The Boise Hydrogeophysical
Research Site

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Overview
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The Boise Hydrogeophysical Research Site (BHRS) is an in
situ (research wellfield) that is being developed by CGISS in
a shallow, coarse (cobble-and-sand), alluvial aquifer. Our goal is to
develop cost-effective, non-invasive methods for quantitatively
characterizing the distribution of permeability in heterogeneous
aquifers using hydrologic and geophysical techniques. Permeability is
the most significant aquifer parameter for quantitatively describing or
modeling groundwater flow and contaminant transport, and for designing
remediation systems.
The BHRS is located on a gravel bar adjacent to the Boise River about
15 km southeast of downtown Boise. Eighteen wells were emplaced at the
site in 1997 and 1998. The stratigraphy consists of coarse,
cobble-and-sand, braided-stream fluvial deposits that overlie a clay
layer at about 20 m depth. The design of the wells and the wellfield
provides for a wide range of surface, single-well, cross-hole,
multiwell and multilevel ,, and combined hydrologic-geophysical tests.
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Locations of the 18 wells are superimposed on this
aerial photograph of the BHRS. Flow in the river at this location is to
the northwest.
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coarse, braided-stream deposits showing disconnected sand lenses (S)
and a variety of cobble-dominated facies ranging from poorly-sorted
massive units (Gm), to moderately-sorted
horizontally-bedded units (Gh) and trough crossbedded
units (Gt). Heavy lines identify bounding surfaces
between depositional sequences. Prime Earth quarry northwest of Boise,
Idaho. For scale, quarry face is approximately 12 m high |
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Example of core recovery from
34 to 42 ft BLS in well X1 at the BHRS. Changes in cobble size are
evident. Sand lenses (e. g., at ~37.6 ft - 38.4 ft) and sand matrix
with cobbles are captured in place. Unrecovered intervals (places held
by foam with X marks) are arbitrarily assigned to the top of a given
cored section during collection in the field.
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Geophysical
Methods
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At the BHRS our intention is to thoroughly
characterize the wellfield as a control volume with "known" 3-D
distributions of sedimentary facies, geophysical parameters, and
hydrologic parameters. Then responses from , alone and together, can be correlated against known
parameter distributions to develop techniques for mapping the 3-D
distribution of permeability with non-invasive geophysical methods.
Initial efforts will concentrate on three generally accessible
geophysical methods: seismic, ground penetrating radar (GPR) and
transient or time-domain electromagnetics (TEM). Also a variety of
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Issues such as resolution, depth of
penetration, and the ability to measure or image desired parameters
will determine the usefulness of different geophysical methods. For
example, GPR provides high resolution subsurface reflection images, but
does not penetrate to the deeper parts of the aquifer at the BHRS. TEM,
on the other hand, measures the 1-D electrical resistivity distribution
with depth throughout the full aquifer thickness, but with less
vertical resolution. Additional important data sets from the BHRS are
the core analyses and from the 18 wells at the site. We are using these data to
verify and calibrate our geophysical interpretations. The many
geophysical methods and acquisition geometries, combined with the well
control, will provide an outstanding data set to characterize the
heterogeneity of the alluvial aquifer and to develop techniques for
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Crosshole GPR Tomography
Results
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We are acquiring lots of
crosshole tomographic data at the BHRS. To show the tomography data, we
have put a movie together (to the left) showing an entire tomography
data set. Each panel of the movie shows the recorded wave as the
receiver is lowered at 0.25 m intervals down the well. The vertical
axis records the depth of the receiver in the well from 1 to 18 meters.
The horizontal axis records the time from 0 to 200 ns. Note how the
continuity of the signal changes as the receiver passes boundaries
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Tomography
Acquisition
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A variety of acquisition
geometries are available with borehole experiments to determine the
velocity structure in the subsurface. Level runs (figure to the left),
where the source and receiver are lowered down the borehole at the same
depths, provide quick, one-dimensional information about the horizontal
velocity. Vertical profiles, like VRPs and VSPs, provide information
about the vertical interval velocities. Single hole reflection studies
are used primarily in consolidated sediments or hard rock to detect
fractures in the subsurface. Tomography (figure to the right) provides
a detailed, two- or three-dimensional image of the subsurface, but is
very time consuming to acquire and process. At the BHRS, we have
acquired VRPs, level runs, and tomography data sets, The level runs
provide quality control and help calibrate origin times in the
tomography data. Velocities obtained from VRPs can help constrain
tomographic inversions. Tomographic data, although expensive to
acquire, provides detailed information about both vertical and lateral
velocity changes in the subsurface. |
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Tomography
and Inversion
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Crosshole tomography provides a method to
determine the velocity structure between two wells. CGISS uses a
two-dimensional, finite-difference approximation to the eikonal
equation to generate ray paths through the model. In the inversion, we
use a weighted, damped, least squares approach to solve the ill-posed,
ill-conditioned problem. We are investigating different ways to
incorporate constraints on the problem to compute a more accurate
subsurface velocity distribution. The most common method to constrain
the solution invokes Occam's razor. Occam's razor states that in the
absence of other information, use the simplest solution. For
tomographic inversion, the procedure imposes the simplest structure on
the model that fits the data. Thus smoothness constraints are used when
inverting the data. Another approach that is gaining acceptance is
Bayesian inversion. In the Bayesian case, the inversion routine
incorporates a priori information to constrain the model. Bayesian
inversion can update the inverted model as more information about the
subsurface is discovered.
Formal inversion methods enable an error analysis of the results.
Unfortunately, most routines use a method that solves for the model
directly, without computing the inverse solution. We are modifying
inversion algorithms to compute or approximate the matrix inverse, so
that we can assess the resolution and uncertainty in our models. Error
analysis is a crucial aspect of inversion that warrants further
research into both efficient error computation and interpretaion of
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Results and Analysis
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The figure on the left (click
to enlarge) is the tomogram for well pair C6 and C5 at the BHRS. The
receiver is in well C6 (stars) and the transmitter is in C5 (circles).
