Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice          下载免费PDF全文

Dylan J. Irvine 《Ground water》2018,56(1):1-1

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Improved Vertical Streambed Flux Estimation Using Multiple Diurnal Temperature Methods in Series          下载免费PDF全文

D. J. Irvine  M. A. Briggs  I. Cartwright  C. R. Scruggs  L. K. Lautz 《Ground water》2017,55(1):73-80

Analytical solutions that use diurnal temperature signals to estimate vertical fluxes between groundwater and surface water based on either amplitude ratios (A_r) or phase shifts (Δ?) produce results that rarely agree. Analytical solutions that simultaneously utilize A_r and Δ? within a single solution have more recently been derived, decreasing uncertainty in flux estimates in some applications. Benefits of combined (A_rΔ?) methods also include that thermal diffusivity and sensor spacing can be calculated. However, poor identification of either A_r or Δ? from raw temperature signals can lead to erratic parameter estimates from A_rΔ? methods. An add‐on program for VFLUX 2 is presented to address this issue. Using thermal diffusivity selected from an A_rΔ? method during a reliable time period, fluxes are recalculated using an A_r method. This approach maximizes the benefits of the A_r and A_rΔ? methods. Additionally, sensor spacing calculations can be used to identify periods with unreliable flux estimates, or to assess streambed scour. Using synthetic and field examples, the use of these solutions in series was particularly useful for gaining conditions where fluxes exceeded 1 m/d.  相似文献   

Heat: An Overlooked Tool in the Practicing Hydrogeologist's Toolbox     

Barret L. Kurylyk  Dylan J. Irvine 《Ground water》2019,57(4):517-524

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Surface Estimation for Multiple Misaligned Point Sets     

Wiens  Ashton  Kleiber  William  Barnhart  Katherine R.  Sain  Dylan 《Mathematical Geosciences》2020,52(4):527-542

Mathematical Geosciences - Two common tasks when processing point cloud data sets are surface estimation and point cloud registration. In this paper, a statistical approach is developed to solve...  相似文献   

A new flow for Canadian young hydrologists: Key scientific challenges addressed by research cultural shifts     

Caroline Aubry-Wake  Lauren D. Somers  Haley Alcock  Aspen M. Anderson  Amin Azarkhish  Samuel Bansah  Nicole M. Bell  Kelly Biagi  Mariana Castaneda-Gonzalez  Olivier Champagne  Anna Chesnokova  Devin Coone  Tasha-Leigh J. Gauthier  Uttam Ghimire  Nathan Glas  Dylan M. Hrach  Oi Yin Lai  Pierrick Lamontagne-Hallé  Nicolas R. Leroux  Laura Lyon  Sohom Mandal  Bouchra R. Nasri  Nataša Popović  Tracy E. Rankin  Kabir Rasouli  Alexis Robinson  Palash Sanyal  Nadine J. Shatilla  Brandon Van Huizen  Sophie Wilkinson  Jessica Williamson  Majid Zaremehrjardy 《水文研究》2020,34(8):2001-2006

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Chronology of glaciations in the Sierra Nevada,California, from 10Be surface exposure dating     

Dylan H. Rood  Douglas W. Burbank  Robert C. Finkel 《Quaternary Science Reviews》2011,30(5-6):646-661

We use ¹⁰Be surface exposure dating to construct a high-resolution chronology of glacial fluctuations in the Sierra Nevada, California. Most previous studies focused on individual glaciated valleys, whereas our study compares chronologies developed throughout the range to identify regional patterns in the timing of glacier response to major climate changes. Sites throughout the range indicate Last Glacial Maximum retreat at 18.8 ± 1.9 ka (2σ) that suggests rather consistent changes in atmospheric variables, e.g., temperature and precipitation, throughout the range. The penultimate glacial retreat occurred at ca 145 ka. Our data suggest that the Sierra Nevada landscape is dominated by glacial features deposited during marine isotope stage (MIS) 2 and MIS 6. Deposits of previously recognized glaciations between circa 25 and 140 ka, e.g., MIS 4, Tenaya, early Tahoe, cannot be unequivocally identified. The timing of Sierra Nevada glacial retreat correlates well with other regional paleoclimate proxies in the Sierra Nevada, but differs significantly from paleoclimate proxies in other regions. Our dating results indicate that the onset of LGM retreat occurred several thousand years earlier in the Sierra Nevada than some glacial records in the western US.  相似文献   

Spatiotemporal patterns of fault slip rates across the Central Sierra Nevada frontal fault zone     

Dylan H. Rood  Douglas W. Burbank  Robert C. Finkel 《Earth and Planetary Science Letters》2011,301(3-4):457-468

