NS011
Near-surface Geophysics in the Critical Zone

Session ID#: 159281

Session Description:
Earth’s surface and shallow (<~100 m) subsurface environment, comprising air, water, biota, organic matter, and Earth materials, encompass the “critical zone”, the dynamic interface between the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere. While it is straightforward to characterize topography and the above-ground structure of the critical zone, limited direct observations make near-surface geophysics essential to mapping and monitoring below-ground critical zone architecture. Furthermore, their wide range of applicability in terms of scale of measurement (cm to km), makes these methods particularly versatile. In this session we request abstracts focusing on: 1) geophysical characterization/imaging of subsurface critical zone architecture; and/or 2) geophysical monitoring of critical zone processes/dynamics and their interaction with hydrological and biogeochemical cycles. Laboratory to field-based studies spanning from single-point to larger scale measurements (e.g., aerial surveys) with implications for monitoring of critical zone processes in the subsurface, are of particular interest. Studies linking scales of measurement also encouraged.
Index Terms:

0416 Biogeophysics [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
1830 Groundwater/surface water interaction [HYDROLOGY]
1835 Hydrogeophysics [HYDROLOGY]
1859 Rocks: physical properties [HYDROLOGY]

Primary Convener:  Gregory Mount, Broward County Florida, Environmental Protection and Growth Management Dept, Davie, FL, United States
Conveners:  Kristina Keating, Rutgers University Newark, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Newark, NJ, United States, Roman A DiBiase, Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, Department of Geosciences, University Park, United States and Jorden L Hayes, Co-Author, Department of Earth Sciences, Laramie, United States
 
Seasonal Monitoring of an Infiltration Experiment Using Time-Lapse Geophysics and Chemical Characterization to Understand Nitrate Transport in the Vadose Zone (1175898)
Dante Fratta1, Emma Larue Fuentes2, David J Hart3, Katherin Swager4, Carla Romano5, Michael A Cardiff3, Jingyi Huang6 and Francisco J Arriaga7, (1)University of Wisconsin Madison, Geological Engineering, Madison, WI, United States, (2)Univesity of Wisconsin-Madison, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Madison, United States, (3)University of Wisconsin Madison, Geoscience, Madison, United States, (4)Los Alamos National Lab, Los Alamos, United States, (5)University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI, United States, (6)University of Wisconsin Madison, Soil Science, Madison, WI, United States, (7)University of Wisconsin Madison, Soil Science, Madison, United States
 
Real-time Monitoring of In Situ Chemical Oxidation of Aqueous-phase TCE Using Time-lapse Electrical Resistivity Tomography and Reactive Transport Modeling (1054145)
Zheng Han, Xueyuan Kang, Jichun Wu and Xiaoqing Shi, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
 
Tracing River Water Recharge Zone using Petrophysical Joint Inversion of Electrical Resistivity Imaging and Seismic Refraction Tomography: A Case Study of Choushui River, Taiwan (1060795)
Yonatan Garkebo Doyoro, Earth System Science, Taiwan International Graduate Program (TIGP), Academia Sinica, Taipei; and Department of Earth Science, National Central University, Taoyuan, Taiwan and Ping-Yu Chang, Department of Earth Science, National Central University, Earth Science, Taoyuan, Taiwan
 
Using Electrical Resistivity to Develop Ground Models for Levees: Exploring the Effects of Topography (1110524)
Adrian White1, Paul Bryan Wilkinson2, James P Boyd3, Andrew M. Binley4, Michael Kendall5, James M Wookey6 and Jonathan Edward Chambers2, (1)British Geological Survey Keyworth, Nottinghamshire, NG12, United Kingdom, (2)British Geological Survey, Environmental and Engineering Geophysics, Nottingham, United Kingdom, (3)British Geological Survey, Nottingham, United Kingdom, (4)University of Lancaster, Lancaster, United Kingdom, (5)University of Oxford, Department of Earth Sciences, Oxford, United Kingdom, (6)University of Bristol, School of Earth Sciences, Bristol, United Kingdom
 
Understanding the Subsurface of Garner Run and Bear Meadows through the eyes of Ground Penetrating Radar (1110728)
Ann Mariya Malayil1, Christiana Ntim2, Joanmarie Del Vecchio3, Dieudonne Jean Jacques4, Tonian Robinson5, Kristina Keating1, Jorden L Hayes6, Gregory Mount7, Angelo Tarzona8, Yonesha Y Donaldson9, Jael Estrada10, Carolina Caro Cano11 and Roman A DiBiase12, (1)Rutgers University Newark, Newark, United States, (2)Rutgers University New Brunswick, New Brunswick, United States, (3)Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, United States, (4)Irvington, NJ, UNITED STATES, (5)Rutgers Univ, Newark, NJ, United States, (6)Co-Author, Department of Earth Sciences, Laramie, United States, (7)Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Geosciences, Indiana, PA, United States, (8)Dickinson College, Department of Earth Sciences, Carlisle, United States, (9)University of Georgia, Department of Geology, Athens, GA, United States, (10)Rutgers University Newark, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Newark, NJ, United States, (11)Rutgers University, Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Newark, NJ, United States, (12)Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, Department of Geosciences, University Park, United States
 
Full Waveform Inversion Imaging of the Critical Zone: Unlocking Near-Surface Seismic Data with Open-Source Technology (1114498)
Benjamin Eppinger, Virgina Tech, Blacksburg, United States, Zhaolun Liu, Princeton University, Geosciences, Princeton, United States, Steve Holbrook, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States and Jeroen Tromp, Princeton University, Princeton, United States
 
