South-Central Section - 51st Annual Meeting - 2017

Session No. 4
Monday, 13 March 2017: 8:00 AM-12:05 PM
Grand Ballroom A (Omni Colonnade San Antonio)

T13. Texas Water Research Network: A Statewide Initiative to Integrate and Advance Water Research from Inception to Application I

GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Karst Division

 

Suzanne A. Pierce, Kevin Wagner, Suzanne Schwartz and Jay Banner, Advocates
Paper #
Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
4-1
8:05 AM
THE TEXAS WATER RESEARCH NETWORK: ADDRESSING CHALLENGES FOR 21ST CENTURY TEXAS
BANNER, Jay L.1, JAMES, Eric1, PIERCE, Suzanne A.2, SHEARER, Alan3, SCHWARTZ, Suzanne4, UDDAMERI, Venkatesh5, WAGNER, Kevin6, NIELSEN-GAMMON, John W.7, POTTER, Lloyd8, YANG, Zong-Liang9, YOUNG, Michael H.10, LIEBERKNECHT, Katherine3 and NORONHA, Alexandra9, (1)Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C1100, Austin, TX 78712, (2)Texas Advanced Computing Center, Austin, TX 78758-4497, (3)School of Architecture, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, (4)School of Law, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, (5)Texas Tech University, Water Resources Center, Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering, Box 41023, Lubbock, TX 79409, (6)Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, (7)Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Texas A&M University, 3150 TAMU, College Station, TX 778074808, (8)College of Public Policy, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78207, (9)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C1100, Austin, TX 78712, (10)Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, University Station, Box X, Austin, TX 78713, banner@jsg.utexas.edu, banner@jsg.utexas.edu
4-2
8:25 AM
TOWARDS AN ADVANCED ANALYSIS, SIMULATION, AND FORECASTING CAPABILITY FOR THE WATER CYCLE IN TEXAS
YANG, Zong-Liang1, ZHAO, Long1, WEI, Jiangfeng1, LIN, Peirong1, LI, Lingcheng1, CALDWELL, Todd G.2, DAS, Narendra3, HOPPER, Larry4 and ZEITLER, Jon4, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C1100, Austin, TX 78712, (2)Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, University Station, Box X, Austin, TX 78713, (3)NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA 91109, (4)Climate and Aviation Focal Points, Austin/San Antonio National Weather Service WFO, 2090 Airport Road, New Braunfels, TX 78130, liang@jsg.utexas.edu, liang@jsg.utexas.edu
4-3
8:45 AM
NONPARAMETRIC ANALYSIS OF CHANGES OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION IN TEXAS
NIELSEN-GAMMON, John W., Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Texas A&M University, 3150 TAMU, College Station, TX 778074808, n-g@tamu.edu, n-g@tamu.edu
4-4
9:05 AM
WATER SCIENCE NODE – FORECASTING WATER RESILIENCE ALONG THE NEW 100TH MERIDIAN
YOUNG, Michael H., Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, University Station, Box X, Austin, TX 78713, UDDAMERI, Venkatesh, Texas Tech University, Water Resources Center, Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering, Box 41023, Lubbock, TX 79409 and ABOLT, Charles J., Department of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, chuck.abolt@beg.utexas.edu, chuck.abolt@beg.utexas.edu
4-5
9:25 AM
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON HYDROLOGIC RESPONSES IN A SPRING FED WATERSHED NEAR THE 100TH MERIDIAN – LLANO RIVER WATERSHED
SINGARAJU, Sreeram Gopal1, NWANKPA, Ifeanyichukwu1, UDDAMERI, Venkatesh1, ARSUFFI, Tom2, HERNANDEZ, Elma Annette1 and BANNER, Jay3, (1)Texas Tech University, Water Resources Center, Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering, Box 41023, Lubbock, TX 79409, (2)Texas Tech University, Llano River Field Station, Department of Natural Resources Management, 254 Red Raider Lane, Junction, TX 76849, (3)Geological Sciences, the University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, sreeram.singaraju@ttu.edu, sreeram.singaraju@ttu.edu
4-6
9:45 AM
EFFECTS OF URBANIZATION AND LAND USE CHANGE ON HYDROLOGIC FLOW REGIME
ZAREZADEH, Vahid, Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of Texas at San Antonio, 15651 Chase Hill Blvd, apt 2107, San Antonio, TX 78256 and GIACOMONI, Marcio, Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of Texas at San Antonio, BSE 1.346, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78256, vahid.zarezadeh@utsa.edu, vahid.zarezadeh@utsa.edu
Handouts
  • Vahid GSA 2017.pptx (1.0 MB)
  • 4-7
    10:05 AM
    ASSESSING THE EFFECTS OF CHANGE IN IMPERVIOUS AREAS ON FLOODING IN TEXAS
    RAY, Ram L., FARES, Ali, AWAL, Ripendra and RISCH, Eric, Cooperative Agricultural Research Center, College of Agriculture and Human Sciences, Prairie View A&M University, P. O. Box 519, MS 2008, Prairie View, TX 77446, ram.ray36@gmail.com, ram.ray36@gmail.com
    4-8
    10:25 AM
    THE USE OF SPACEBORNE INSAR FOR STATEWIDE MONITORING OF GROUNDWATER LEVELS IN CONFINED AQUIFERS
    CHEN, Jingyi (Ann), Dept of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, the University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712; Center for Space Research, the University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78759, jingyi.ann.chen@utexas.edu, jingyi.ann.chen@utexas.edu
    4-9
    10:45 AM
    MANAGING GROUNDWATER RESOURCES USING INTERACTIVE 3-D HYDRO-STRATIGRAPHIC MODELS IN TEXAS
    STANDEN, Allan R., Allan R. Standen LLC, 12401 Painted Bunting Dr., Austin, TX 78726, astanden@att.net, astanden@att.net
    11:05 AM
    DESIGNING AND TESTING A RELATIVE RESILIENCY FRAMEWORK FOR GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT
    KHAN, Tabish H., Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, tabishhkhan@utexas.edu, tabishhkhan@utexas.edu
    11:25 AM
    HASHTAGS AND LIKES: AN ANALYSIS OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA CONVERSATION SURROUNDING WATER SCARCITY
    HOLLAND, Derrick and CALLISON, Coy, Media and Communication, Texas Tech University, 608 N Knoxville Ave, Lubbock, TX 79410, derrick.holland@ttu.edu, derrick.holland@ttu.edu
    11:45 AM
    BUILDING A ROADMAP FOR TEXAS WATER SECURITY, RESEARCH, OUTREACH, AND EDUCATION: THE TEXAS WATER ROADMAP FORUMS
    ROSEN, Rudolph, Texas A&M University San Antonio, Institute for Water Resources Science and Technology, One University Way, San Antonio, TX 78224, rudy.rosen@tamusa.edu, rudy.rosen@tamusa.edu
    Handouts
  • Rudolph_Rosen_water_SCGSA.pptx (19.5 MB)
  • Rudolph_Rosen_Water_Forum_1.pdf (4.8 MB)
  • Rudolph_Rosen_Water_Forum_2.pdf (4.0 MB)
  • Rudolph_Rosen_Water_Forum_3.pdf (2.7 MB)
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