10 AM
FIELD INVESTIGATION OF MOISTURE DYNAMICS IN WEATHERED BEDROCK
REMPE, Daniella M., Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley, 307 McCone Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720, SALVE, Rohit, Earth Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, OSHUN, Jasper, Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720 and DIETRICH, William, Earth and Planetary Science, University of California at Berkeley, 307 McCone Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720, daniella.rempe@berkeley.edu
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9:25 AM
TRITIUM PLUME DYNAMICS IN THE SHALLOW UNSATURATED ZONE ADJACENT TO A RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY IN AN ARID ENVIRONMENT—AMARGOSA DESERT RESEARCH SITE, NEVADA
MAPLES, Stephen R.1, ANDRASKI, Brian J.1, STONESTROM, David A.2, COOPER, Clay A.3, POHLL, Greg3 and MICHEL, Robert L.2, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, 2730 N. Deer Run Road, Carson City, NV 89701, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (3)Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV 89512, smaples@usgs.gov
 
9:40 AM
Discussion
 
9:50 AM
Break
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10:05 AM
PREFERENTIAL FLOW CHARACTERIZATION IN A GEOLOGICALLY COMPLEX UNSATURATED ZONE, IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY
NIMMO, John R., U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, MIRUS, Benjamin B., U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Hazards Sciences Center, Golden, CO 80401 and PERKINS, Kim S., U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, MS-420, Menlo Park, CA 94025, jrnimmo@usgs.gov
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10:25 AM
LAYERED STRUCTURE AND ANISOTROPY IN UNSATURATED SOILS
ZHU, Jianting, Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering, University of Wyoming, 1000 E. University Ave, Laramie, WY 82071, jzhu5@uwyo.edu
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10:40 AM
POTENTIAL INFLUENCE OF CLAY SLICKENSIDES ON SUBSURFACE CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT
BROWNLOW, Joshua W.1, BARBEE, Gary C.2 and ROGERS, William J.2, (1)Department of Geology, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97354, Waco, TX 76798, (2)Department of Life, Earth and Environmental Sciences, West Texas A&M University, 2501 4th Avenue, Canyon, TX 79016, joshua_brownlow@baylor.edu
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10:55 AM
SANS INVESTIGATION OF PORE STRUCTURE IN NATURAL AND ENGINEERED MATERIALS FOR NUCLEAR WASTE REPOSITORY SYSTEMS
DING, Mei1, HARTL, Monika A.2, XU, Hongwu3, HJELM, Rex3, WANG, Yifeng4 and JOVE-COLON, Carlos4, (1)EES-14 Group, Los Alamos National Lab, Los Alamos, NM 87545, (2)Los Alamos, NM 87545, (3)Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, (4)P. O. Box, MS 0779, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM 87185-0779, mding@lanl.gov
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NINETEEN-YEAR HYDROLOGICAL PERFORMANCE OF THE PROTOTYPE HANFORD BARRIER
ZHANG, Zhuanfang F., Earth Systems Science Division/Hydrology Group, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, Richland, WA 99352, fred.zhang@pnnl.gov
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FILM HYDROSTATICS AND FLOW UNDER CONTROL BY CAPILLARITY AND ADSORPTION
TOKUNAGA, Tetsu K., Earth Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA 94720, tktokunaga@lbl.gov
 
11:45 AM
Discussion
 
11:55 AM
Concluding Remarks
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