Hydrotectonics of Grand Canyon Groundwater

LJ Crossey, KE Karlstrom, B Curry… - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
The Grand Canyon provides a deeply dissected view of the aquifers of the Colorado Plateau
and its public and tribal lands. Stacked sandstone and karst aquifers are vertically …

Groundwater quality: Global threats, opportunities and realising the potential of groundwater

DJ Lapworth, TB Boving, DK Kreamer, S Kebede… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Groundwater is a critical resource enabling adaptation due to land use change, population
growth, environmental degradation, and climate change. It can be a driver of change and …

How will baseflow respond to climate change in the Upper Colorado River Basin?

OL Miller, MP Miller, PC Longley… - Geophysical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Baseflow is critical to sustaining streamflow in the Upper Colorado River Basin. Therefore,
effective water resources management requires estimates of baseflow response to climatic …

Determination of low-flow components in alpine permafrost rivers

Z Wang, S Sun, G Wang, C Song - Journal of Hydrology, 2023 - Elsevier
Baseflow is an important component of streamflow in alpine permafrost basins and plays a
significant role in maintaining ecosystem security and rational planning of water resources …

A framework for separating natural and anthropogenic contributions to evapotranspiration of human-managed land covers in watersheds based on machine learning

H Zeng, A Elnashar, B Wu, M Zhang, W Zhu… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Actual EvapoTranspiration (ET) represents the water consumption in watersheds;
distinguishing between natural and anthropogenic contributions to ET is essential for water …

[HTML][HTML] High resolution identification and quantification of diffuse deep groundwater discharge in mountain rivers using continuous boat-mounted helium …

CP Newman, CE Humphrey, MS Brennwald… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Discharge of deeply sourced groundwater to streams is difficult to locate and quantify,
particularly where both discrete and diffuse discharge points exist, but diffuse discharge is …

Policy deficiencies and contingency plans: groundwater management implications for baseflow contributions to the Colorado River

D Perry, RK Swanson, AE Springer - Frontiers in Environmental …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The Colorado River is a vital water source for the western United States, yet the river is
governed by disjointed and outdated policies that have left water management fragmented …

Numerical modeling of development of Leandras and Double Bopper Caves, Grand Canyon, USA

J Ashjari, B Tobin, AE Fryar, Z Ashjari - Hydrogeology Journal, 2024 - Springer
Abstract The Grand Canyon is famous for its awe-inspiring natural wonders, including its
caves. Double Bopper and Leandras caves have some of the longest passage lengths in the …

Karst Spring processes and storage implications in high elevation, semiarid southwestern United States

KM Donovan, AE Springer, BW Tobin… - Threats to Springs in …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Karst springs and aquifers are significant resources globally yet continue to be poorly
understood because of their heterogeneity in porosity and response to climate variability. In …

Isotopic and geochemical tracers of groundwater flow in the Shivwits Plateau, Grand Canyon National Park, USA

JW Wilson, AM Erhardt, BW Tobin - Hydrogeology Journal, 2022 - Springer
Understanding patterns of groundwater flow are important when quantifying and mitigating
threats to critical groundwater resources. Environmental tracers, determined from discrete …