The wells are deviated from the vertical. I account for the deviation
in the tomographic inversion. The color scale corresponds to the
subsurface velocities. Above the water table, the velocities are off
scale so that the variation in the saturated zone is easier to see. The
solid curves to the left and right of the wells are the neutron-derived
porosity logs. The plot to the right is the distribution of the travel
time residuals for this inversion. The source depths are plotted
vertically and the receiver depths are plotted horizontally. The
largest residuals are near the water table, where the forward routine
has difficulty accurately modeling the wave propagation. |
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I have plotted the diagonal
elements of the resolution (left) and the covariance (right) for the
tomogram. Resolution measures how well the model locates the parameter.
The resolution plot is very similar to the ray density plot. Cells with
high resolution values correlate with cells with high ray density. This
correspondence justifies using the ray density as a qualitative
approximation for the model resolution.
Covariance measures the uncertainty in the inverted parameter value. As
expected, the covariance values are correlated with the resolution
values. Large covariance values indicate highly resolved cells. As more
rays traverse the cell, we are more assured of its position. However,
more variance is associated with the increased number of rays, so the
covariance increases. For those cells with only a few ray crossings,
the variance will be small, but the resolution will be large and the
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We are also collaborating with researchers
from Lawrence Berkeley Laboratories (Ernie Majer, John Peterson, Ken
Williams, and Tom Daley) to develop crosshole radar and seismic
tomography methods for imaging the zones between wells and estimating
dielectric and seismic properties at the site. These material property
distributions will then be compared to the porosity and permeability
distributions derived from hydrologic well tests. Here are some
examples of preliminary radar tomographic inversions performed by LBL
for three wells in a triangular pattern.
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The first panel is the 200 MHz
radar tomogram for the region between wells B1 and B2.
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This panel is the 200 MHz tomogram
for the region between wells B2 and C1.
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The third panel is the 200 MHz
tomogram for the region between wells B1 and C1.
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Here is another tomogram for wells
B1 and C1, but using 100 MHz antennas. Note the similarities and
differences between this tomogram and the 200 MHz tomogram for the same
well pair.
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For more information about this
research, and preliminary results using the LBL high-frequency
piezoelectric borehole seismic source at the BHRS, see the by below.
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PUBLICATIONS
PEER-REVIEWED PAPERS, by year:
Buursink, M.L., Johnson, T.C., Routh, P.S., and Knoll, M.D., 2008,
Cross-hole radar propagation velocity tomography using Fresnel volume
sensitivities: Geophysical Journal International, v. 172, no.1, p.
1-17, doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2007.03589.x
Malama, B., Kuhlman, K.L., and Barrash, W., 2008, Semi-analytical
solution for flow in a leaky unconfined aquifer toward a partially
penetrating pumping well: Journal of Hydrology, v. 356, p. 234-244, doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2008.03.029.
Yeh, T.-C. J., Lee, C.-H., Hsu, K.-C., Illman, W.A., Barrash, W., Cai,
X., Daniels, J., Sudicky, E., Wan, L., Li, G., and Winter, C.L., 2008,
A view towards the future of subsurface characterization: CAT scanning
groundwater basins: Water Resources Research, v. 44, W03301,
doi:10.1029/2007WR006375.
Ernst, J.R., Green, A.G., Maurer, H., and Holliger, K., 2007,
Application of a new 2D time-domain full-waveform inversion scheme to
crosshole radar data: Geophysics, v. 72, no. 5, p. J53-J64.
Irving, J.D., Knoll, M.D., and Knight, R.J., 2007,
Improving crosshole radar velocity tomograms: A new approach to
incorporating high-angle traveltime data: Geophysics, v. 72, no. 4,
p. J31-J41.
Jardani, A., Revil, A., Boleve, A., Crespy, A., Dupont, J.-P., Barrash,
W., and Malama, B., 2007,
Tomography of the Darcy velocity from self-potential measurements:
Geophysical Research Letters, v. 34, L24403, doi:10.1029/2007GL031907.
Johnson, T.C., Routh, P.S., Barrash, W., and Knoll, M., 2007, A
field comparison of Fresnel zone and ray-based GPR
attenuation-difference tomography for time-lapse imaging of
electrically anomalous tracer or contaminant plumes: Geophysics, v.
72, no. 2, p. G21-G29.
Johnson, T.C., Routh, P.S., Clemo, T., Barrash, W., and Clement, W.,
2007, Incorporating
geostatistical constraints in nonlinear inverse problems: Water
Resources Research, v. 43, W10422, doi:10.1029/2006WR005185.
Malama, B., Kuhlman, K.L., and Barrash, W., 2007,
Semi-analytical solution for flow in leaky unconfined aquifer-aquitard
systems: Journal of Hydrology, v.346, p. 59-68,
doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2007.08.018.
Miller, C.R., and Routh, P.S., 2007, Resolution
analysis of geophysical images: Comparison between point spread
function and region of data influence measures: Geophysical
Prospecting, 55, 1-18, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2478.2007.00640.x.
Oldenborger, G.A., Knoll, M.D., Routh, P.S., and LaBrecque, D.J., 2007,
iTime-lapse
ERT monitoring of an injection/withdrawal experiment in a shallow
unconfined aquifer, Geophysics, 72(4), F177–F187.
Oldenborger, G.A., Routh, P.S., and Knoll, M.D., 2007, Model
reliability for 3D electrical resistivity tomography: Application of
the volume of investigation index to a time-lapse monitoring experiment,
Geophysics, 72(4), F167–F175.
Barrash, W., Clemo, T., Fox, J.J., and Johnson, T.C., 2006,
Field, laboratory, and modeling investigation of the skin effect at
wells with slotted casing, Boise Hydrogeophysical Research Site:
Journal of Hydrology, v. 326, no.1-4, p. 181-198
doi:10.1016/j.jhydro/2005.10.029.
Clement, W.P., 2006, Issues
during the Inversion of crosshole radar data: Can we have confidence in
the outcome?" Journal of Engineering and Environmental Geophysics,
v. 11, p. 269-287.
