Stochastic Analysis Of The Influence Of Mid-Plane Curvature On Transmissivity Of Natural Fractures

Mallikamas , Wasin 1 ; Rajaram , Harihar 2 1 ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Boulder 2 ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Boulder Natural rock fractures are characterized by highly irregular rough walls, which are best modeled as spatially correlated random surfaces. This leads to a description of fractures, wherein the fracture aperture and...

Hydrochemical Response To Drought Conditions At An Alpine Watershed, Colorado Front Range

Hill , Kenneth 1 ; Williams , Mark 2 ; Caine , Nel 3 ; Janke , Jason 4 ; Hartman , Melannie 5 1 Univeristy of Colorado, INSTAAR 2 ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½, INSTAAR 3 ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½, INSTAAR 4 Metropolitan State College of Denver 5 Colorado State University, NREL...

Yukon River: Tributaries Sum To Whole

Frederick , Zanden A 1 ; Anderson , Suzanne P 2 ; Striegl , Rob G 3 1 ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½, Boulder Department of Geography & INSTAAR 2 ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½, Boulder Department of Geography & INSTAAR 3 US Geological Survey, Denver, CO Investigations of hydrology and hydrochemistry of remote...

3D Planar Laser Induced Fluorescence For Study Of Plume Structure & Dynamics

Dombroski , Daniel E 1 ; Crimaldi , John P 2 1 ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder 2 ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder Fine-scale aspects of stirring and mixing are examined in turbulent boundary layer flow using a three-dimensional planar laser induced fluorescence (3-D PLIF) system. Rhodamine 6G is released...

Using Wavelet Analysis To Determine Dominant Scales Of Hydraulic Conductivity And Head Fields

Dillin , Matthew 1 ; Neupauer , Roseanna 2 1 ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ 2 ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Wavelet analysis involves an integral transform of, for example, a permeability data set, using wavelet as the kernel of the transform. A wavelet is a function that is non-zero only over a finite...

The Impact Of Dissolved Organic Matter (DOM) On The Growth Of Alexandrium Fundyense In Laboratory Cultures

Cawley , Kaelin M 1 ; McKnight , Diane M 2 1 ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder 2 ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder Harmful algal blooms (HABs) are a global concern in freshwater and coastal ecosystems because they can lead to anoxia in aquatic ecosystems, taste and odor concerns in...

Modelling The Spatial And Temporal Variations In The Isotopic Composition Of Precipitation With Statistical And Dynamical Methods

Buenning , Nikolaus H 1 ; Noone , David C 2 1 Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences and Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Unverisity of Colorado, Boulder 2 Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences and Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Unverisity of Colorado, Boulder The...

Effects Of Vegetation Related Soil Heterogeneity On Overland Flow And Infiltration

Bedford , David R 1 ; Small , Eric E 2 ; Tucker , Greg E 3 1 USGS, Department of Geological Sciences ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ 2 Department of Geological Sciences ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ 3 Department of Geological Sciences ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ The soil properties under vegetation have long been...

Surface-Groundwater Interactions And Nutrient Transport In A Subalpine Catchment, Front Range, CO

Atkins , Ty 1 ; Williams , Mark W 2 ; Hill , Kenneth R. 3 1 ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ 2 ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ 3 ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Previous studies have shown that nitrogen deposition in the Front Range of Colorado has steadily increased due to anthropogenic influences and led...

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