USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5023
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| Tuesday, May 27 | |
| Registration | |
| Start at 8:00 am-- All day – pick up name tags and proceedings | |
| Welcome and Introductions | |
| 8:45 – 9:20 | Eve Kuniansky, U.S. Geological Survey, Karst Interest Group Coordinator; Dr. Gary Ransdell, President of Western Kentucky University; and Mr. Pat Reed, Superintendent of Mammoth Cave National Park |
| National Programs | |
| 9:20 – 9:40 | Overview of National Park Service policy for cave and karst management - by Dale Pate, National Park Service |
| 9:40 – 10:00 | National Cave and Karst Research Institute's Karst Information Portal - by Spencer Fleury, National Cave and Karst Research Institute |
| 10:00 – 10:40 | BREAK |
| Karst Mapping | |
| 10:40 – 11:00 | Karst regions of the world (KROW): Global karst datasets and maps to advance the protection of karst species and habitats worldwide - by Emily Hollingsworth and Van Brahana, Geology Department, University of Arkansas; and Ethan Inlander and Michael Slay, The Nature Conservancy, Arkansas |
| 11:00 – 11:20 | Characterizing regional karst types under the framework of the new National Karst Map - by David J. Weary, Daniel H. Doctor, Jack B. Epstein, and Randall C. Orndorff, U.S. Geological Survey |
| 11:20 – 11:40 | A karst aquifer map for the United States—Is it possible? - by Daniel H. Doctor, David J. Weary, Jack B. Epstein, Randall C. Orndorff, U.S. Geological Survey |
| 11:40 – 1:00 | LUNCH ON YOUR OWN |
| Karst Aquifer Systems | |
| 1:00 – 1:20 | Tectonic control of hypogene speleogenesis in the southern Ozarks--Implications for NAWQA and beyond - by Rodney Tennyson, Jim Terry, Van Brahana, Phil Hays, and Erik Pollock - presented by Van Brahana, Geology Department, University of Arkansas |
| 1:20– 1:40 | Hydrologic characterization of a karst spring in north-central Arkansas - by Rheannon M. Scheiderer and Joel M. Galloway, U.S. Geological Survey |
| 1:40 – 2:00 | Analyses of methods for estimating continuous flow from Upper Floridan Aquifer springs - by Nicasio Sepúlveda, U.S. Geological Survey |
| 2:00 – 2:40 | BREAK |
| Natural Resources and Karst Ecosystems | |
| 2:40 – 3:00 | The effects of land use change on an Ozark cave system: A paired study of Civil War and Copperhead Caves - by Jonathan A. Gillip, Phillip D. Hays, and Joel M. Galloway, U.S. Geological Survey |
| 3:00 – 3:20 | Karst water resources in southwest China: Case study from the east plateau, Mengzi and Kaiyuan Counties, Yunnan, China - by Chris Groves1, Jiang Yongjun2,1, Pat Kambesis1, Yuan Daoxian2,1 Amelia Chung3,1 1China Environmental Health Project, Hoffman Environmental Research Institute, Department of Geography and Geology, Western Kentucky University; 2Institute of Karst and Rehabilitation of Rock Deserts, Department of Geographical Sciences, Southwest University of China, Chongqing, China; 3International Institute of Rural Reconstruction, Kunming, Yunnan, China |
| 3:20 – 3:40 | Thermal infrared mapping of coastal aquifer seeps and associations between seeps and coastal habitats - by Ellen Raabe, U.S. Geological Survey and Ela Bialkowska-Jelinska, Jacobs Technology |
| 3:40 – 4:00 | Effects of lock and dam Number Six on aquatic ecosystems in Mammoth Cave National Park - by Rick Olson, Mammoth Cave National Park |
| 4:20 – 7:00 | Go to dinner and get carpools together for driving to MAMMOTH CAVE - (provide maps for meeting at 7 pm at Park) |
| 7:00 – 10:00 | OPTIONAL TOUR OF MAMMOTH CAVE - lead by Rickard Toomey |
| Wednesday, May 28 | |
| Geochemistry /Contaminant Transport | |
| 8:00 – 8:20 | Storm period fine sediment transport in Logsdon River, Turnhole Spring Basin, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky - by Stephen T. Kenworthy, Dept. of Geography and Geology, Western Kentucky University |