Clement, W.P. and Barrash, W., 2006, Crosshole
radar tomography in an alluvial aquifer near Boise, Idaho: Journal
of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics, v. 11, no. 3, p. 171-184.
Clement, W.P., Barrash, W., and Knoll, M.D., 2006, Reflectivity
modeling of ground penetrating radar: Geophysics, v. 71, p.
K59-K66.
Clement, W.P., and Knoll, M.D., 2006, Traveltime
inversion of vertical radar profiles, Geophysics, v. 71, p.
K67-K76.
Clemo, T. 2006, Flow
in perforated pipes: A comparison of models and experiments, SPE
Production and Facilities, v. 21, p. 302-311.
Moret, G.J.M., Knoll, M.D., Barrash, W., and Clement, W.P., 2006, Investigating
the stratigraphy of an alluvial aquifer using crosswell seismic
traveltime tomography: Geophysics, v. 71, p. B63-B73.
Oldenborger, G.A., and Routh, P.S., 2006, Theoretical
development of the scattering decomposition for the 3D resistivity
experiment, Geophysical Prospecting, v. 54, p. 463-473.
Clemo, T., 2005, Improved
water-table dynamics in MODFLOW: Ground Water, v. 42, no. 3, p.
270-273.
Johnson, T.C., Routh, P.S., and Knoll, M.D., 2005, Fresnel
volume georadar attenuation-difference tomography. Geophysical
Journal International, v. 162, p. 9-24.
Oldenborger, G.A., Routh, P.S., and Knoll, M.D., 2005, Sensitivity
of electrical resistivity tomography data to electrode position errors:
Geophysical J. International, v. 163, p. 1-9.
Tronicke, J., and Knoll, M.D., 2005, Vertical
radar profiling: influence of survey geometry on first-arrival
traveltimes and amplitudes: J. Applied Geophysics, v. 57, p.
179-191.
Barrash, W. and Reboulet, E.C., 2004, Significance
of porosity for stratigraphy and textural composition in subsurface
coarse fluvial deposits, Boise Hydrogeophysical Research Site:
Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 116, no. 9/10, p. 1059-1073,
doi:10.1130/B25370.1.
Moret, G.J.M., Clement, W.P., Knoll, M.D., and Barrash, W., 2004, VSP
traveltime inversion: Near-surface issues: Geophysics, v. 69, no.
2, 345-351.
Oldenborger, G.A., Knoll, M.D., and Barrash, W., 2004, Effects
of signal processing and antenna frequency on the geostatistical
structure of ground-penetrating radar data: Journal of
Environmental & Engineering Geophysics v. 9, no. 4, p. 201-212.
Tronicke, J., Holliger, K., Barrash, W., and Knoll, M.D., 2004, Multivariate
analysis of crosshole georadar velocity and attenuation tomograms for
aquifer zonation: Water Resources Research v. 40, no. 1, W01519,
10.1029/2003WR002031, 2004.
Barrash, W. and Clemo, T., 2002, Hierarchical
geostatistics and multifacies systems: Boise Hydrogeophysical Research
Site, Boise, Idaho: Water Resources Research, v. 38, no. 10, 1196,
10.1029/2002WR001436, 2002.
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CONFERENCE PAPERS, by year:
Bradford, J., 2006, Frequency
dependent attenuation of ground-penetrating radar data: SAGEEP2006,
The Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and
Environmental Problems, Seattle, WA
Clement, W.P. and Barrash, W., 2006, Crosshole
radar tomography in an alluvial aquifer near Boise, Idaho:
SAGEEP2006, The Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to
Engineering and Environmental Problems, Seattle, WA.
Miller, C.R. and Routh, P.S., 2006, Resolution
analysis of geophysical images: Comparison of point spread function and
region of data influence measures: SEG annual meeting in New
Orleans, p. 1-4.
Muffels, C., Tonkin, M., Zhang, H., Anderson, M., and Clemo, T., 2006,
Application of LSQR to calibration of a MODFLOW model: A synthetic
study, MODFLOW and more 2006: Managing Ground-Water Systems - Conf.
Proc., Poeter, Hill & Zheng (eds), International Ground Water
Modeling Center, Golden CO, 283-287.
Routh, P.S. and Miller, C.R., 2006, Image interpretation using
appraisal analysis: SAGEEP2006, The Symposium on the Application of
Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems, Seattle, WA.
Routh, P. S., Oldenborger, G. A., and Oldenburg, D. W., 2005, ,
SEG expanded abstracts, p. 1033-1036.
Johnson, T. C., Routh, P. S., Knoll, M. D., and Barrash, W., 2005, , SEG expanded abstracts, p. 1069-1072.
Barrash, W., Knoll, M.D., Hyndman, D.W., Clemo, T., and Hausrath, E.M.,
2003, Tracer/Time-Lapse Radar Imaging Test at the Boise
Hydrogeophysical Research Site: Proceedings of SAGEEP03, The Symposium
on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental
Problems, April 6-10, 2003, San Antonio, TX, p. 163-174.
Clemo, T., 2003, Improved water
table dynamics in block-centered finite-difference flow models,
Proc. of MODFLOW and more 2003 understanding through modeling,
International Ground Water Modeling Center, Golden CO, p. 47-50.
Clemo, T. and Barrash, W., 2003, Inversion of
borehole flowmeter measurements considering well screen clogging and
skin, Proc. of MODFLOW and more 2003 understanding through
modeling, International Ground Water Modeling Center, Golden CO, p.
99-103.
Clemo, T., Michaels, P., and Lehman, R. M., 2003, Transmissivity
resolution obtained from the inversion of transient and pseudo-steady
drawdown measurements, Proc. of MODFLOW and more 2003 understanding
through modeling, International Ground Water Modeling Center, Golden
CO, p. 629-633.
