2014 GSA Annual Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia (19–22 October 2014)

Session No. 19
Sunday, 19 October 2014: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
110 (Vancouver Convention Centre-West)

T163. Satellite Remote Sensing Applications in Hydrology and Geology

GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Geoinformatics Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; National Ground Water Association

 

Adam Milewski and Richard Becker, Advocates
Paper #
Start Time
8:00 AM
MISSION APPLICATIONS SUPPORT AT NASA: THE GRAVITY RECOVERY AND CLIMATE EXPERIMENT (GRACE) MISSIONS
SRINIVASAN, Margaret M., Oceanography, NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, MS 264-355, Pasadena, CA 91109, IVINS, Erik R., Solid Earth, NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, MS 264-355, Pasadena, CA 91109 and JASINSKI, Michael F., Earth Science Remote Sensing, NASA/GSFC, NASA/GSFC, Mail Code 617, Greenbelt, MD 20771
8:15 AM
SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS OF GROUNDWATER DEPLETION IN THE WESTERN U. S. HIGHLIGHT THREATS TO WATER AND FOOD SECURITY
FAMIGLIETTI, James, Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697-3100
8:30 AM
INTEGRATED APPROACHES FOR SUSTAINABLE UTILIZATION OF WATER RESOURCES IN ARID LANDS: CASE STUDIES FROM EGYPT
SULTAN, Mohamed1, AHMED, Mohamed2, MILEWSKI, Adam3, BECKER, Richard4, YAN, Eugene5, STURCHIO, Neil6, MOHAMED, Lamees2, ZAKI, Abotalib2, BECKER, Doris4 and CHOUINARD, Kyle2, (1)Geosciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5241, (2)Geosciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, (3)Geology, University of Georgia, Geography-Geology Building, 210 Field Street, Athens, GA 30602, (4)Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Toledo, 2801 Bancroft Ave, Toledo, OH 43606, (5)Environment Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Ave, Argonne, IL 60439-4843, (6)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607
8:45 AM
GLOBAL ANALYSIS OF THE ROLE OF THE GRACE SATELLITES IN WATER RESOURCE ASSESSMENTS
LONG, Di, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, 10100 Burnet Rd, Austin, TX 78758, SCANLON, Bridget R., Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, 10100 Burnet Road, Austin, TX 78758 and LONGUEVERGNE, Laurent, Geosciences Rennes, CNRS - Université Rennes 1, Campus de Beaulieu, Rennes, 35042, France
9:00 AM
ESTIMATING GROUNDWATER QUALITY CHANGES USING REMOTELY SENSED GROUNDWATER STORAGE AND MULTIVARIATE REGRESSION
GIBBONS, Aimée C., Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine, 3200 Croul Hall, Irvine, CA 92697-4675, THOMAS, Brian F., Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, MS 300-323, Pasadena, CA 91109 and FAMIGLIETTI, James, Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697-3100
9:15 AM
COMBINING SPECTRAL, TOPOGRAPHIC AND SAR COHERENCE DATA WITHIN AN OBJECT BASED CLASSIFICATION ENVIRONEMENT FOR THE AUTOMATIC CLASSIFICATION OF DEBRIS COVERED ICE
ROBSON, Benjamin Aubrey1, NUTH, Christopher2, DAHL, Svein Olaf3, HÖLBLING, Daniel4, STROZZI, Tazio5 and NIELSEN, Pål Ringkjøb3, (1)Department of Geography, University of Bergen, Fosswinckelsgate 6, Bergen, 5007, Norway, (2)Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, Postboks 1047 Blindern, Oslo, 0316, Norway, (3)Geography, University of Bergen, Fosswinckelsgate 6, Bergen, 5007, Norway, (4)Department of Geoinfomatics -Z_GIS, University of Salzburg, Schillerstrasse 30, Salzburg, 5020, Austria, (5)GAMMA Remote Sensing, Worbstr. 225, Gümligen, 3073, Switzerland
Handouts
  • Combining Spectral, Topographic And SAR Coherence Data.pptx (19.3 MB)
  • 9:30 AM
    REMOTE SENSING APPROACHES FOR ASSESSING GROUNDWATER RESOURCES AND ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACTS IN SOUSS BASIN, MOROCCO
    MILEWSKI, Adam1, EL KADIRI, Racha2, DURHAM, Michael C.3, SEYOUM, Wondwosen M.4, LEZZAIK, Khalil5, CAHALAN, Matthew6 and ROTZ, Rachel R.4, (1)Geology, University of Georgia, Geography-Geology Building, 210 Field Street, Athens, GA 30602, (2)Geosciences, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, (3)Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, (4)Department of Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, (5)Geology, University of Georgia, 104 College Station Rd, Apt. E211, Athens, GA 30605, (6)Geology, University of Georgia, 210 Field Street, Athens, GA 30602
    9:45 AM
    RESPONSE OF THE IRAQI MARSHES AND COASTAL ARABIAN GULF TO PRECIPITATION VARIABILITY AND ANTHROPOGENIC MODIFICATION IN THE TIGRIS-EUPHRATES WATERSHED
    BECKER, Richard1, WINFIELD, Kyle1 and SANDERS, Jonathon D.2, (1)Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Toledo, 2801 Bancroft Ave, Toledo, OH 43606, (2)Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Toledo, 2081 West Bancroft Ave, Toledo, OH 43606
     