Imaging the Subsurface of the Critical Zone in Garner Run and Bear Meadows using Electrical Resistivity Tomography (1120801)
Antonelli Estanus1, Chelsea Oti1, Nicole Urday2, Maejoye Dwanah2, Yonesha Y Donaldson3, Kristina Keating4, Jorden L Hayes5, Gregory Mount6, Angelo Tarzona7, Tonian Robinson8, Jael Estrada9, Carolina Caro Cano10, Roman A DiBiase11 and Joanmarie Del Vecchio12, (1)Rutgers University Newark, Newark, NJ, United States, (2)Rutgers University-Newark, Newark, United States, (3)University of Georgia, Department of Geology, Athens, GA, United States, (4)Rutgers University Newark, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Newark, NJ, United States, (5)Dickinson College, Department of Earth Sciences, Carlisle, United States, (6)Resilient Environment Department, Broward County, Fort Lauderdale, United States, (7)Georgia Institute of Technology Main Campus, Atlanta, United States, (8)University of South Florida, School of Geosciences, Tampa, FL, United States, (9)Rutgers University Newark, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Newark, NJ, United States, (10)Rutgers University, Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Newark, NJ, United States, (11)Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, Department of Geosciences, University Park, United States, (12)Dartmouth College, Department of Earth Sciences, Hanover, NH, United States
 
Observations from Seismic Refraction Survey of Solifluction Lobes at Garner Run and Bear Meadows, Pennsylvania (1129740)
Samuel Lee1, Christina Kornegay2, Kristina Keating3, Jorden L Hayes4, Gregory Mount5, Angelo Tarzona6, Yonesha Y Donaldson7, Tonian Robinson8, Jael Estrada9, Carolina Caro Cano10, Roman A DiBiase11, Joanmarie Del Vecchio12 and Samiya Charles2, (1)East Brunswick, NJ, UNITED STATES, (2)Rutgers University - Newark, Newark, United States, (3)Rutgers University Newark, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Newark, United States, (4)Dickinson College, Department of Earth Sciences, Carlisle, United States, (5)Resilient Environment Department, Broward County, Fort Lauderdale, United States, (6)Georgia Institute of Technology Main Campus, Atlanta, United States, (7)University of Georgia, Department of Geology, Athens, GA, United States, (8)Rutgers Univ, Newark, NJ, United States, (9)Rutgers University Newark, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Newark, NJ, United States, (10)Rutgers University, Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Newark, NJ, United States, (11)Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, Department of Geosciences, University Park, United States, (12)Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, United States
 
Seismic exploration for shallow gas in the transition zone (1133719)
Donghoon Lee, Seonghyung Jang and Byoung Yeop KIM, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources, Daejeon, South Korea
 
Mapping Vadose Zone Hydrology and Soil Properties in Dryland Critical Zones with High Infiltration Using Shallow Electromagnetic and Magnetic Techniques (1135058)
Kristina Sasser1, Mark Engle1, Aracely Garcia1, Diane Irene Doser1, Mark R Baker2, Lixin Jin3 and Jessica Hartman4, (1)University of Texas at El Paso, Department of Earth, Environmental and Resource Sciences, El Paso, United States, (2)University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, United States, (3)University of Texas at El Paso, Department of Earth, Environmental and Resource Sciences, El Paso, TX, United States, (4)University of Texas at El Paso, Earth, Environmental and Resource Sciences, El Paso, TX, United States
 
Defining Spatial Heterogeneity: Using Ground Penetrating Radar to Map the Boundaries between Soil, Saprolite, and Bedrock in the Critical Zone (1150587)
Annalee Chiaviello1, Brady Flinchum2, Ciaran J Harman3, Jorden L Hayes4, Samantha Motz5, David Litwin3 and Steve Holbrook6, (1)Clemson University, Clemson, United States, (2)Clemson University, Geology, Clemson, SC, United States, (3)Johns Hopkins University, Environmental Health and Engineering, Baltimore, United States, (4)Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA, United States, (5)Georgia Institute of Technology, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Atlanta, United States, (6)Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States
 
Looking for the Fill-and-Spill Mechanism with Ground Penetrating Radar–Panola Mountain, Georgia (1166507)
Samantha Motz1, David Litwin2, Annalee Chiaviello3, Brady Flinchum4 and Ciaran J Harman2, (1)Georgia Institute of Technology, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Atlanta, United States, (2)Johns Hopkins University, Environmental Health and Engineering, Baltimore, United States, (3)Clemson University, Clemson, United States, (4)Clemson University, Geology, Clemson, SC, United States
 
Quantifying Plant Available Water in a Deep Root-Zone Via Borehole Geophysics and Ecohydrologic Monitoring. (1167867)
Daphne Smith1, Daniella Marie Rempe2, Logan Schmidt2, Rebekah Garza1, Josef Schmidt3, Suvan Anthony Cabraal3, Michael Snook4, Ashley M Matheny2, Morgan Abbruscato1 and Xochithlinda Gonzales1, (1)University of Texas at Austin, Department of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences, Austin, United States, (2)University of Texas at Austin, Department of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences, Austin, TX, United States, (3)University of Texas at Austin, Austin, United States, (4)University of Texas at Austin, Jackson School of Geosciences, Austin, United States
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