Goldstein, S.E., Knoll, M.D., Barrash, W., and Clement, W.P., 2003, Borehole
radar attenuation tomography during the Tracer/Time-Lapse Test at the
Boise Hydrogeophysical Research Site: Proceedings of SAGEEP03, The
Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and
Environmental Problems, April 6-10, 2003, San Antonio, TX, p. 147-162
Moret, G.J.M. and Knoll, M.D., 2003,
The value of borehole-to-surface information in near-surface crosswell
seismic tomography: Proceedings of SAGEEP03, The Symposium on the
Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems,
April 6-10, 2003, San Antonio, TX, p. 131-141.
Tonkin, M., Clemo, T., and Doherty, J., 2003, Computationally efficient
regularized inversion for highly parameterized MODFLOW models: Proc. of
MODFLOW and more 2003 understanding through modeling, International
Ground Water Modeling Center, Golden, CO, p. 595-599.
Clement, W. P. and M. D. Knoll, 2001, A
comparison of vertical and horizontal GPR velocity estimates in
alluvial sediments: Proceedings of SAGEEP2001, The Symposium on the
Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems,
March 4-7, 2001, Denver, CO, GP 2-4.
Liberty, L., Wood, S. and Barrash, W., 2001, Seismic
reflection imaging of hydrostratigraphic facies in Boise: 71st Ann.
Mtg, Society of Exploration Geophysicists, p. 1393‑1396.
Barrash, W. and Clemo, T., 2000, Hierarchical geostatistics of porosity
derived from neutron logs at the Boise Hydrogeophysical Research Site,
Boise, Idaho: Proceedings of TraM'2000, Liege, Belgium, May 23-26,
2000, IAHS Publ. no. 262, p. 333-338.
Clement, W. P. and M. D. Knoll, 2000, Tomographic
inversion of crosshole radar data: Confidence in results:
Proceedings of SAGEEP2000, The Symposium on the Application of
Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems, February 20-24,
2000, Arlington, VA, p. 553-562.
Liberty, L. M., W. P. Clement, and M. D. Knoll, 2000, Crosswell
seismic reflection imaging of a shallow cobble-and-sand aquifer: An
example from the Boise Hydrogeophysical Research Site: Proceedings
of SAGEEP2000, The Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to
Engineering and Environmental Problems, February 20-24, 2000,
Arlington, VA, p. 545-552.
Barrash, W., T. Clemo, and M.D. Knoll, 1999, Boise
Hydrogeophysical Research Site (BHRS): Objectives, design, initial
geostatistical results: Proceedings of SAGEEP99, The Symposium on
the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental
Problems, March 14-18, 1999, Oakland, CA, p. 389-398.
Clement, W.P., L.M. Liberty, and M.D. Knoll, 1999, Reverse
VSPs and crosshole seismic tomography while coring: Proceedings of
SAGEEP99, The Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering
and Environmental Problems, March 14-18, 1999, Oakland, CA, p. 713-722.
Clement, W.P., M.D. Knoll, L.M. Liberty, P.R. Donaldson, P. Michaels,
W. Barrash, and J.R. Pelton, 1999, Geophysical
surveys across the Boise Hydrogeophysical Research Site to determine
geophysical parameters of a shallow, alluvial aquifer: Proceedings
of SAGEEP99, The Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to
Engineering and Environmental Problems, March 14-18, 1999, Oakland, CA,
p. 399-408.
Knoll, M.D., and W.P. Clement, 1999, Vertical
radar profiling to determine dielectric constant, water content and
porosity values at well locations: Proceedings of SAGEEP99, The
Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and
Environmental Problems, March 14-18, 1999, Oakland, CA, p. 821-830.
Liberty, L.M., W.P. Clement, and M.D. Knoll, 1999, Surface
and borehole seismic characterization of the Boise Hydrogeophysical
Research Site: Proceedings of SAGEEP99, The Symposium on the
Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems,
March 14-18, 1999, Oakland, CA, p. 723-732.
Peretti, W.R., M.D. Knoll, W.P. Clement, and W. Barrash, 1999, 3-D
GPR imaging of complex fluvial stratigraphy at the Boise
Hydrogeophysical Research Site: Proceedings of SAGEEP99, The
Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and
Environmental Problems, March 14-18, 1999, Oakland, CA, p. 555-564.
Peterson, J.E., Jr., E.L. Majer, and
M.D. Knoll, 1999, Hydrogeological
property estimation using tomographic data at the Boise
Hydrogeophysical Research Site: Proceedings of SAGEEP99, The
Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and
Environmental Problems, March 14-18, 1999, Oakland, CA, p. 629-638.
Barrash, W. and Knoll, M.D., 1998, Design
of research wellfield for calibrating geophysical methods against
hydrologic parameter: Proceedings, Conference on Hazardous Waste
Research, Snowbird, UT, May 19-21, 1998, Great Plains/Rocky Mountains
Hazardous Substance Research Center, Kansas State University, p.
296-318.
Barrash, W., P. Donaldson, K. Huang, M. Knoll, P. Michaels, J. and
Pelton, 1997, Toward Joint Inversion of Hydrologic and Geophysical Data
for Permeability Distribution in an Alluvial Aquifer. Selected Research
in Environmental Quality Fiscal Year 1996, Proceedings Joint USAF/Army
Contractor/Grantee Meeting, January 14-17, Panama City, FL, p. 9-17.
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THESES AND
DISSERTATIONS, by year:
Nelson, G.K., 2007, Deterministic modeling of bromide tracer transport
during the Tracer/Time-Lapse Radar Imaging Test at the Boise
Hydrogeophysical Research Site, August 2001: M.S. Thesis, Boise State
University, Boise, ID.
Pool, L., 2007, Determination of hydraulic conductivity from SH-waves:
M.S. Thesis, Boise State University, Boise, ID.
Buursink, M.L., 2006, Application of borehole radar and Fresnel volume
tomography to characterize a heterogeneous alluvial aquifer: Ph.D.
Dissertation, Boise State University, Boise, ID, 284 p.
Fox, J.J., 2006, Analytical modeling of fully penetrating pumping tests
at the Boise Hydrogeophysical Research Site for aquifer parameters and
wellbore skin: M.S. Thesis, Boise State University, Boise, ID, 132 p.
