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Member Since 1982
Jim J. Butler Jr
Senior Scientist, Kansas Geological Survey
Chair, Hydrology Langbein Lecture Committee
Professional Experience
University of Kansas
2012 - Present
Kansas Geological Survey
Senior Scientist
1986 - Present
Education
Doctorate
1987
Stanford University
Doctorate
Publications
Estimating Aquifer System Storage Loss With Water Levels, Pumping and InSAR Data in the Parowan Vall...
In the Parowan Valley of Utah, groundwater levels have declined by as much as 30 m over the past 50 years with accompanying subsidence ra...
April 26, 2023
Human Intervention Will Stabilize Groundwater Storage Across...
February 04, 2022
Estimation of Specific Yield for Regional Groundwater Models...
January 10, 2022
Introduction to Special Section: The Quest for Sustainabilit...
August 12, 2021
AGU Abstracts
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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Volunteer Experience
2025 - 2027
Chair
Hydrology Langbein Lecture Committee
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