Miller, G. R., X. Chen, Y. Rubin, S. Ma, and D. D. Baldocchi (2010), Groundwater uptake by woody vegetation in a semiarid oak savanna, Water Resour. Res., 46, W10503, http://doi.org/10.1029/2009WR008902. Groundwater can serve as an important resource for woody vegetation in semiarid landscapes, particularly when soil water is functionally depleted and unavailable to plants. This […]
Publications
Groundwater Sustainability
Measuring and modeling interactions between groundwater, soil moisture, and plant transpiration in natural and agricultural ecosystems
Miller, G. R. (2009). Measuring and modeling interactions between groundwater, soil moisture, and plant transpiration in natural and agricultural ecosystems. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of California at Berkeley. https://nature.berkeley.edu/biometlab/pdf/miller_2009_dissertation.pdf Plant transpiration serves a critical function in the terrestrial hydrologic cycle, acting as the primary link between the atmosphere and subsurface stores of water. To properly manage our […]
Modeling Vadose Zone Processes during Land Application of Food-Processing Waste Water in California’s Central Valley
Miller, G. R., Y. Rubin, K. U. Mayer, and P. H. Benito. 2008. Modeling Vadose Zone Processes during Land Application of Food-Processing Waste Water in California’s Central Valley. J. Environ. Qual. 37:S-43-S-57. http://doi.org/10.2134/jeq2007.0320. Land application of food-processing waste water occurs throughout California’s Central Valley and may be degrading local ground water quality, primarily by increasing […]
Water quality in Lemoa, Guatemala
Elmore, A.C., Miller, G.R. & Parker, B. Environ Geol (2005) 48: 901. http://doi.org/10.1007/s00254-005-0028-9 A variety of water supply sources are used in the rural Guatemalan Highlands. Formal municipal systems are rare, but villagers frequently form local water committees that construct spring-based supply systems. Recent work has indicated that groundwater may be a viable water supply […]
Modeling of a Groundwater Circulation Well Removal Action Alternative
Miller, G. and Elmore, A. (2005). “Modeling of a Groundwater Circulation Well Removal Action Alternative.” Pract. Period. Hazard. Toxic Radioact. Waste Manage., 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-025X(2005)9:2(122), 122-129. http://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)1090-025X(2005)9:2(122). This paper presents the basis for using groundwater circulation wells (GCWs) for removal actions focused on contaminated domestic water supplies. A properly placed GCW could be used to pretreat water […]
Numerical modeling of focused remediation using a groundwater circulation well
Miller, Gretchen R., (2003). Numerical modeling of focused remediation using a groundwater circulation well. M.S. Thesis, University of Missouri – Rolla. http://scholarsmine.mst.edu/masters_theses/2432/ Groundwater circulation wells (GCWs) allow for the in situ treatment of contaminated water resources. Focused remediation with a GCW could be used to treat groundwater before it enters an existing domestic well already in use. […]