Johnson, T.C., 2006, Fresnel volume ground penetrating radar
attenuation difference tomography and incorporating geostatistical
constraints into non-linear inverse problems: Ph.D. Dissertation, Boise
State University, Boise, ID, 129 p.
Oldenborger, G.A., 2006, Advances in electrical resistivity tomography:
Modeling, electrode position errors, time-lapse monitoring of an
injection/withdrawal experiment, and solution appraisal: Ph.D.
Dissertation, Boise State University, Boise, ID, 331 p.
Hughes, C.E., 2005, Comparison of empirical relationships for hydraulic
conductivity using grain size distribution, packing, and porosity
information from the Boise Hydrogeophysical Research Site, Boise,
Idaho: M.S. Thesis, Boise State University, Boise, ID, 123 p.
Goldstein, S.E., 2004, Cross-well radar attenuation-difference
tomography to monitor a bromide tracer test: M.S. Thesis, Boise State
University, Boise, ID, 132 p.
Moret, G., 2003, P-wave velocity characterization of the Boise
Hydrogeophysical Research Site: MS Thesis, Boise State University.
Reboulet, E.C., 2003, Quantitative analysis of unconsolidated coarse
fluvial sediments from the Boise Hydrogeophysical Research Site: MS
Thesis, Boise State University, 154 p.
Leven, C., 2002, Effects of heterogeneous parameter distributions on
hydraulic tests - Analysis and assessment: Ph.D. Dissertation,
University of Tubingen, Germany, 88 p.
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TECHNICAL
REPORTS, by year
Clemo, T., MODFLOW-2005 Ground-Water Model User Guide to the Adjoint
State based Sensitivity Process (ADJ), Technical Report BSU CGISS
07-01, 2008 in review.
Miller, C., Barrash, W., Clement, W., and Routh, P., 2008,
Controlled-source electromagnetic survey at New Hyde Park, New York:
Technical report for U.S. EPA Grant X-96004601-0, CGISS Technical Report 08-01, Boise State
University, Boise, ID, 43 p.
Thoma, M. and Nelson, G., 2008, Manual for development of a transient MODFLOW/ MT3DMS/SEAWAT simulation for the 2001 tracer test at the Boise Hydrogeophysical Research Site: CGISS Technical Report, 08-02, Boise State University, Boise, ID, 85 p.
Clemo, T., 2007, MODFLOW-2005 Ground-Water Model User Guide to the Adjoint State Based Sensitivity Process (ADJ), Technical Report BSU CGISS 07-01:CGISS Technical Report, Boise State University, Boise, ID.
Reboulet, E.C. and Barrash, W., 2003, BSU CGISS Technical Report, 03-02,
Boise State University, Boise, ID, 84 p.
Barrash, W., Clemo, T., Hyndman, D.W., Reboulet, E., and Hausrath, E.,
2002, Report to EPA for Grant X-970085-01-0 and to
the U.S. Army Research Office for Grant DAAH04-96-1-0318, Center for
Geophysical Investigation of the Shallow Subsurface Technical Report
BSU CGISS 02-03, Boise State University, Boise, ID, 120 p.
Clemo, T., 2002, Report to the U.S. Army
Research Office for grants DAAH04-96-1-0318 and DAAD19-00-1-0454, and
EPA grant X-970085-01-0, Center for Geophysical Investigation of the
Shallow Subsurface Technical Report BSU CGISS 02-02, Boise State
University, Boise, ID.
Hausrath, E.M., Barrash, W. and Reboulet, E.C., 2002, Report to EPA for Grant
X-970085-01-0 and to the U.S. Army Research Office for Grant
DAAH04-96-1-0318, Center for Geophysical Investigation of the Shallow
Subsurface Technical Report BSU CGISS 02-02, Boise State University,
Boise, ID, 86 p.
Huang, K., Clemo, T., and Barrash, W., 1998, Program
developments for modeling groundwater flow in three-dimensional
heterogeneous aquifers with MODFLOW and MODFLOWP:
Technical Report BSU CGISS 97-02, Center for Geophysical Investigation
of the Shallow Subsurface, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho, 31p.
ABSTRACTS, by year:
Barrash, W., Clemo, T., Johnson, T., Leven, C., Malama, B., and Nelson,
G., 2007, Hydraulic tomography at the Boise Hydrogeophysical Research
Site (abs.): SIAM Conference on Mathematical and Computational Issues
in the Geosciences, March 19-22, 2007, Santa Fe, NM.
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Barrash, W., Malama, B., Routh, P.S., Johnson, T.C., and Clemo, T.,
2007, Joint inversion at the Boise Hydrogeophysical Research Site
(abs.): AGU Spring Meeting, May 22-25, 2007, Acapulco, Mexico, Invited.
Malama, B., Kuhlman, K., and Barrash, W., 2007, Leakage theory for
unconfined aquifers (abs.): AGU Spring Meeting, May 22-25, 2007,
Acapulco, Mexico.
Barrash, W. and Routh, P.S., 2006, Boise
Hydrogeophysical Research Site: Field-scale tests facility for
addressing fundamental questions of environmental science (abs.): AGU
Fall Meeting, December 11-15, 2006, San Francisco, CA, EOS, v. 87, no.
52, Abstract H51D-0519.
Barrash, W. and Routh, P.S., 2006, Boise Hydrogeophysical Research
Site, Phase 2: Community Asset: SEG Hydrogeophysics Workshop, July
31-Aug 2, Vancouver, Canada.
Barrash, W., Clemo, T., Johnson, T., Leven, C., and Nelson, G., 2006,
Hydraulic tomography at the Boise Hydrogeophysical Research Site
(abs.): Hydraulic Tomography Workshop, June 8-9, 2006, Boise State
University, Boise, Idaho.
Barrash, W., Clemo, T., and Reboulet, E.C., 2006, Modeling and
verifying multiscale, multifacies heterogeneity in a shallow fluvial
aquifer (abs.): SEG Hydrogeophysics Workshop, July 31-August 2, 2006,
Vancouver, BC.
