Geological Society of America

12 Recent Advances in Hydrogeology

Thursday, 4 May 2023
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
EC 512

CHARACTERIZING HYPORHEIC ZONE PROCESSES CONTROLLED BY SEDIMENTARY ARCHITECTURE WITHIN COMPOUND BAR DEPOSITS USING FIELD DATA AND NUMERICAL MODELING

Paper number: 12-5
Program: Theme Sessions
Time: 2:35 PM – 2:55 PM

Authors

Pei Li Presenting Author
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Ken M. Fritz
Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH
Reza Soltanian
Jinan University, Guangzhou
Jeffery McGarr
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Robert Ford
Andrew W. Breidenbach Environmental Research Center, Cincinnati, OH
Corey Wallace
Columbus, OH
Teagan Kleman
Puyallup Research and Extension Center, Puyallup, WA
Teagan Kleman
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Colton Fields
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Leah Trutschel
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Dylan Ward
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Annette Rowe
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

Abstract

The hyporheic zone processes have a major impact on water quality and physical and geochemical processes in both surface water and groundwater. Despite their importance, our understanding of these processes is limited due to the riverbed stratal architecture and temporal dynamics of the hyporheic zone. We aim to enhance our understanding through seasonal data collection from the Theis Environmental Monitoring and Modeling Site (TEMMS) located within the the Great Miami River in Southwest OH. A fully coupled and multi-scale framework is also being developed to examine the influence of stratal architecture and bedforms on hyporheic flux, solute residence times, and zones of enhanced reaction rates (i.e., hot spots). We present the hydrological and geochemical characterization of a well-characterized compound bar deposit in the hyporheic zone, utilizing both field data and numerical simulations to investigate development of hotspots.

Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 55, No. 3

doi: 10.1130/abs/2023NC-386941

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