Investigation Of Chaotic Advection In A Groundwater Remediation System

Aug. 17, 2018

Kulha , Katherine H 1 ; Neupauer , Roseanna M 2 ; Mays , David C 3 1 University of Colorado - Boulder 2 University of Colorado - Boulder 3 University of Colorado - Denver Remediation of contaminated groundwater is a costly but often necessary process. Above ground pump-and-treat remediation...

DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE OF *CIBOTIUM*, *ANGIOPTERIS*, AND *SPHAEROPTERIS* TREE FERN SPECIES IN THE KO’OLAU MOUNTAINS ON O’AHU: IMPLICATIONS FOR CONSERVATION LAND MANAGEMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF WATERSHED PROTECTION

Aug. 17, 2018

Kraft , Victoria C 1 1 University of Colorado, Geography & Environmental Studies An outstanding problem in Hawai’i is invasive species of tree ferns that can outcompete native species, with unknown but potentially large consequences on ecosystem function. My research project involves ground survey observations of the three endemic Cibotium...

Evaluation Of The Relationship Between Dissolved Organic Material (DOM), Chlorophyll-A And Algal Species In Lakes And Drinking Water Reservoirs Throughout The State Of Colorado

Aug. 17, 2018

Khan , Alia L 1 ; Hohner , Amanda K 2 ; McKnight , Diane M 3 ; Rosario , Fernando 4 ; Summers , Scott 5 1 CU-Boulder, INSTAAR 2 CU-Boulder 3 CU-Boulder, INSTAAR 4 CU-Boulder 5 CU-Boulder Previous research suggests nonhumic DOM production can be related to chlorophyll-a...

The Role Of Obstacle Wakes In Enhancing Gamete Coalescence In Broadcast Spawning

Aug. 17, 2018

Kawakami , Tanaya R 1 ; Crimaldi , John P 2 1 University of Colorado, Boulder 2 University of Colorado, Boulder Many benthic invertebrates reproduce by broadcast spawning: egg and sperm are released at separate locations and must coalesce before fertilization can take place. In the case of corals, the...

Collection And Characterization Of Organic And Other Particulate Matter In NADP Wet And Dry Deposition

Aug. 17, 2018

Goss , Natasha R 1 ; Mladenov , Natalie 2 ; Boor , Ethan M 3 ; Seibold , Chris 4 ; Chowanski , Kurt 5 ; Schmidt , Steve K 6 ; Williams , Mark W 7 1 University of Colorado 2 Kansas State University 3 University of Colorado...

Anomaly Analysis Of The 2010 Russian Heat Wave

Aug. 17, 2018

Gill , Emily C. 1 ; Chase , Thomas N. 2 1 CIRES 2 CIRES Extreme warm, localized, temperatures (heat waves) appear to be increasing globally. Specifically, the 2010 Russian heat wave has been a controversial extreme climate event, with record breaking temperatures and catastrophic damage. According to Barriopedro et...

Acid Mine Drainage

Aug. 17, 2018

Evans , Thomas 1 ; Reese , Michael 2 1 Monarch High School 2 Monarch High School Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) occurs when surface and groundwater pass through heavy metal or coal mines. More often than not, mines that produce acid mine drainage are abandoned mines that have not been...

Modeling Fate And Transport Of Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid Organic Compounds

Aug. 17, 2018

Dehart , Jessica 1 1 University of Colorado, Boulder Many areas in the United States are currently experiencing rapid development of natural gas production wells employing the method of hydraulic fracturing to extract the gas out of shale formations. The potential impact of hydraulic fracturing on shallow groundwater resources, however,...

Spatial And Temporal Variation Of SWE In An Upper Montane Forest Catchment In The Front Range Of Colorado

Aug. 17, 2018

Coate , Jacob 1 ; Anderson , Suzanne P 2 1 INSTAAR 2 INSTAAR Gordon Gulch is a headwater catchment for Boulder Creek in Boulder, CO, which helps supply water to the Mississippi and many of the populations in the South East of the United States. Gordon Gulch experiences maximum...

Hill Tunneling Optimization: Applications To Optimal Channel Networks

Aug. 17, 2018

Adams , Taylor 1 1 CU Boulder Hill Tunneling Optimization is a member of the Reactive Search Optimization class of algorithms that attempts to reproduce the global-minimum-finding capabilities of Simulated Annealing algorithms while increasing computational efficiency in certain classes of applications. The determination of the Optimal Channel Network for a...

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