Bradford, J.H., 2006, Pre-stack analysis of multi-fold GPR data for
characterization of shallow groundwater systems: SEG Hydrogeophysics
Workshop, July 31-Aug 2, Vancouver, Canada.
Bradford, J., 2006, Frequency dependent attenuation of
ground-penetrating radar data: SAGEEP2006, The Symposium on the
Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems,
Seattle, WA.
Bradford, J.H. and Clement, W., 2006, Accuracy and precision of
porosity estimates based on velocity inversion of surface
ground-penetrating radar data: A controlled experiment at the Boise
Hydrogeophysical Research Site: AGU Fall Meeting, December 11-15, 2006,
San Francisco, CA, EOS, v. 87, no. 52, Abstract H43G-06.
Clement, W.P. and Barrash, W., 2006, Crosshole radar tomography in an
alluvial aquifer near Boise, Idaho: SAGEEP2006, The Symposium on the
Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems,
Seattle, WA.
Clemo, T. and Barrash, W., 2006, Sensitivity of flowmeter calibration
to incoming flow through a well screen: Geological Society of America
Ann. Mtg., Philadelphia, PA, Oct 22-25, 2006, GSA Abstracts with
Programs v. 38, no. 7, p. 431.
Clemo, T. and Barrash, W., 2006, In-well fluid hydraulics simulation
for modeling of borehole flowmeter response in a layered aquifer:
MODFLOW and more 2006: Managing Ground-Water Systems: Poeter, Hill
& Zheng (eds), International Ground Water Modeling Center, Golden
CO, p. 721.
Dafflon, B., Holliger, K., and Tronicke, J., 2006, Local-scale
characterization of the porosity structure of heterogeneous aquifers
based on the conditional stochastic simulation of high-resolution
geophysical data: SEG Hydrogeophysics Workshop, July 31-Aug 2,
Vancouver, Canada.
Irving, J., Knoll, M., and Knight, R., 2006, Processing and inversion
strategies for improving crosshole GPR velocity tomography: SEG
Hydrogeophysics Workshop, July 31-Aug 2, Vancouver, Canada.
Johnson, T.C., Routh, P.S., Barrash, W., and Knoll, M.D., 2006, Time
lapse imaging of a conductive tracer plume using GPR attenuation
difference tomography, SEG Hydrogeophysics Workshop, July 31-Aug 2,
Vancouver, Canada.
Johnson, T.C., Routh, P.S., Clemo, T., and Barrash, W., 2006, Plausible
solution space sampling to quantify resolution and uncertainty (abs):
AGU Fall Meeting, December 11-15, 2006, San Francisco, CA, EOS, v.
87(52), Abstract NS23A-08.
Johnson, T.C., Routh, P.S., Clemo, T., Barrash, W., and Clement W.,
2006, Incorporating geostatistical constraints in nonlinear inversion
problems: Application to shallow aquifer borehole tomography problem,
SEG Hydrogeophysics Workshop, July 31-Aug 2, Vancouver, Canada.
Leven, C., Barrash, W., and Dietrich, P., 2006, Application of the
concept of sensitivity coefficients to pumping test data from the Boise
Hydrogeophysical Research Site (abs.): AGU Fall Meeting, December
11-15, 2006, San Francisco, CA, EOS, v. 87, no. 52, Abstract H43B-0506.
Malama, B., Barrash, W., Hyndman, D., and Nelson, G.K., 2006, Solute
transport in a medium with spatially variable porosity (abs.): AGU Fall
Meeting, December 11-15, 2006, San Francisco, CA, EOS, v. 87, no. 52,
Abstract H41G-05.
Miller, C.R. and Routh, P.S., 2006, Resolution analysis of geophysical
images: Comparison of point spread function and region of data
influence measures: SEG annual meeting in New Orleans, p. 1-4.
Muffels, C., Tonkin, M., Zhang, H., Anderson, M., and Clemo, T., 2006,
Application of LSQR to calibration of a MODFLOW model: A synthetic
study, MODFLOW and more 2006: Managing Ground-Water Systems - Conf.
Proc., Poeter, Hill & Zheng (eds), International Ground Water
Modeling Center, Golden CO, 283-287.
Mwenifumbo, C.J. and Knoll, M.D., 2006, Capacitive resistivity logging
at the Boise Hydrogeophysical Research Site: SEG Hydrogeophysics
Workshop, July 31-Aug 2, Vancouver, Canada.
Oldenborger, G.A., Knoll, M.D., Routh, P.S., and Barrash, W., 2006,
Time-lapse ERT monitoring of an injection/withdrawal experiment,
AGU-SEG Joint Assembly, Baltimore, May 22-26, H42B-05.
Routh, P.S., 2006, Funnel function approach to determine uncertainty;
Some advances: AGU Fall Meeting, December 11-15, 2006, San Francisco,
CA, EOS, v. 87, no. 52.
Routh, P.S. and Miller, C.R., 2006, Image interpretation using
appraisal analysis: SAGEEP2006, The Symposium on the Application of
Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems, Seattle, WA.
Routh, P., Sinha, S., and Anno, P.D., 2006, Reservoir heterogeneity at
different scales using time frequency decomposition based on continuous
wavelet transform: SEG Hydrogeophysics workshop, July 31-Aug 2,
Vancouver, Canada.
Barrash, W., Clemo, T., Fox, J.J., and Johnson, T.C., 2005, Accounting
for aquifer heterogeneity in analysis of the skin effect (abs.): AGU
Fall Meeting, December 5-9, 2005, San Francisco, CA, EOS, v. 86, no.
52, Abstract H51A-0336.
Clement , W.P., Barrash, W., and Knoll, M.D., 2005, Reflectivity
modeling of a ground penetrating radar profile of a saturated alluvial
formation, EOS Trans. AGU, 86(18), Jt. Assem. Suppl., Abstract
NS11A-03, 183. (23–27 May, New Orleans, LA).