Patterns in fault slip rates through time and space are examined across the transition from the Sierra Nevada to the Eastern California Shear Zone–Walker Lane belt. At each of four sites along the eastern Sierra Nevada frontal fault zone between 38 and 39° N latitude, geomorphic markers, such as glacial moraines and outwash terraces, are displaced by a suite of range-front normal faults. Using geomorphic mapping, surveying, and ¹⁰Be surface exposure dating, mean fault slip rates are defined, and by utilizing markers of different ages (generally, ~ 20 ka and ~ 150 ka), rates through time and interactions among multiple faults are examined over 10⁴–10⁵ year timescales.At each site for which data are available for the last ~ 150 ky, mean slip rates across the Sierra Nevada frontal fault zone have probably not varied by more than a factor of two over time spans equal to half of the total time interval (~ 20 ky and ~ 150 ky timescales): 0.3 ± 0.1 mm year^? 1 (mode and 95% CI) at both Buckeye Creek in the Bridgeport basin and Sonora Junction; and 0.4 + 0.3/?0.1 mm year^? 1 along the West Fork of the Carson River at Woodfords. Data permit rates that are relatively constant over the time scales examined. In contrast, slip rates are highly variable in space over the last ~ 20 ky. Slip rates decrease by a factor of 3–5 northward over a distance of ~ 20 km between the northern Mono Basin (1.3 + 0.6/?0.3 mm year^? 1 at Lundy Canyon site) to the Bridgeport Basin (0.3 ± 0.1 mm year^? 1). The 3-fold decrease in the slip rate on the Sierra Nevada frontal fault zone northward from Mono Basin is indicative of a change in the character of faulting north of the Mina Deflection as extension is transferred eastward onto normal faults between the Sierra Nevada and Walker Lane belt.A compilation of regional deformation rates reveals that the spatial pattern of extension rates changes along strike of the Eastern California Shear Zone-Walker Lane belt. South of the Mina Deflection, extension is accommodated within a diffuse zone of normal and oblique faults, with extension rates increasing northward on the Fish Lake Valley fault. Where faults of the Eastern California Shear Zone terminate northward into the Mina Deflection, extension rates increase northward along the Sierra Nevada frontal fault zone to ~ 0.7 mm year^? 1 in northern Mono Basin. This spatial pattern suggests that extension is transferred from more easterly fault systems, e.g., Fish Lake Valley fault, and localized on the Sierra Nevada frontal fault zone as the Eastern California Shear Zone–Walker Lane belt faulting is transferred through the Mina Deflection.  相似文献   

Identification of Pumping Influences in Long‐Term Water Level Fluctuations     

Dylan R. Harp  Velimir V. Vesselinov 《Ground water》2011,49(3):403-414

Identification of the pumping influences at monitoring wells caused by spatially and temporally variable water supply pumping can be a challenging, yet an important hydrogeological task. The information that can be obtained can be critical for conceptualization of the hydrogeological conditions and indications of the zone of influence of the individual pumping wells. However, the pumping influences are often intermittent and small in magnitude with variable production rates from multiple pumping wells. While these difficulties may support an inclination to abandon the existing dataset and conduct a dedicated cross‐hole pumping test, that option can be challenging and expensive to coordinate and execute. This paper presents a method that utilizes a simple analytical modeling approach for analysis of a long‐term water level record utilizing an inverse modeling approach. The methodology allows the identification of pumping wells influencing the water level fluctuations. Thus, the analysis provides an efficient and cost‐effective alternative to designed and coordinated cross‐hole pumping tests. We apply this method on a dataset from the Los Alamos National Laboratory site. Our analysis also provides (1) an evaluation of the information content of the transient water level data; (2) indications of potential structures of the aquifer heterogeneity inhibiting or promoting pressure propagation; and (3) guidance for the development of more complicated models requiring detailed specification of the aquifer heterogeneity.  相似文献   

Quantitative guidance for efficient vertical flow measurements at the sediment–water interface using temperature–depth profiles     

Dylan J. Irvine  Barret L. Kurylyk  Martin A. Briggs 《水文研究》2020,34(3):649-661

Upward discharge to surface water bodies can be quantified using analytical models based on temperature–depth (T-z) profiles. The use of sediment T-z profiles is attractive as discharge estimates can be obtained using point-in-time data that are collected inexpensively and rapidly. Previous studies have identified that T-z methods can only be applied at times of the year when there is significant difference between the streambed–water interface and deeper sediment temperatures (e.g., winter and summer). However, surface water temperatures also vary diurnally, and the influence of these variations on discharge estimates from T-z methods is poorly understood. For this study, synthetic T-z profiles were generated numerically using measured streambed interface temperature data to assess the influence of diurnal temperature variations on discharge estimation and provide insight into the suitable application of T-z methods. Results show that the time of day of data collection can have a substantial influence on vertical flux estimates using T-z methods. For low groundwater discharge fluxes (e.g., 0.1 m d⁻¹), daily transience in streambed temperatures led to relatively large errors in estimated flow magnitude and direction. For higher discharge fluxes (1.5 m d⁻¹), the influence of transient streambed temperatures on discharge estimates was strongly reduced. Discharge estimates from point-in-time T-z profiles were most accurate when the uppermost point in the T-z profile was near the bed interface daily mean (two time periods daily). Where temperature time series data are available, daily averaged T-z profiles can produce accurate discharge estimates across a wide range of discharge rates. Seasonality in shallow groundwater temperature generally had a negligible influence on vertical flow estimates. These findings can be used to plan field campaigns and provide guidance on the optimal application of T-z methods to quantify vertical groundwater discharge to surface water bodies.  相似文献   

The HNC/HCN Ratio in Comets     

Irvine  W. M.  Dickens  J. E.  Lovell  A. J.  Schloerb  F. P.  Senay  M.  Bergin  E. A.  Jewitt  D.  Matthews  H. E. 《Earth, Moon, and Planets》1997,78(1-3):29-35

The abundance ratio of the isomers HCN and HNC has been investigated in comet Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1) through observations of the J = 4−3 rotational transitions of both species for heliocentric distances 0.93 < r < 3 AU, both pre- and post-perihelion. After correcting for the optical depth of the stronger HCN line, we find that the column density ratio of HNC/HCN in our telescope beam increases significantly as the comet approaches the Sun. We compare this behavior to that predicted from an ion-molecule chemical model and conclude that the HNC is produced insignificant measure by chemical processes in the coma; i.e., for comet Hale-Bopp, HNC is not a parent molecule sublimating from the nucleus. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.  相似文献