    10:00 AM
    Break
    10:15 AM
    LINKING SOIL WATER STORAGE TO LONG-TERM OUTLOOKS OF WATER SUPPLY ANOMALIES IN TEXAS
    CALDWELL, Todd G., Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, University Station, Box X, Austin, TX 78713, SCANLON, Bridget R., Jackson School of Geosciences, Univ. of Texas, Austin, Austin, TX 78713, YOUNG, Michael, Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas at Austin, University Station, Box X, Austin, TX 78712 and YANG, Zong-Liang, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C1100, Austin, TX 78712
    10:30 AM
    CHARACTERIZATION OF TERRESTRIAL WATER STORAGE USING A REGIONAL INTEGRATED HYDROLOGIC MODEL TO EVALUATE WATER STORAGE ESTIMATES FROM GRACE SATELLITE IN THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS
    SEYOUM, Wondwosen M., Department of Geology, University of Georgia, 210 Field Street, Athens, GA 30602 and MILEWSKI, Adam M., Department of Geology, University of Georgia, Geography-Geology Building, 210 Field Street, Athens, GA 30602
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    10:45 AM
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    11:00 AM
    ASSESSING VARIABILITY IN SUDD WETLANDS FROM GRACE AND MODIS: 2003-2013
    PAGE, Jacqueline, BECKER, Richard and CLINE, Michael, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Toledo, 2801 Bancroft Ave, Toledo, OH 43606
    11:15 AM
    GEOPHYSICAL (GLOBAL GRAVITY FIELD MODEL) AND FIELD (WELL DATA) CONSTRAINTS ON GROUNDWATER FLOW IN THE NUBIAN SANDSTONE AQUIFER IN EGYPT, SUDAN, LIBYA, AND CHAD
    MOHAMED, Ahmed1, SULTAN, Mohamed1, BAKHEIT, Abudeif2, AHMED, Ezzat2, AHMED, Mohamed3 and ABOTALIB, Z.a.1, (1)Geosciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, (2)Geology, Assiut university, Assiut, 71516, Egypt, (3)Geosciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 West Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008
    11:30 AM
    EVALUATING THE PERFORMANCE OF LAND SURFACE MODELS USING GRACE DATA OVER AFRICA  
    AHMED, Mohamed1, SULTAN, Mohamed1, WAHR, John2 and YAN, Eugene3, (1)Geosciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 West Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, (2)Physics, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2000 Colorado Avenue, Boulder, CO 80309, (3)Environment Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Ave, Argonne, IL 60439-4843
    11:45 AM
    USING HYSPIRI PREPARATORY DATA FOR RAPID CLASSIFICATION OF HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION
    LITTLEFIELD, Elizabeth F., Great Basin Center for Geothermal Energy, University of Nevada, Reno, 1664 N. Virginia St, MS 0172, Reno, NV 89557 and CALVIN, Wendy M., Geological Sciences and Engineering, University of Nevada, 1664 N. Virginia St, MS 0172, Reno, NV 89557
    Handouts
  • GSA2014_presentation.pdf (6.3 MB)
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