Temperature And Velocity Profiles Inferred By Thermal Flowline Modeling For High Elevation Regions Of The Greenland Ice Sheet

Aug. 13, 2018

Sommers , Aleah N 1 ; Rajaram , Harihar 2 ; Colgan , William T 3 1 University of Colorado at Boulder, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering 2 University of Colorado at Boulder, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering 3 Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Rising...

The Importance Of Instantaneous Flow Structures To Total Mixing And Reaction Of Gamete Filaments In Broadcast Spawning

Aug. 13, 2018

Shoaei , Farrokh 1 ; Soltys , Michael A. 2 ; Crimaldi , John P. 3 1 University of Colorado Boulder 2 University of Colorado Boulder 3 University of Colorado Boulder One of the most common methods of reproduction in the sea is broadcast spawning, wherein marine invertebrates release eggs...

Fate And Transport Of Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid Organic Compounds

Aug. 13, 2018

Ryan , Joe 1 1 University of Colorado, Boulder Abstract to be added later

An Isotopic Perspective On Water And Carbon Sources In Complex Geochemical Settings Of The Appalachians

Aug. 13, 2018

Sack , Andrea L. 1 1 Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; Geology and Geography, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV Understanding sources of water and carbon are important for tracking recharge sources as well as assessing any changes in water quality associated with shale gas...

Facilitating Water Supply And Demand Planning Efforts In The Colorado River Basin

Aug. 13, 2018

Prairie , James 1 1 Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Colorado Region In 2012 the Bureau of Reclamation, in partnership with the seven Colorado River Basin States (Basin States), published the most comprehensive study of future supplies and demands on the Colorado River ever undertaken. The Colorado River Basin Water Supply...

Multi-Objective Optimization Of Engineered Injection And Extraction To Enhance In Situ Remediation Of Contaminated Groundwater

Aug. 13, 2018

Piscopo , Amy N 1 ; Kasprzyk , Joseph R 2 ; Neupauer , Roseanna M 3 1 University of Colorado Boulder 2 University of Colorado Boulder 3 University of Colorado Boulder The need for robust methods to optimize design problems is ubiquitous across many fields of engineering. Multi-objective evolutionary...

Water Quality And Natural Gas Production: A Tale Of Two Shale

Aug. 13, 2018

Osborn , Stephen 1 1 Cal Poly Pomona Hydraulic fracturing and directional drilling technologies have significantly expanded natural gas production from organic-rich shale formations in the US and worldwide. In fact, the United States Energy Information Administration predicts that the US will become a net natural gas exporter by 2020...

Enlargement Of Englacial Conduits In Cold Ice – Verification Of Basic Theory Against Simple Experiments, And Some New Insights

Aug. 13, 2018

Nossokoff , Austin 1 ; Rajaram , Harihar 2 2 Presenting Author 1 CU Boulder 2 CU Boulder The dynamics of the englacial cryo-hydrologic system control two important mechanisms contributing to accelerated ice flow on the Greenland Ice Sheet- delivery of water to the bed to drive basal sliding, and...

A 21st Century Paradigm For Rivers And Water In The West: Adding Ethics And Biology To An Engineering Solution

Aug. 13, 2018

Neubecker , Ken 1 1 American Rivers Colorado is currently developing its first Water Plan, a plan that will try and help solve the many water issues and future shortages we face. Some have said we don’t need one because we already have a “plan” called Prior Appropriation. But the...

Temporal And Spatial Controls On Post-Wildfire Water Quality In The Colorado Front Range

Aug. 13, 2018

Murphy , Sheila F. 1 ; Writer , Jeff 2 ; McCleskey , Blaine 3 ; Martin , Deborah 4 2 Presenting Author 1 USGS 2 CU 3 USGS 4 USGS Hydrologic processes can be dramatically altered post-wildfire. However, the high temporal and spatial resolution data needed to effectively quantify...

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