GSA Connects 2023 Meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Session No. 85
Monday, 16 October 2023: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
303 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)

T129. Karst Hydrology and Hydrogeology

GSA Karst Division; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Hydrogeology Division; National Cave and Karst Research Institute; Karst Waters Institute; Geochemical Society

 

Natasha Sekhon and Lewis Land, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:05 AM
SANDS AND GRAVELS IN BUTLER CAVE (BATH COUNTY, VIRGINIA) ARE FLUVIAL FLOOD-PULSE DEPOSITS THAT ACCUMULATED IN PERMAFROST ENVIRONMENTS ~ 108,000–104,000 YEARS AGO (MIS 5D) AND ~ 52,000–27,000 YEARS AGO (MIS 3)
SWEZEY, Christopher1, BEHR, Rose-Anna2, CROWELL, Bryan E.2 and MAHAN, Shannon A.3, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Florence Bascom Geoscience Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS926A, Reston, VA 20192, (2)Butler Cave Conservation Society, 140 Highland Circle, Etters, PA 17319, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, Denver, CO 80225
8:20 AM
USING EDDY COVARIANCE TO INVESTIGATE ECOSYSTEM AND CLIMATE CONTROLS ON EVAPOTRANSPIRATION (ET) ACROSS THE EDWARDS AQUIFER RECHARGE REGION OF CENTRAL TEXAS
MCKINNEY, Samuel, Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin, 10100 Burnet Rd, Building 130, Austin, TX 78758, YOUNG, Michael, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, University Station, Box X, Austin, TX 78713 and GARY, Marcus, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712
8:35 AM
EVOLUTION OF EARLY KARST IN COMPLEX FRACTURE NETWORKS: CHARACTERIZING THE EFFECT OF APERTURE HETEROGENEITY ON PREFERENTIAL FLOW PATH FORMATION
LIU, Haocheng, LIN, Chengyan and DONG, Chunmei, School of Geoscience, China University of Petroleum(East China), Qingdao, ShanDong 266580, China
8:50 AM
CAVECHAMP – A MODEL FOR THE EVOLUTION OF CAVE PASSAGE CROSS-SECTIONS AND LONGITUDINAL PROFILES
COVINGTON, Matthew, Department of Geosciences, University of Arkansas, 216 Gearhart Hall, Fayetteville, AR 72701, COOPER, Max, Department of Geoscience, University of Arkansas, Department of Geoscience, Fayetteville, AR 72701 and GABROVŠEK, Franci, Karst Research Institute, ZRC SAZU, Postojna, Notranjska 6230, Slovenia
9:05 AM
A KARST CONNECTION MODEL FOR THE COLORADO RIVER CROSSING UNDER THE KAIBAB ARCH, GRAND CANYON, AZ, USA (Invited Presentation)
HILL, Carol A., Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, 221 Yale Blvd., ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87131
9:25 AM
EXPLORING BEDDING DEFORMATION AT CAVE HILL (GROTTOES, VA) BY GEOREFERENCING DENSE POINT CLOUDS OF CAVES USING A LIDAR-SLAM SCANNER
PETROVA, Maria and GARCIA Jr., Angel, Department of Geology and Environmental Science, James Madison University, 801 Carrier Drive, Harrisonburg, VA 22807
 
9:40 AM
Break
9:55 AM
HYDROLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS IN KARST AND FRACTURED ROCKS: SIGNS OF PROGRESS
DAVIES, Gareth, M.S., 109 Dixie Ln, Oak Ridge, TN 37830-4044
10:10 AM
SOME QUICK, HELPFUL, AND LOW-RISK THINGS THAT CAN BE DONE WHEN A MAJOR SINKHOLE FORMS: GROUND AND AIRBORNE SURVEYS AFTER THE APRIL 2023 DAISETTA SINKHOLE COLLAPSE, SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS
PAINE, Jeffrey G., ANDREWS, John R., MORRIS, Jennifer N., SAYLAM, Kutalmis and KYLE, J. Richard, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, University Station, Box X, Austin, TX 78713
10:25 AM
CHARACTERIZATION AND QUANTIFICATION OF SPRINGFLOW AND DISCRETE RECHARGE IN THE TRINITY AND EDWARDS AQUIFERS ALONG THE BLANCO RIVER, CENTRAL TEXAS, USA
GARY, Marcus, Aquifer Science, Edwards Aquifer Authority, 900 East Quincy, San Antonio, TX 78215, GARY, Robin, One Water, New Braunfels Utility, 263 Main Plaza, New Braunfels, TX 78130, WIERMAN, Doug, Blue Creek Consulting, San Marcos, TX 78666, HUNT, Brian, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, University Station, Box X, Austin, TX 78713 and WATSON, Jeffrey, Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District, Austin, TX 78748
10:40 AM
APPROACHES TO ASSESSING POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON A KARSTIC AQUIFER IN A SEMI-ARID CLIMATE
BERTETTI, F. Paul1, BASAGAOGLU, Hakan1, YANG, Changbing1, WOOTTEN, Adrienne M.2, SHARMA, Chetan3 and CHAKRABORTY, Debaditya3, (1)Edwards Aquifer Authority, 900 E. Quincy, San Antonio, TX 78215, (2)South Central Climate Adaptation Science Center, The University of Oklahoma, 201 Stephenson Parkway Suite 2100, Norman, OK 73019, (3)School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Construction Management, University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249
10:55 AM
GEOCHEMISTRY OF SURFACE WATERS IN THE BURREN REGION, WESTERN IRELAND
CAREY, Anne1, HENRY, Tiernan2, WELCH, Susan1, SMITH, Devin1, DOYLE, Eamon3 and LYONS, W. Berry1, (1)School of Earth Sciences and Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center, The Ohio State University, 275 Mendenhall Laboratory, 125 South Oval Drive, Columbus, OH 43210-1398, (2)Earth & Ocean Sciences, School of Natural Sciences, University of Galway, Quadrangle Building, University Road, Galway, H91 TK33, Ireland, (3)Burren and Cliffs of Moher UNESCO Global Geopark, Lislorkan North, County Clare V95, Ireland
11:10 AM
POLYGENETIC CAVE SEDIMENTATION AND SPELEOGENESIS IN THE MCCLOUD LIMESTONE OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
LATHROP, Niles, Department of Earth, Environmental, and Atmospheric Sciences, Western Kentucky University, 1906 College Heights Blvd. #31066, Bowling Green, KY 42101-1066
 
11:25 AM
Discussion
 
11:35 AM
Concluding Remarks
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