Clemo, T., Barrash, W., and Johnson, T.C., 2005, Fluid mechanics of
borehole flowmeters (abs.): AGU Fall Meeting, December 5-9, 2005, San
Francisco, CA, EOS, v. 86, no. 52, Abstract H21C-1353.
Johnson, T.C., Routh, P.S., Clemo, T., Barrash, W., and Clement, W.P.,
2005, Geostatistically constrained inversion and uncertainty estimation
(abs.): AGU Fall Meeting, December 5-9, 2005, San Francisco, CA, EOS,
v. 86, no. 52, Abstract H13C-1345.
Oldenborger, G.A., P.S. Routh, and M.D. Knoll, 2005, Sensitivity of
electrical resistivity tomography data to electrode position, EOS
Trans. AGU, 86(18), Jt. Assem. Suppl., Abstract NS12A-04, 183.
(23–27 May, New Orleans, LA).
Routh, P.S., 2005, Appraisal analysis for nonlinear problems: Tool for
image interpretation and survey design (abs.): AGU Fall Meeting,
December 5-9, 2005, San Francisco, CA, EOS, v. 86, no. 52, Abstract
H13C-1348 (Invited).
Routh, P.S., and Oldenburg, D.W., 2005, Survey design optimization
using resolution measure of point spread function, EOS Trans. AGU,
86(18), Jt. Assem. Suppl., Abstract NS23A-02, 183. (23–27 May,
New Orleans, LA).
Barrash, W., Kaleris, V., Clemo, T., Johnson, T., Leven, C., and
Reboulet, E., 2004, In-well flow effects on borehole flowmeter profiles
in long-screened wells (abs.): Spring AGU Meeting, May 17-21, 2004,
Montreal, Canada, EOS, v. 85, no. 17.
Barrash, W., Knoll, M., Clement, W., Clemo, T., and Michaels, P., 2004,
Determining distributions of hydrologic and geophysical parameters in a
heterogeneous fluvial aquifer, Boise Hydrogeophysical Research Site
(abs.): Geological Society of America 56th Ann. Mtg. Rocky Mountain
Section and 100th Ann. Mtg. Cordilleran Section, Boise, ID, May 3-5,
2004, Abstracts with Programs, v. 36, no. 4, p. 76.
Clement, W.P., Barrash, W., and Knoll, M., 2004, Crosshole radar
tomography in an alluvial aquifer near Boise, Idaho (abs.): Geol. Soc.
Am. 56th Ann. Mtg. Rocky Mtn Sec. and 100th Ann. Mtg. Cord. Sec.,
Boise, ID, May 3-5, 2004. Abs. with Prog., v. 36, no. 4, p. 31.
Goldstein, S.E., Johnson, T.C., Knoll, M.D., Routh, P., and Barrash,
W., 2004, Time-lapse imaging of a bromide tracer test in a coarse
alluvial aquifer using crosswell radar attenuation-difference
tomography (abs.): Spring AGU Meeting, May 17-21, 2004, Montreal,
Canada, EOS, v. 85, no. 17.
Johnson, T.C., Barrash, W., and Knoll, M., 2004, Fresnel volume
attenuation difference inversion of borehole georadar data using
analytically computed sensitivities (abs.): Geological Society of
America 56th Ann. Mtg. of Rocky Mountain Section and 100th Ann. Mtg.
Cordilleran Section, Boise, ID, May 3-5, 2004, Abs. with Programs, v.
36, no. 4, p. 76.
Moret, G.J.M., Knoll, M.D., Barrash, W., and Clement, W.P., 2004,
Investigating the hydrostratigraphy of an unconsolidated aquifer using
crosswell seismic traveltime tomography (abs.): Spring AGU Mtg, May
17-21, 2004, Montreal, EOS, v. 85, no. 17.
Oldenborger, G.A., P.S. Routh, and M.D. Knoll, 2004, Effect of
electrode position errors on electrical resistivity tomography data,
EOS Trans. AGU, 85(17), Jt. Assem. Suppl., Abstract NS33A-02, 279.
(17–22 May, Montreal, QC)
Johnson, T.C., Barrash, W., and Knoll, M., 2003, Imaging tracer
movement in a heterogeneous sedimentary aquifer with Fresnel zone
attenuation difference tomography (abs.): Geological Society of America
Annual Meeting, November 2-5, 2003, Seattle, WA, Abstracts with
Programs, v. 35, no. 6, p. 252.
Tronicke, J., Holliger, K., Barrash, W., and Knoll, M.D., 2003, Aquifer
zonation using multivariate analysis of crosshole georadar tomograms
(abs.): EGS-AGU-EUG Joint Assembly, Nice, France, April 6-11, 2003,
Geophysical Research Abstracts, v. 5, 07006.
Barrash, W., Knoll, M.D., Clement, W.P., Clemo, T., and Michaels, P.,
2002, Determining the three-dimensional distribution of permeability in
a heterogeneous fluvial aquifer with hydrologic and geophysical
methods, Boise Hydrogeophysical Research Site (abs.): Fall AGU Meeting,
December 6-10, 2002, San Francisco, CA, EOS, v. 83, no. 47, p. F461
(Invited).
Johnson, T.C., Barrash, W., and Clemo, T., 2002, Modeling well-bore
skin effects at pumping and observations wells under variable pumping
rate (abs.): Fall AGU Meeting, December 6-10, 2002, San Francisco, CA,
EOS, v. 83, no. 47, p. 453-454.
Leven, C., Barrash, W., Hyndman, D.W., and Johnson, T.C., 2002,
Modeling a combined tracer and time-lapse radar imaging test in the
heterogeneous fluvial aquifer at the Boise Hydrogeophysical Research
Site (abs.): Fall AGU Meeting, December 6-10, 2002, San Francisco, CA,
EOS, v. 83, no. 47, p. F487.
Moret, G., Buursink, M., Knoll, M.D., and Barrash, W., 2002, Comparing
seismic and radar cross-hole tomography to quantify subsurface porosity
(abs.): Subsurface Science Symposium, Inland Northwest Research
Alliance/Idaho National Engr. and Env. Lab., Boise, ID, Oct. 13-16,
2002.
