234 Advance Ground Surface Modeling for Hydrological and Environmental Applications

This session will highlight advancements in ground surface modeling for hydrological and environmental applications, focusing on innovative techniques, integration with remote sensing, GIS, geophysics, and hydrological models. We invite submissions on new methodologies, case studies, challenges, and interdisciplinary approaches.

Wednesday, 22 October 2025
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
HBGCC, 209

Participants

• Chair Esther Oyedele
• Chair Oluwaseyi Dasho
• Chair Ramadan Abdelrehim

Presentations

• 8:07 AM
  A Physics-Informed GNSS–InSAR–GRACE Framework for Water Resources & Hazards Monitoring
  Susanna Werth, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg and Grace Carlson, University of California, Berkeley and Manoochehr Shirzaei, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA and Mohammad Khorrami, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA and Leonard Ohenhen, Columbia University, Palisades, NY
  413546 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:29 AM
  Quantifying Climate Change-Driven Alterations of Groundwater Recharge using Space-Based Hydrologic Observations
  Dimitrios Stampoulis, Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas
  413671 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:46 AM
  Did the Historic Wet Water Year of 2023 Recharge Central Valley’s Deep Confined Aquifers?
  Nitheshnirmal Sadhasivam, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA and Susanna Werth, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA and Grace Carlson, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California and Manoochehr Shirzaei, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
  413615 (Technical Sessions)
• 9:03 AM
  Grace Satellite Data Analysis for Groundwater Monitoring and Sustainable Management in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions of Morocco
  Mouad Abbad, International Water Research Institute, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Benguerir and Abdessamad Hadri, International Water Research Institute, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Benguerir and Kamal Yaalaoui, Water Research and Planning Department, Ministry of Water and Equipment, Rabat and Abdelghani Chehbouni, Center for Remote Sensing Applications (CRSA), Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Benguerir and El Mahdi El Khalki, International Water Research Institute, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Benguerir and Hamza Ouatiki, Center for Remote Sensing Applications, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Benguerir and Ismaguil Hanadé Houmma, International Water Research Institute, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Benguerir and Oumar Jaffar, International Water Research Institute, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Benguerir and Taha El Ghazlani, Water Research and Planning Department, Ministry of Water and Equipment, Rabat and Mohammed Qachar, Tensift Hydraulic Basin Agency, Marrakech and Lhoussaine Bouchaou, International Water Research Institute, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Benguerir and Ahmed El-Azhari, International Water Research Institute, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Benguerir
  411936 (Technical Sessions)
• 9:20 AM
  Deformation in Dhaka Induced by Changing Water Levels Above and Below the Ground Surface
  Cameron deFabry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX and Jingyi Chen, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX and Kazi Ahmed, Dhaka University, Dhaka and Mahfuzur Khan, Dhaka University, Dhaka and Peter Knappett, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX and Meinhard Cardenas, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
  414452 (Technical Sessions)
• 9:52 AM
  Leveraging Surface–Subsurface Interactions for Water Table Prediction in Barrier Islands: A Machine Learning Approach Using Gradient Boosting
  ROYA Narimani, Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA; Center for Water Supply Studies, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA, Corpus Christi, TX and Dorina Murgulet, Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA; Center for Water Supply Studies, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA, Corpus Christi, TX
  414289 (Technical Sessions)
• 10:14 AM
  Squeezing hydrogeology from InSAR time series and Borehole Grain-Size distributions: Insights from Taiwan’s Changhua-Yunlin Plain
  Jiun-Yee Yen, National Dong Hwa University, Shoufeng, Hualien and Chih-Heng Lu, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Tainan and Chun-Chin Wang, National Dong Hwa University, Shoufeng, Hualien and Nai-Wen Shih, National Dong Hwa University, Shougeng, Hualien
  412977 (Technical Sessions)
• 10:31 AM
  InSAR-Based Assessment of New York City Transport Infrastructure Exposure to Vertical Land Motion
  Oluwaseyi Dasho, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA and Ntambila Daud, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg and Manoochehr Shirzaei, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg
  414736 (Technical Sessions)
• 10:48 AM
  Electrical Resistivity Tomography at Frozen Lake: Investigating Water Availability for Mount Rainier National Park in an Alpine Environment
  Tyler Gilkerson, NPS-WRD, Fort Collins, CO and Taylor Kenyon, Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford, WA and Douglas Dunn, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
  413279 (Technical Sessions)
• 11:22 AM
  Investigating Subsurface Features Between Two Adjacent Variably Disappearing Streams Using ERT
  Amanda Campbell, State University of New York (SUNY) at Oswego, Oswego, NY and Anika Simon, State University of New York (SUNY) at Oswego, Oswego, NY and Jon Fox, State University of New York (SUNY) at Oswego, Oswego, NY
  413974 (Technical Sessions)