2015 GSA Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland, USA (1-4 November 2015)

Session No. 190
Tuesday, 3 November 2015: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 341 (Baltimore Convention Center)

T110. Satellite Remote Sensing Applications in Hydrology and Geology

GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Geoinformatics Division; GSA Geology and Society Division
Richard Becker and Adam M. Milewski, Session Chairs
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:05 AM
SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING OF THE TERRESTRIAL WATER CYCLE
LAKSHMI, Venkat, Geological Sciences, Univ of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, vlakshmi@geol.sc.edu
8:25 AM
ASSESSING DROUGHT IMPACTS ON THE COLORADO RIVER BASIN USING GRACE SATELLITES AND GROUND-BASED DATA
SCANLON, Bridget R., Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, 10100 Burnet Rd., Austin, TX 78758-4445, ZHANG, Zizhan, Center for Space Research, University of Texas at Austin, 3925 W. Brake Lane, Austin, TX 78759-5321, SAVE, Himanshu, Center for Space Research, University of Texas at Austin, 3925 W Braker Lane, Austin, TX 78759-5321, REEDY, Robert C., Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, 10100 Burnet Road, Austin, TX 78758, POOL, Don, Arizona Water Science Center, U.S Geological Survey, 520 N Park Avenue, Tucson, TX 85719, LONG, Di, Department of Hydraulic Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, NOWAK, Ken, Center for Advanced Decision Support for Water and Environmental Systems, Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder, CO 80301 and WOLOCK, David, U.S. Geological Survey, 4821 Quail Crest Place, Lawrence, KS 66049, bridget.scanlon@beg.utexas.edu
8:45 AM
USING SATELLITE EARTH OBSERVATIONS TO UNDERSTAND THE FACTORS CONTROLLING THE TERRESTRIAL WATER CYCLE IN THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS, USA
SEYOUM, Wondwosen M. and MILEWSKI, Adam M., Department of Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, seyoum@uga.edu
9:00 AM
IDENTIFYING EPISODIC GROUNDWATER RECHARGE IN ARID REGIONS
THOMAS, Brian F., Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, MS 300-323, Pasadena, CA 91109, Brian.F.Thomas@jpl.nasa.gov
9:15 AM
ASSESING WATER FLUXES IN REGIONAL WETLANDS WITH MODIS AND GRACE
BECKER, R.H., Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Toledo, 2801 Bancroft St, Toledo, OH 43606 and CLINE, Michael, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Toledo, 2801 Bancroft Ave, Toledo, OH 43606, richard.becker@utoledo.edu
9:30 AM
INTRODUCTION TO THE INTEGRATED MULTI-SATELLITE RETRIEVALS FOR GPM (IMERG) PRECIPITATION DATASETS
HUFFMAN, George J.1, BOLVIN, David T.2, BRAITHWAITE, Dan3, HSU, Kuolin3, JOYCE, Robert4, KIDD, Christopher5, SOROOSHIAN, Soroosh3 and XIE, Pingping6, (1)NASA, GSFC, Code 612, Greenbelt, MD 20771, (2)SSAI, Lanham, MD 20706, (3)Univ. of Calif. Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, (4)Innovim, Greenbelt, MD 20770, (5)Univ. of Maryland College Park, ESSIC, College Park, MD 20740, (6)NOAA, NWS/CPC, College Park, MD 20740, george.j.huffman@nasa.gov
9:50 AM
AN ANALYSIS OF GPM IMERG AND TRMM TMPA PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES IN VARYING ENVIRONMENTS
MILEWSKI, Adam M.1, EL KADIRI, Racha2, SEYOUM, Wondwosen M.1, DURHAM, Michael C.3, FAY, Veronica3, LEZZAIK, Khalil4, ROTZ, Rachel R.5, FISHER, Audrey3 and CAHALAN, Matthew5, (1)Department of Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, (2)Department of Geosciences, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN 37130, (3)Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, (4)Geology, University of Georgia, 104 College Station Rd, Apt. E211, Athens, GA 30605, (5)Geology, University of Georgia, Geography-Geology Building, 210 Field Street, Athens, GA 30602, milewski@uga.edu
 
10:05 AM
Break
10:20 AM
ANNUAL ESTIMATES OF EVAPOTRANSPIRATION, RUNOFF, AND RECHARGE FROM REMOTE SENSING, CLIMATE, AND STREAMFLOW DATA FOR THE CONTIGUOUS US
REITZ, Meredith D., National Research Program, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA 20192, SANFORD, Ward E., U.S. Geological Survey, 431 National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192, SENAY, Gabriel, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS), U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins, CO 80523 and CAZENAS, Jeffrey, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, mreitz@usgs.gov
10:35 AM
REMOTE ESTIMATES OF BANKFULL DISCHARGE FOR A MARTIAN-TERRESTRIAL ANALOG CHANNEL SUGGEST THE NEED FOR NEW METHODS OF ESTIMATING PALEODISCHARGE
JACOBSEN, Robert E., Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, 306 Earth and Planetary Science Building, 1412 Cirlce Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996-1410 and BURR, Devon M., Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, 306 Earth and Planetary Science Building, 1412 Circle Dr, Knoxville, TN 37996-1410, RJacobse@vols.utk.edu
10:50 AM
INCREASING THE SPATIAL RESOLUTION AND ACCURACY OF PRECIPITATION DATA WITHIN THE SWAT MODEL THROUGH THE INCORPORATION OF CHIRPS DATA
LE, Alyssa and PRICOPE, Narcisa, Department of Geology and Geography, University of North Carolina - Wilmington, 601 South College Road, Wilmington, NC 28403, alyssa.mai.le@gmail.com
11:05 AM
CHARACTERIZING BEDROCK FRACTURE ORIENTATION AND DENSITY USING FRACTURE TRACE ANALYSIS, OUTCROP FIELD MAPPING, AND GEOPHYSICAL BOREHOLE METHODS IN FOSTER, RHODE ISLAND
SCHWINDAMAN, Jeffrey1, POCHATILA, Joy1, CLEMENS, Drew2, DORGAN, Tracy2 and HASKELL, Casey2, (1)U.S. Army Geospatial Center, 7701 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, VA 22315, (2)U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, 696 Virginia Road, Concord, MA 01742-2751, jeffrey.p.schwindaman@usace.army.mil
11:20 AM
USING GEOPHYSICAL METHODS TO IDENTIFY SUBSURFACE WATER STORAGE AND DRAINAGE PATTERNS IN KARST TERRAIN
SHIELDS, Nathaniel, Physics and Geology, Northern Kentucky University, 1 Nunn Dr, Highland Heights, KY 41076, shieldsn2@nku.edu
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