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Jim J. Butler Jr
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Modeling Assessment of the Larger-Than-Expected Inflow to the Depleting High Plains Aquifer in Kansas
REGIONAL GROUNDWATER QUALITY, AVAILABILITY, AND SUSTAINABILITY: ADVANCES, METHODS, AND APPROACHES II ORAL
hydrology | 13 december 2024
Gaisheng Liu, Blake Wilson, Geoffrey Bohling, Dona...
Recent studies have found that the High Plains aquifer (HPA) in Kansas has received more inflow than previously determined. However, questions remain ...
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Bayesian Integration of Airborne Electromagnetic and Sediment Log Data in the High Plains Aquifer of Kansas
HYDROGEOPHYSICS: SUBSURFACE CHARACTERIZATION AND MONITORING USING GEOPHYSICAL METHODS, REMOTE SENSING, AND HYDROGEOLOGICAL METHODS I ORAL
hydrology | 12 december 2024
Geoffrey Bohling, Gaisheng Liu, Jon Smith, Diana O...
We will describe the integration of electrical resistivity data from a recently completed airborne electromagnetic (AEM) survey in a portion of the Hi...
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A Path Less Travelled: From Hydrograph to Policy in a Heavily Stressed Aquifer
MODEL TO MANAGEMENT: PATHWAYS FOR SCIENCE TO BECOME POLICY POSTER
hydrology | 11 december 2024
James J. Butler, Donald O. Whittemore, Blake Wilso...
The High Plains aquifer (HPA) in western Kansas is under significant stress produced by decades of intensive pumping for irrigation. The large water-l...
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Assessing Uncertainty in Electrical Resistivity Methods through modeling co-located measurements in the Kansas River Alluvial Aquifer
ADVANCING THE USE OF GEOPHYSICAL AND GEODETIC METHODS FOR GROUNDWATER SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT II POSTER
near surface geophysics | 09 december 2024
Abdullah S. Basaloom, Jeremy Maurer, Ryan Smith, J...
Geophysical methods can provide vital information for hydrogeological investigations of the subsurface. However, different geophysical methods that se...
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Untangling Groundwater Depletion: Integrating In-Situ and Satellite Data for Sustainable Groundwater Management in the San Luis Valley, Colorado
ADVANCING THE USE OF GEOPHYSICAL AND GEODETIC METHODS FOR GROUNDWATER SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT I ORAL
near surface geophysics | 09 december 2024
Abdullah Al Fatta, Ryan Smith, Sanaz Vajedian, Wil...
Groundwater is a vital freshwater resource that is increasingly under threat. Climate change is altering precipitation patterns and leading to more fr...
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A Closed Basin in the High Plains Aquifer Created by Groundwater Exploitation Leading to Contamination by Saline River Water High in Uranium
ONLINE POSTER SESSION FOR HYDROLOGY XII
hydrology | 24 january 2024
Donald O. Whittemore, Erin C. Seybold, James J. Bu...
Groundwater levels have substantially declined from irrigation pumping during the last seven decades in the High Plains aquifer (HPA) in the Arkansas ...
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Capturing the Spatio -Temporal Variability of Groundwater Pumping Using Remote Sensing Products and Machine Learning Techniques: An Assessment of Training Data Quality and Quantity Implications on Model Performance
MACHINE LEARNING FOR HYDROLOGIC MODELING V POSTER
hydrology | 14 december 2023
Dawit Asfaw, Ryan Smith, Sayantan Majumdar, Venkat...
Data paucity has limited machine learning studies of groundwater, particularly withdrawals, which drive depletion and are critical to monitor to ensur...
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Evaluating irrigator-driven groundwater conservation practices using remotely sensed evapotranspiration data
CONSERVATION ECOHYDROLOGY I ORAL
hydrology | 12 december 2023
Sam C. Zipper, Blake Wilson, Timothy Foster, Jude ...
Groundwater pumping for irrigated agriculture is the dominant use of groundwater globally, but most pumping is not monitored and/or reported. As a res...
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