3 Geomorphological, Hydrologic, and Geothermal investigations of basin aquifers in Baja California Sur (BCS), Mexico

The session will explore BCS basins, focusing on groundwater storage, evaporation, runoff and transport mechanisms, featuring experts on thermal and shallow groundwater interactions, soil mapping for hydrological planning, geomorphology, and human impacts on water balance.

Wednesday, 22 April 2026
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
LMH, Isla Carmen

Participants

• Chair Jobst Wurl
• Chair Laura Norman
• Chair Enrique Troyo-Diéguez
• Chair MARIA Z. FLORES LOPEZ
• Chair Loic Peiffer

Presentations

• 8:05 AM
  18O and 2H in rain, surface, and groundwaters in Baja California, insights into groundwater recharge in a semiarid environment.
  Thomas Kretzschmar, Centro de Investigación Cientifica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, Ensenada, Baja California and Anna Espinoza, Centro de Investigación Cientifica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, Ensenada, Baja California and Tereza Cavazos, Centro de Investigación Cientifica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, Ensenada, Baja California and Luisa Andrade, Centro de Investigación Cientifica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, Ensenada, Baja California
  410790 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:20 AM
  Isotopic Characterization (δ¹⁸O and δ²H) of the Hydrological Cycle in the Semi-Arid South of the Baja California Peninsula: Influence of Tropical Cyclones and Hydrogeological Processes
  Jobst Wurl, Universidad Autonoma de Baja California Sur, La Paz, Baja California Sur and Mabilia Urquidi Gaume, Autonomous University of Baja California Sur (UABCS), La Paz, BCS, Mexico, La Paz, Baja California Sur and Loic Peiffer, de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada (CICESE) , La Paz, Baja California Sur and Miguel Imaz-Lamadrid, Autonomous University of (UABCS), La Paz, Baja California Sur and Pablo Hernández Morales, Autonomous University of Baja California Sur (UABCS), La Paz, Baja California Sur
  410933 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:35 AM
  Integrated analysis of groundwater level dynamics and delayed system response in the Guadalupe Aquifer based on continuous pressure sensor monitoring
  Jorge Cazares Duran, Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, Baja California, Ensenada, Baja California and Thomas Kretzschmar, Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, Baja California, Ensenada, Baja California
  410907 (Technical Sessions)
• 9:05 AM
  How the Geologic Framework and Incidental Recharge Affects the Deschutes Basin Groundwater Flow System near Redmond, Oregon - Clues from Redmond Well #9
  Kenneth Lite, GSI Water Solutions, Portland, Oregon
  410767 (Technical Sessions)
• 9:20 AM
  Sustainable Hydraulic Channeling With Smart Monitoring For Aquifer Recharge In Urban Streams Of Arid Baja California Sur
  María Z. Flores López, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur, La Paz, Baja California Sur and Jesús Hernández Cosío, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur, La Paz, Baja California Sur and Jobst Wurl, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur, La Paz, Baja California Sur and Mara Cortés Martínez, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur, La Paz, Baja California Sur
  411014 (Technical Sessions)
• 10:05 AM
  Coastal Geothermal Systems from Southern Baja California: Insights from Fluid Geochemistry
  Loic Peiffer, Centro de Investigacion Cientifica y de Educacion Superior de Ensenada , La Paz, B.C.S. and Claudio Inguaggiato, Centro de Investigacion Cientifica y de Educacion Superior de Ensenada , Ensenada, Baja California and Jobst Wurl, Universidad Autonoma de Baja California Sur, La Paz, B.C.S.
  410811 (Technical Sessions)
• 10:35 AM
  Reinforcement learning for watershed and aquifer management: a nationwide view with emphasis in Baja California Sur
  Dana Carciumaru, SECIHTI - CICESE - UALP, La Paz, Baja California Sur and Roberto Ortega, CICESE - UALP, La Paz, Baja California Sur
  410794 (Technical Sessions)
• 10:55 AM
  Magnetotelluric imaging of a geothermal prospect at Loreto, Baja California Sur.
  Diego Ruiz-Aguilar, CICESE, Ensenada, Baja California and Luis Eduardo Ochoa-Tinajero, CICESE, Ensenada, Baja California and Luis Gerardo Alvarado-Izarraras, CICESE, Ensenada, Baja California and Edgar Agustín Mastache-Roman, CICESE, Ensenada, Baja California and Leonardo Quintero-Sepulveda, GETERMEX
  411070 (Technical Sessions)