| 8:20 – 8:40 | Water quality in selected carbonate aquifers of the United States 1993-2005 - by Bruce D. Lindsey, Marian P. Berndt, Brian G. Katz, Ann F. Ardis, and Kenneth A. Skach, U.S. Geological Survey |
| 8:40 – 9:00 | Effect of focused recharge on the geochemistry of Barton Springs, Edwards Aquifer, central Texas during base-flow conditions - by Barbara Mahler and MaryLynn Musgrove, U.S. Geological Survey |
| 9:00 – 9:20 | An overview of the geochemistry of Edwards aquifer ground water in south-central Texas - by MaryLynn Musgrove, Lynne Fahlquist, and Natalie Houston, U.S. Geological Survey |
| 9:20 – 10:00 | BREAK |
| 10:00 – 10:20 | The role of free-living and attached bacteria in processing contamination in karst aquifers - by Tom Byl, U.S. Geological Survey and Tennessee State University; Kelly Ray, Chad Walden, Valetta Watson, and Roger Painter, Tennessee State University |
| 10:20 – 10:40 | Characterization of bacteria and geochemistry of springs in Nashville, Tennessee - by Patrice Armstrong, Carlton Cobb, Brandon Cobb, student interns, U.S. Geological Survey and Tennessee State University; Jennifer Stewart-Wright, Tennessee State University; and Tom Byl, U.S. Geological Survey and Tennessee State University |
| 10:40 – 11:00 | Conduit matrix interaction and the rate limiting step of contaminant transport in karst - by Kurt J. McCoy, Allen M. Shapiro, and Mark D. Kozar, U.S. Geological Survey Presented by Mark Kozar |
| 11:00 – 11:20 | Assessing age distribution and contaminant movement in ground water in the contributing recharge area to a public supply well in the karstic Upper Floridan Aquifer - by Brian G. Katz, Christy A. Crandall, W. Scott McBride, Patty A. Metz, and Sandra M. Eberts, U.S. Geological Survey |
| 11:20 – 1:00 | LUNCH ON YOUR OWN |
| Numerical Modeling | |
| 1:00 – 1:20 | Modeling ground-water flow and solute transport in karst with lattice Boltzmann methods - by Michael C. Sukop, Shadab Anwar, and Jeff S. Lee, Dept. of Earth Sciences, Florida International University; and Kevin J. Cunningham and Christian D. Langevin, U.S. Geological Survey |
| 1:20 – 1:40 | Simulation of turbulent ground-water flow with MODFLOW-2005—Overview by Eve L. Kuniansky, Keith J. Halford, and W. Barclay Shoemaker, U.S. Geological Survey |
| 1:40 – 2:00 | Effects of turbulence on hydraulic heads and parameter sensitivities in preferential ground-water flow layers - by W. Barclay Shoemaker and Eve L. Kuniansky, U.S. Geological Survey |
| 2:00 – 2:20 | Simulation of ground-water flow in a fractured rock karst aquifer, Shenandoah Valley, Leetown, West Virginia - by Mark D. Kozar and Kurt J. McCoy, U.S. Geological Survey |
| 2:20 – 3:00 | BREAK |
| Miscellaneous Topics in Modeling, Geophysics, and National Programs | |
| 3:00 – 3:20 | The value of single-well tracer studies for characterizing karst sites - by Tarra M. Beach, Vanderbilt University; Michael Bradley, U.S. Geological Survey; Roger Painter, Tennessee State University; and Tom Byl, U.S. Geological Survey and Tennessee State University |
| 3:20 – 3:40 | GIS and spatial statistical methods for determining sinkhole potential in Frederick Valley, Maryland - by Katarina Z. Doctor, George Mason University |
| 3:40 – 4:00 | Geophysical analysis of the Salmon Peak Formation near Amistad Reservoir Dam, Val Verde County, Texas, and Coahuila, Mexico, March 2006, to aid in piezometer placement - by Gregory P. Stanton, Wade H. Kress, Andrew P. Teeple, Michael L. Greenslate, and Allan K. Clark, U.S. Geological Survey |
| 4:00 – 4:20 | National Cave and Karst Research Institute: Partner for the USGS by Penny Boston, New Mexico National Institute of Mining and Technology and George Veni, National Cave and Karst Research Institute |
| 4:20 – 6:20 | POSTER SESSION |
Thursday, May 29 |
