Recent Studies on Subsurface Water Hydrology

Probabilistic risk analysis in subsurface hydrology

[1] We present a general framework for probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) of subsurface contamination. PRA provides a natural venue for the rigorous quantification of structural (model) and parametric uncertainties inherent in predictions of subsurface flow and transport. A typical PRA starts by identifying relevant components of a subsurface system (e.g., a buried solid-waste tank, an aquitar...

Recent Research in Snow Hydrology

Recent work on snow pack energy exchange has involved detailed investigations on snow albedo and attempts to integrate energy energy balance calculations over drainage basins. Along with our better understanding of the electromagnetic properties of snow, research in remote sensing has become more focused toward estimation of snow pack properties. In snow metamorphism, analyses of the physical p...

Hydrology and Water Resources 4

CONTENTS • There are apparent trends in streamflow volume—both increases and decreases—in many regions. These trends cannot all be definitively attributed to changes in regional temperature or precipitation. However, widespread accelerated glacier retreat and shifts in streamflow timing in many areas from spring to winter are more likely to be associated with climate change. • The effect of cli...

The Wisconsin roots of ground water hydrology.

We can trace the roots of ground water hydrology in the U.S. to Wisconsin at the end of the nineteenth century when there was a remarkable confluence of talent at the University of Wisconsin (now the University of WisconsinMadison), including T.C. Chamberlin, F.H. King and C.S. Slichter. Although none of these men likely would have identified himself as a hydrologist, each did seminal work in g...

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