3 Karst: From Sinkholes to Springs and Everything in Between

Monday, 13 March 2017
8:00 AM - 12:05 PM
Grand Ballroom B

Presentations

• 8:05 AM
  THE 21ST CENTURY ART OF FINDING GROUNDWATER IN KARST
  Patricia Bobeck, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
  289627 (Theme Sessions)
• 8:25 AM
  BRACKISH RESOURCES AQUIFER CHARACTERIZATION SYSTEM (BRACS) FOR TEXAS GROUNDWATER
  Andrea Croskrey, Austin, TX
  289023 (Theme Sessions)
• 8:45 AM
  NON-CONFINED HYPOGENE EVAPORITE KARST MANIFESTATIONS, GYPSUM PLAIN, SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS
  Kevin W. Stafford, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX
  289211 (Theme Sessions)
• 9:05 AM
  GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF RECHARGE AREAS, THE RANGE OF APPARENT GROUNDWATER AGES, AND THE EVOLUTION OF HYDROCHEMICAL SIGNATURES ALONG FLOW PATHS IN THE EDWARDS AND TRINITY AQUIFERS OF CENTRAL TEXAS
  Bruce K. Darling, Geosyntec Consultants, Austin, TX
  289441 (Theme Sessions)
• 9:25 AM
  AN EVOLVING CONCEPTUAL MODEL OF THE MIDDLE TRINITY AQUIFER, HAYS COUNTY, CENTRAL TEXAS
  Brian B. Hunt, Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District, Austin, TX and Brian A. Smith, Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District, Austin, TX and Marcus O. Gary, Edwards Aquifer Authority, San Antonio, TX and Alex S. Broun, Dripping Springs, TX and Douglas A. Wierman, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
  289474 (Theme Sessions)
• 9:45 AM
  MAPPING THE UPPER GLEN ROSE UNIT 3 AQUITARD: IMPLICATIONS FOR RECHARGE TO THE MIDDLE TRINITY AQUIFER, HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS
  Jeffery A. Watson, Austin, TX and Alex S. Broun, Dripping Springs, TX and Brian B. Hunt, Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District, Austin, TX and Douglas A. Wierman, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX and Brian Smith, Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District, Austin, TX
  289363 (Theme Sessions)
• 10:05 AM
  A DETAILED HYDROLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE DOWNTOWN SALADO SPRING COMPLEX
  Stephanie Wong, Baylor University, Waco, TX and Joe C. Yelderman, Baylor University, Waco, TX
  289582 (Theme Sessions)
• 10:25 AM
  APPLYING DATA MINING TECHNIQUES TO MODEL HYDRAULIC HEAD IN THE EDWARDS AQUIFER
  Lenee Dedeaux, Texas State University-San Marcos, San Marcos, TX and Benjamin Schwartz, Texas State University- San Marcos, San Marcos, TX and Yihon Dedeaux, Texas State University-San Marcos, San Marcos, TX and Ronald T. Green, Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX and Nathaniel J. Toll, Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX
  289572 (Theme Sessions)
• 10:45 AM
  QUANTIFYING CARBON DIOXIDE FLUXES IN THE AIR AND WATER OF BLOWING SPRINGS CAVE, ARKANSAS
  Holly A. Young, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR and Matthew D. Covington, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
  289500 (Theme Sessions)
• 11:05 AM
  GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF CAVE SEDIMENTS AT THREE SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS CAVES: POTENTIAL IMPLICATIONS FOR CAVE-AIR CO2 PRODUCTION
  Yongli Gao, University of Texas at San Antonio Dept of Geological Sciences, San Antonio, TX and Eric Cutler, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
  289642 (Theme Sessions)
• 11:25 AM
  GEOCHEMICAL MODELING OF DUST AS THE SOURCE OF SOLUTES IN A MEROKARST AQUIFER, KONZA LTER SITE, NORTHEASTERN KANSAS
  G.L. Macpherson, Univ of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
  289456 (Theme Sessions)
• 11:45 AM
  SUMMARY OF CHERT GRAVEL DEPOSITS IN CAVES AND THEIR POTENTIAL IN PRESERVING CULTURAL AND FAUNAL MATERIALS IN THE ARBUCKLE MOUNTAINS, SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA
  Thomas J. Thompson, East Central University, Ada, OK and Kevin Blackwood, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
  289613 (Theme Sessions)