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| 8:00 – 5:00 | Field Trip to Karst Features of the Mammoth Cave Area, Kentucky NOTE: BUS LEAVES FROM THE HAMPTON INN PARKING LOT. |
| Poster Session Titles | |
| Mammoth Cave International Center for Science and Learning - by Rickard S. Toomey III and Shannon Trimboli, Western Kentucky University and Mammoth Cave National Park; Blaine Ferrell, Western Kentucky University; Bob Ward and Mike Adams, Mammoth Cave National Park | |
| Estimating recharge to heterogeneous fractured-rock and karst aquifer systems in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and West Virginia - by George E. Harlow, Jr., David L. Nelms, Richard M. Yager, Mark D. Kozar, Ward E. Sanford, and Roger M. Moberg, U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Impact of 1998-2002 drought on the karst aquifers of Clarke County in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia - by David L. Nelms and Roger M. Moberg, U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Ground-water/surface-water relations and water quality within the Mammoth Spring watershed, Dixie National Forest, Garfield County, Utah - by Lawrence E. Spangler, U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updating the USGS Karst Interest Group website by converting it into a dynamic web application - by Bradley D. Garner and Barbara J. Mahler, U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Simulations of ground-water flow and particle pathline analysis in the contributing recharge area of a public-supply well in Temple Terrace, Tampa Bay region, Florida - by Christy A. Crandall, Leon J. Kauffman, and Brian G. Katz, U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Performance evaluation of the MODFLOW-2005 conduit flow process applied to a karst aquifer underlying west-central Florida - by Melissa E. Hill and Angel Martin, Southwest Florida Water Management District | |
| Ammonia oxidation by bacteria collected from a karst-bedrock well - by Kelly Ray and Roger Painter, Tennessee State University and Tom Byl, U.S. Geological Survey and Tennessee State University | |
| Wetland removal of nutrients and pollution from a mixed sewer and karst spring system in Nashville, Tennessee - by Carlton Cobb, Jameka Johnson, Brandon Cobb, and Patrice Armstrong, Tennessee State University and U.S. Geological Survey; Lonnie Sharpe, Tennessee State University and Tom Byl, U.S. Geological Survey and Tennessee State University | |
| Are karst bedrock aquifers at greater risk from alternative alcohol-fuel mixes compared to regular gasoline? - by Baibai Kamara, Carlton Cobb, Keyshon Bachus, Roger Painter, and Lonnie Sharpe, Tennessee State University; Tom Byl, U.S. Geological Survey and Tennessee State University | |
| Residence time distribution for karst derived from independent gamma distributions of tracer travel distance and linear velocity - by Roger Painter and Valetta Watson, Tennessee State University | |
| Episodic elevated coliform in vadose-zone water within Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky - by Rickard S. Toomey III, Western Kentucky University and Mammoth Cave National Park; Rick Olson, Mammoth Cave National Park ; and Bob Ward, Mammoth Cave National Park | |
| Construction and use of a fractured-rock simulator to test horizontal borehole flow-measuring technologies - by Randall Bayless, U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Collection of bathymetric data along two reaches of the Lost River within Bluespring Cavern near Bedford, Lawrence County, Indiana, July 2007 - by David C. Lampe, Scott E. Morlock, U.S. Geological Survey | |
| A Multi-Tool Geophysical and Hydrogeological Investigation of a Karst Aquifer System, Cibolo Canyon Development Area, Bexar County, Texas by Sachin D. Shah, Bruce D. Smith, Allan K. Clark, and Wade H. Kress, U.S. Geological Survey | |
U.S. Department of the Interior |
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