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

Session No. 160
Monday, 2 November 2015: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 342 (Baltimore Convention Center)

T106. From Green Roofs and Gutters to Urban Streams: Advancing Urban Watershed Hydrology through Innovative Field and Modeling Approaches

GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division
Rosemary Fanelli, Rose Smith and Karen L. Prestegaard, Session Chairs
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:35 PM
RETROFITTING STORMWATER RETENTION ON HEADWATER STREETS: HYDROLOGIC EFFECTS OF CATCHMENT-SCALE GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
JEFFERSON, Anne J., Department of Geology, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242, JARDEN, Kimberly, Department of Geology, Kent State University, 221 McGilvrey Hall, Kent State University, 325 South Lincoln St, Kent, OH 44242 and GRIESER, Jenn, Cleveland Metroparks, 2277 W Ridgewood Dr, Parma, OH 44134, ajeffer9@kent.edu
1:55 PM
PAIRED-WATERSHED COMPARISONS TO ASSESS EFFECTIVENESS OF TRADITIONAL STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
MILLER, Andrew J., Geography & Environmental Systems and Center for Urban Environmental Research and Education, UMBC, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250 and ALT, Brian, Chemical, Biochemical & Environmental Engineering, UMBC, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250, miller@umbc.edu
2:10 PM
CAN WATERSHED RESTORATION PRACTICES REVERSE THE HYDROLOGICAL EFFECTS OF URBANIZATION?
FANELLI, Rosemary, Marine, Estuarine, and Environmental Science Graduate Program, University of Maryland, 4128 Plant Sciences Bldg, College Park, MD 20742, PRESTEGAARD, Karen L., Geology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742 and PALMER, Margaret, Department of Entomology, University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD 20472, rfanelli@umd.edu
2:25 PM
HYDROLOGIC RESPONSE TO WATERSHED METRICS DESCRIBING URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND MITIGATION WITH STORMWATER CONTROL MEASURES
BELL, Colin D., Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, MCMILLAN, Sara K., Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2093, JEFFERSON, Anne J., Department of Geology, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242 and CLINTON, Sandra, Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223, bell137@purdue.edu
2:40 PM
ARE GOLF COURSES INFILTRATION SITES? SEASONAL DIFFERENCES IN RUNOFF SOURCES AND RATES IN A SMALL SUBURBAN WATERSHED
PRESTEGAARD, Karen L.1, OLSEN, Christopher D.2, WOOD, Kelsey Lynn3, BIDDLE, Matthew4 and MILNE, John1, (1)Geology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, (2)Department of Geology, University Of Maryland, Geology Building, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, (3)Department of Geology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, (4)MEES, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, kpresto@umd.edu
2:55 PM
EXPLORING INFILTRATION PATTERNS IN URBAN SOILS USING GEOPHYSICS AND MICROTOPOGRAPHY
ZARELLA, Paul J.1, NYQUIST, Jonathan E.2 and TORAN, Laura1, (1)Earth and Environmental Science, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, (2)Department of Earth & Environmental Science, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, paul.zarella@temple.edu
3:10 PM
MODELING INFILTRATION BASIN HYDROLOGY USING PARFLOW.CLM
ANDINO-NOLASCO, Elvis J., Center for Urban Environmental Research and Education, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD 21250 and WELTY, Claire, Center for Urban Environmental Research and Education and Department of Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD 21250, eandino1@umbc.edu
 
3:25 PM
Break
3:40 PM
WATER QUALITY FUNCTIONS OF NATURAL AND RESTORED FLOODPLAINS IN URBAN WATERSHEDS
NOE, Gregory B.1, HUPP, Cliff R.1 and MCMILLAN, Sara K.2, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, 430 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, (2)Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2093, gnoe@usgs.gov
4:00 PM
HOW DOES STREAM RESTORATION AFFECT FLOODWAVE PROPAGATION IN URBAN CHANNELS?
LINDNER, Garth, Fisheries and Wildlife Science, University of Missouri, 302 ABNR, Columbia, MO 65211 and MILLER, Andrew, Geography & Environmental Systems, UMBC, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250, lindnerg@missouri.edu
4:15 PM
SEASONAL VARIATION IN SURFACE-GROUNDWATER EXCHANGES IN AN URBAN FLOODPLAIN WITH ACTIVE GRAVEL-BAR FORMATION
LUNDBERG, Dorothea June, Marine Estuarine Environmental Science (MEES) Program, University of Maryland, 1109 HJ Patterson Hall, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742 and PRESTEGAARD, Karen L., Geology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, dotlundberg@gmail.com
4:30 PM
CARBON CYCLE OF AN URBAN WATERSHED:  EXPORTS, FORMS, AND METABOLISM
SMITH, Rose M., Department of Geology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742 and KAUSHAL, Sujay S., Department of Geology and Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20740, smithrose24@gmail.com
4:45 PM
QUANTIFYING THE EFFECTS OF STREAM CHANNELIZATION ON EVAPOTRANSPIRATION AND SEDIMENT TRANSPORT CAPACITY IN LARGE (~200 KM2) URBAN WATERSHEDS
MCDOWELL, Mallori, Geology, University of Maryland College Park, 237 Regients Drive, College Park, MD 20742 and PRESTEGAARD, Karen L., Geology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, mallori.mcdowell@gmail.com
5:00 PM
EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANTHROPOGENIC FACTORS ON SURFACE WATER QUALITY IN THE ROCK CREEK WATERSHED
CINTRON, Nicole M.1, GELLASCH, Christopher A.1, FISHER, Andmorgan2, LEWIS, Michael G.2 and TORRES PAGAN, Glorimar2, (1)Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Rd, Bethesda, MD 20814, (2)Geospatial Research Laboratory, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, 7701 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, VA 22315, nicole.cintron@usuhs.edu
5:15 PM
BACKSCATTER AS A SURROGATE FOR SUSPENDED SEDIMENT, NUTRIENT, AND BACTERIA CONCENTRATIONS IN AN URBAN STREAM WITHIN ROCK CREEK NATIONAL PARK, WASHINGTON D.C.
BELL, Joseph M., United States Geological Survey, MD-DE-DC WSC, 5522 Research Park Drive, Baltimore, MD 21228, jmbell@usgs.gov
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