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Publications and Presentations

2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002

2008

Ferrill, D.A., A.P. Morris, D.W. Sims, R. Green, N. Franklin, and D.J. Waiting. Geologic Controls on Interaction between the Edwards and Trinity Aquifers, Balcones Fault System, Texas. South Texas Geological Society Bulletin, pp. 21-45. April 2008.

Green, R.T., P. Bertetti, A.P. Morris, D.A. Ferrill, and R. Klar. Dynamic Hydraulic Boundaries within the Western Edwards Aquifer. American Association of Petroleum Geologists Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, 20-23 April 2008.

2007

Painter, S.L., A.D. Woodbury, and Y. Jiang. 2007. Transmissivity Estimation for Highly Heterogeneous Aquifers: Comparison of Three Methods Applied to the Edwards Aquifer, Texas, USA. Hydrogeology Journal, 15(2):315-331.

2006

Green, R.T., F.P. Bertetti, N.M. Franklin, A.P. Morris, D.A. Ferrill, and R.V. Klar, 2006. Evaluation of the Edwards Aquifer in Kinney and Uvalde Counties, Texas. A report to the Edwards Aquifer Authority by Southwest Research Institute.

Painter, S.L., A. Sun, and R.T. Green. 2006. Experience With a Dual-Conductivity Flow Model Applied To Karst Aquifers. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, October 22-25. Abstract 74-2.

2005

Ferrill, D.A., A.P. Morris, and D.J. Waiting, 2005. Structure of the Balcones Fault System and Architecture of the Edwards and Trinity Aquifers, South-Central Texas. Geological Society of America South-Central Meeting, Spring 2005. Guidebook published by Southwest Research Institute.
 

Ferrill, D.A., D.W. Sims, N. Franklin, A.P. Morris, and D.J. Waiting, 2005. Structural Controls on the Edward Aquifer/Trinity Aquifer Interface in the Helotes Quadrangle, Texas. Final report prepared for the Edwards Aquifer Authority and the US Army Corps of Engineers.
 

Painter, S.L., R.T. Green, and A. Sun. "DCM, A MODFLOW Package for Modeling Flow in Karst Aquifers." To be presented at the USGS Karst Interest Group Conference. 2005.

Painter, S.L., A. Sun, and R.T. Green. "Enhanced Characterization and Representation of Flow through Karst Aquifers." Final Report. AwwaRF Project 2987. In Review.

Painter, S.L., A. Sun, and R.T. Green. "A MODFLOW-based Approach to Modeling Flow in Karst Aquifers." Presented at the Geological Society of America (GSA) Annual Meeting, Denver, CO. 2004. Also presented at University of Texas, Austin, TX, Department of Geological Sciences Hydrology Seminar Series. 2005.

Smart, K.J., D.A. Ferrill, and R.T. Green. Approaches to quantifying fault-controlled permeability and flow characteristics of the Edwards and Trinity Aquifers. Geological Society of America South-Central Section 39th Meeting, Abstracts with Programs 37(3):8. April 1-2, 2005.
 

Sun, A., S. Painter, and R. Green. "Modeling Barton Springs Segment of the Edwards Aquifer using MODFLOW-DCM, to be presented at ASCE 10th Multidisciplinary Conference on Sinkholes and the Engineering and Environmental Impacts of Karst." San Antonio, TX. 2005.

2004

Ferrill, D.A., D.W. Sims, D.J. Waiting, and A.P. Morris. Structural controls on the Edwards and Trinity Aquifers. Presentation to the Central Texas Section of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Cibolo Texas, May 11, 2004.
 

Ferrill, D.A., D.W. Sims, D.J. Waiting, A.P. Morris, N. Franklin, and A.L. Schultz, 2004. Structural Framework of the Edwards Aquifer recharge zone in south-central Texas. Geological Society of America Bulletin 116, 407-418.
 

Green, R.T. "The Integrated Flow Dynamics of a Karst and Fluvial Aquifer System." In Proceedings of the 32nd International Geological Congress. Florence, Italy. 2004. Abstract 186-15.

Green, R.T. and S. Johnson. "Water Resources of Uvalde County." Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies. GCAGS Field Guide for Uvalde County, TX. 2004.

 
Green, R.T., S. L. Painter, and A. Sun. "Groundwater Contamination in Karst Terrains." Water, Air, and Soil Pollution. Accepted for Publication.

Green, R.T., S. L. Painter, and A. Sun. "Groundwater Contamination in Karst Terrains." Presented at the 36th Mid-Atlantic Industrial and Hazardous Waste Conference. Storrs, CN. 2004.

Hovorka, S.D. and R.T. Green. "Role of Conduits in Edwards Aquifer Evolution and Flow." Proceedings of the Edwards Water Resources in Central Texas: Retrospective and Prospective. San Antonio, TX. May 2004.

Mace, R., A. Dutton, R. Green, and R. Lindgren. "Silicon Chips and Crystal Balls: The Current Status (and Future Paths?) of Modeling the Edwards Aquifer." Proceedings of the Edwards Water Resources in Central Texas: Retrospective and Prospective. San Antonio, TX. May 2004

Painter, S.L., A. Sun, and R.T. Green. "Evaluation of Strategies for Modeling Flow in Karst Aquifers." Proceedings of the 32nd International Geological Congress. Florence, Italy. 2004.

Sun, A., S. Painter, and R. Green. "Assessment of Smeared Conduit Approach for Modeling Karst Conduit Flows." Presented at the Geological Society of America (GSA) Annual Meeting, Denver, CO. 2004.

Painter, S.L., A.D. Woodbury, and J. Yefang. "Transmissivity Estimation for Highly Heterogeneous Aquifers: Comparison of Three Methods Applied to the Edwards Aquifer." Journal Publication Under Review.

2003

Ferrill, D.A., D.W. Sims, A.P. Morris, D.J. Waiting, and N. Franklin, 2003. Structural Controls on the Edwards Aquifer/Trinity Aquifer Interface in the Camp Bullis Quadrangle, Texas. Final report prepared for the Edwards Aquifer Authority and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas.

Waiting, D.J., D.A. Ferrill, and D.W. Sims, 2003. Development of a High-Resolution Geological Framework Model for the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone: Data, Assumptions, Procedures, and Workflow, Bulletin of the South Texas Geological Society XLIII(7), 13-24.

2002

Painter, S.L., J. Yefang, and A.D. Woodbury. "Estimating transmissivity in the Edwards Aquifer using upscaling, geostatistics, and Bayesian updating." American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. San Francisco, CA. 2002.

For more information about the karst hydrology program at SwRI or solutions for environmental and water resources management challenges publications and presentations or how you can contract with SwRI, please contact Ronald T. Green, Ph.D. at rgreen@swri.org or (210) 522-5305, or Scott Painter, Ph.D. at spainter@swri.org or (210) 522-3348.
 

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