Smith, W. Benjamin (2018). Improving Adoption of Aquifer Storage and Recovery in Texas. Doctoral Dissertation, Texas A & M University: College Station, TX. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/173533 The first study identifies hydrogeologically feasible locations for ASR across the Gulf Coast and Carrizo-Wilcox aquifer systems in Texas, using transmissivity, hydraulic gradient, well density, depth to aquifer, and depth to […]
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Modeling
Simulating groundwater uptake and hydraulic redistribution by phreatophytes in a high-resolution, coupled subsurface-land surface model
Gou, S., Miller, G. R., Saville, C., Maxwell, R. M., & Ferguson, I. M. (2018). Simulating groundwater uptake and hydraulic redistribution by phreatophytes in a high-resolution, coupled subsurface-land surface model. Advances in Water Resources, 121, 245-262. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2018.08.008. Highlights Belowground processes in Earth system models continue to present challenges. ParFlow.CLM modified to include more realistic root […]
Assessing aquifer storage and recovery feasibility in the Gulf Coastal Plains of Texas
Smith, W. B.*, G.R. Miller, and Z. Sheng (2017). Assessing aquifer storage and recovery feasibility in the Gulf Coastal Plains of Texas, Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 14:92-108, doi:10.1016/j.ejrh.2017.10.007. Abstract Study region The Gulf Coast and Carrizo-Wilcox aquifer systems in the Gulf Coastal Plains of Texas. Study focus Aquifer storage and recovery is a water storage […]
Earth Systems Modeling in the Brazos River Alluvium Aquifer: Improvement of Computational Methods and Development of Conceptual Model
Merket, Courtney B. (2017). Earth Systems Modeling in the Brazos River Alluvium Aquifer: Improvement of Computational Methods and Development of Conceptual Model. Master’s thesis, Texas A & M University. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/173043 Traditional hydrologic modeling has compartmentalized the water cycle into distinct components (e.g. rainfall-runoff, river routing, or groundwater flow models). In river valley alluvium aquifers, these […]
A groundwater–soil–plant–atmosphere continuum approach for modelling water stress, uptake, and hydraulic redistribution in phreatophytic vegetation
Gou, S. and Miller, G. (2014), A groundwater–soil–plant–atmosphere continuum approach for modelling water stress, uptake, and hydraulic redistribution in phreatophytic vegetation. Ecohydrol., 7: 1029–1041. http://doi.org/10.1002/eco.1427. Modelling groundwater uptake provides a powerful tool for examining the tight linkage of phreatophytic vegetation with spatial and temporal variations in groundwater and soil moisture. Here, a physically based modelling […]
Understanding ecohydrological connectivity in savannas: a system dynamics modelling approach
Miller, G. R., Cable, J. M., McDonald, A. K., Bond, B., Franz, T. E., Wang, L., Gou, S., Tyler, A. P., Zou, C. B. and Scott, R. L. (2012), Understanding ecohydrological connectivity in savannas: a system dynamics modelling approach. Ecohydrol., 5: 200–220. http://doi.org/10.1002/eco.245. Ecohydrological connectivity is a system level property that results from the linkages […]
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 […]