Clement, W.P., Liberty, L.M., and Barrash, W., 2001, Using cross-hole
GPR reflections to improve tomographic imaging and hydrogeologic
interpretation (abs.) Geological Society of America Annual Meeting,
November 1-10, 2001, Boston, MA, Abstracts with Programs, v. 33, no. 6,
p. A-45.
Purvance, D.T. and Barrash, W., 2000, The electrical-hydraulic
conductivity correlation observed at the Boise Hydrogeophysical
Research Site (abs.): Spring AGU Meeting, May 30-June 3, 2000,
Washington, DC, EOS, v. 81, no. 19, May 9, 2000 Supplement, p. S212.
Barrash, W. and Clemo, T., 1999, Hierarchical geostatistics of porosity
derived from neutron logs at the Boise Hydrogeophysical Research Site,
Boise, Idaho (abs.): Geological Society of America Annual Meeting,
October 25-29, 1999, Denver, CO., Abstracts with Programs, v. 31, no.
7, p. A149.
Clement, W.P., Liberty, L.M., Knoll, M.D., and Barrash, W., 1999,
Imaging a shallow, unconfined, alluvial aquifer with radar and seismic
methods at the Boise Hydrogeophysical Research Site (abs.): Geological
Society of America Annual Meeting, October 25-29, 1999, Denver, CO.,
Abstracts with Programs, v. 31, no. 7, p. A144.
Reboulet, E.C. and Barrash, W., 1999, Identification of
hydrostratigraphic facies in coarse, unconsolidated braided-stream
deposits at the Boise Hydrogeophysical Research Site (abs.): Geological
Society of America Annual Meeting, October 25-29, 1999, Denver, CO.,
Abstracts with Programs, v. 31, no. 7, p. A350.
Barrash, W. and M.D. Knoll, 1997, Research wellfield for calibrating
geophysical measurements against hydrologic parameters (abs.), Fall AGU
Meeting, San Francisco, CA, EOS, v. 78, no. 46, p. F319.
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Barrash, W. and Morin, R., 1997, Recognition
of units in coarse, unconsolidated braided-stream deposits from
geophysical log data with principal components analysis: Geology,
v. 25, no. 8, p. 687-690.
Barrash, W., Morin, R., and Gallegos, D.M., 1997, Lithologic,
hydrologic and petrophysical characterization of a coarse-grained,
unconsolidated aquifer, Capital Station site, Boise, Idaho: 32nd
Symposium on Engineering Geology and Geotechnical Engineering, March
26-28, 1997, Boise, ID, p. 307-323.
McNeil, J.D., G.A. Oldenborger, and R.A. Schincariol, 2006, Quantitative
imaging of contaminant distribution in heterogeneous porous media
laboratory experiments, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology,
CONHYD2000 (in press).
Michaels, P., 2006, Relating
damping to soil permeability: International Journal of
Geomechanics, ASCE, Vol. 6, No. 3, p. 158-165.
Michaels, P., 2001, Use
of principal component analysis to determine down-hole tool orientation
and enhance SH-waves: Journal of Environmental and Engineering
Geophysics, EEGS, v. 6, no. 4, p. 175-183.
Michaels, P., 1998, In-situ
determination of soil stiffness and damping: Journal of
Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, v. 124, no. 8, p.
709-719.
Michaels, P. and Barrash, W., 1997, The
effect of sparging on P and SH vertical seismic profiles:
Proceedings of SAGEEP'97, The Symposium on the Application of
Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems, March 23-26,
1997, Reno, NV, 1997, p. 781-789.
Michaels, P. and Barrash, W., 1996, The
anomalous behavior of SH-waves across the water table: Proceedings
of SAGEEP'96, The Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to
Engineering and Environmental Problems, April 28-May 1, 1996, Keystone,
CO, p. 137-145.
Miller, C.R., Routh, P., Brosten, T., and McNamara, J., 2008,
Application of time-lapse ERT imaging to watershed characterization:
Geophysics, in press.
Miller, C.R., Routh, P.S., Donaldson, P., and Oldenburg, D.W., 2005,
Large-scale 3D inversion of frequency domain controlled-source
electromagnetic data, EOS Trans. AGU, 86(18), Jt. Assem. Suppl.,
Abstract NS23A-04, 183. (23-27 May, New Orleans, LA).
Oldenborger, G.A., R.A. Schincariol, and L. Mansinha, 2003, Radar
determination of the spatial structure of hydraulic conductivity,
Ground Water, 41(1), 24-32.
Oldenborger, G.A., G.K.C. Clarke, and D.H.D. Hildes, 2002, Hydrochemical
coupling of a glacial borehole_aquifer system, Journal of
Glaciology, 48(162), 357-368.
Oldenborger, G.A., R.A. Schincariol, and L. Mansinha, 2002, Space-local
spectral segmentation applied to characterizing the heterogeneity of
hydraulic conductivity, Water Resources Research, 38(8), 1154,
doi:10.1029/2001WR000496.
Qu, L., Routh, P. S., and Ko K., 2006, , IEEE Signal Processing Letters, v.13, no. 4, p.232-235.
Routh, P.S., Anno, and Baumel, R.T., 2005, Source estimation from
pre-stack seismic data using monlinear bounded minimization technique,
EOS Trans. AGU, 86(18), Jt. Assem. Suppl., Abstract S44A-06, 183.
(23-27 May, New Orleans, LA).
Schincariol, R.A., G.A. Oldenborger, J. McNeil, J.M. Markle, and L.
Mansinha, 2003, Assessing the spatial variability of hydraulic
conductivity and its role in solute and heat transport, GSA Abstracts
with Programs, 35(6), Abstract 215-11, 527. (2-5 November, Seattle, WA)
Sinha, S., Routh, P. S., Anno, P. D., and Castagna, J., 2005, , SEG expanded
abstracts, p. 779-781.
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