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GSA Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, USA - 2017

Session No. 95
Monday, 23 October 2017: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 615/616/617 (Washington State Convention Center)

T22. Water Resources and Management in Coastal and Inland Aquifers—Emphasis on Small Island Developing States of the Caribbean

GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA International/International Interdisciplinary Interest Group; GSA Geology and Health Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division
Arpita Mandal, Debbie Ann Gordon Smith, Saugata Datta and Katherine K. Ellins, Advocates
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
95-1
8:05 AM
CHALLENGES IN WATER RESOURCES AND IMPACT ON POPULATION IN THE KINGSTON BASIN
DATTA, Saugata, Department of Geology, Kansas State University, 104 Thompson Hall, Manhattan, KS 66502; Department of Geology and Geophysics, Texas A & M University, 214 Halbouty, College Station, TX 77843 and MANDAL, Arpita, Department of Geography and Geology, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, 0000, Jamaica, sdatta@ksu.edu
95-2
8:20 AM
EXTREME EVENTS AFFECTING WATER RESOURCES IN THE HOPE RIVER WATERSHED IN JAMAICA: USE OF WETSPRO FOR BASEFLOW SEPARATION AND ITS LONG TERM TREND
MANDAL, Arpita1, DONK, Peter2, CURTIS, Melissa1 and SIDIAL, Johann1, (1)Department of Geography and Geology, University of the West Indies,, Dept of Geography and Geology, UWI MONA, KINGSTON, 1111, Jamaica, (2)N.V. Energiebedrijven, N.V. Energiebedrijven, paramaribo, 1111, Suriname, mandalarpitaster@gmail.com
Handouts
  • GSA _MANDAL_2017.pdf (5.6 MB)
  • GSA_CURTIS.pdf (2.0 MB)
    • 95-3
    8:35 AM
    COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS BETWEEN NASA’S LANDSAT 8 OLI AND ESA’S SENTINEL-2A MSI SATELLITE SENSORS IN ESTIMATING CHLOROPHYLL A CONCENTRATIONS IN THE COASTAL WATERS OF THE US VIRGIN ISLANDS (USVI)
    SHAHIN, Michael George, Geology and Environmental Geosciences, College of Charleston, 66 George St, Charleston, SC 29424 and ALI, K. Adem, Geology and Environmental Geosciences, College of Charleston, 202 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC 29424, Shahinmg@g.cofc.edu
    95-4
    8:50 AM
    HYDROGEOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE BRITO FORMATION, NICARAGUA
    ADAMSON, James K., Northwater International, 104 Woodbridge Lane, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, LAVANCHY, G. Thomas, Geography, University of Denver, Boettcher West, Room 120, 2050 E. Iliff Avenue, Denver, CO 80208-0710, MINER, William Javan, Northwater International, 8175 Chamberlin Road, Dexter, MI 48130 and STONE, Brandon, HydroLOGICA, S.A., Managua, Nicaragua, james@northwaterco.com
    95-5
    9:05 AM
    ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF WEATHER AND ANTHROPOGENIC FACTORS ON WATER QUALITY IN THE HOPE RIVER, JAMAICA (Invited Presentation)
    CHRISTIE, Mario O'Shane1, RATTRAY, Vaughn Robin1 and MANDAL, Arpita2, (1)Chemistry, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, 00000, Jamaica, (2)Department of Geography and Geology, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, 0000, Jamaica, christie.mario@yahoo.com
    95-6
    9:20 AM
    MODELING THE SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF GROUNDWATER RECHARGE IN HAITI USING A GIS APPROACH
    MINER, Javan and ADAMSON, James K., Northwater International, 8175 Chamberlin Road, Dexter, MI 48130, javan@northwaterco.com
     
    9:35 AM
    Break
    95-7
    9:50 AM
    SUBMARINE GROUNDWATER DISCHARGE AND ASSOCIATED NUTRIENT FLUXES TO THE NORTH COAST OF JAMAICA (Invited Presentation)
    GORDON-SMITH, Debbie-Ann D.S.1, PETERSON, Richard N.2, PETERSON, Leigha E.2, PAULINO, Stivaly3 and BOKUNIEWICZ, Henry3, (1)Department of Chemistry, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, 876, Jamaica, (2)School of Coastal and Marine Systems Science, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC 29528, (3)School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, debbieann.gordonsmith@uwimona.edu.jm
    95-8
    10:10 AM
    WATER RESOURCES OF THE RIO COBRE BASIN OF JAMAICA USING WEAP: IMPACT OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY
    CURTIS, Melissa and MANDAL, Arpita, Department of Geography and Geology, University of the West Indies,, Dept of Geography and Geology, UWI MONA, KINGSTON, 1111, Jamaica, melissa_93@live.com
    95-9
    10:25 AM
    A HYDROLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE RIO COBRE WATERSHED, JAMAICA
    STEWART, Che Anthony, Geography & Geology, Jamaica, Kingston, 00000, Jamaica, che.stewart@outlook.com
    95-10
    10:40 AM
    METAL CONTAMINATION IN TWO OYSTER SPECIES FROM SOUTHWEST PUERTO RICO
    RODRIGUES, Lisa J., BLEMKER, Samantha R., FRANGOS, Sean and GOLDSMITH, Steven T., Department of Geography and the Environment, Villanova University, 800 Lancaster Avenue, Villanova, PA 19085, lisa.rodrigues@villanova.edu
    95-11
    10:55 AM
    USING THE SOIL AND WATER ASSESSMENT TOOL (SWAT) TO MODEL DRY AND WET SEASON SEDIMENT YIELDS TO CORAL REEFS IN THE LOWER RIO LOCO WATERSHED
    KORMAN, Laura B.1, WAGNER, Eric J.2, GOLDSMITH, Steven T.2 and RODRIGUES, Lisa J.2, (1)Geography and the Environment, Villanova Univeristy, 800 Lancaster Ave, Villanova, PA 19085; Department of Geography and the Environment, Villanova University, 800 Lancaster Avenue, Villanova, PA 19085, (2)Department of Geography and the Environment, Villanova University, 800 Lancaster Avenue, Villanova, PA 19085, laura.b.korman@gmail.com
    95-12
    11:10 AM
    THERMAL INFRARED INDICATIONS OF SUBMARINE GROUNDWATER DISCHARGE (SGD) IN THE NORTHERN COAST OF JAMAICA
    PAULINO, Stivaly and BOKUNIEWICZ, Henry, School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, stivaly.paulino@stonybrook.edu
    95-13
    11:25 AM
    GEOMORPHIC CONTROL ON OCCURRENCE OF FRESH GROUNDWATER IN A SALTWATER INTRUDED COASTAL AQUIFER
    PRUSTY, Pintu, FAROOQ, S.H. and ZIMIK, Horthing V., School of Earth, Ocean and Climate Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, SBS Building, Argul, Jatni, Khurdha, 752050, India, pp25@iitbbs.ac.in
     
    11:40 AM
    Concluding Remarks
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