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Physical aspects of Hurricane Hugo in Puerto Rico
On 18 September 1989 the western part ofHurricane Hugo crossed eastern Puerto Rico and the Luquillo Experimental Forest (LEF). Storm-facing slopes on the northeastern part of the island that were within 15 km of the eye and received greater than 200 mm of rain were most affected by the storm. In the LEF and nearby area, recurrence intervals associated with Hurricane Hugo were 50 yr for wind veloci
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F.N. Scatena, Matthew C. Larsen
Hydrochemistry of the south coastal plain aquifer system of Puerto Rico and its relation to surface water recharge
No abstract available.
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Fernando Gomez-Gomez
Structure and depositional patterns and their influence on the hydraulic conductivity of fan-deltas in southern Puerto Rico
No abstract available.
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Robert A. Renken, Fernando Gomez-Gomez, Vicente Quinones-Aponte, Rafael Dacosta
Simulation of the effects of proposed tide gates on circulation, flushing, and water quality in residential canals, Cape Coral, Florida
Decades of dredging and filling of Florida's low-lying coastal wetlands have produced thousands of miles of residential tidal canals and adjacent waterfront property. Typically, these canals are poorly flushed, and over time, accumulated organic-rich bottom materials, contribute to an increasingly severe degraded water quality. One-dimensional hydrodynamic and constituent-transport models were app
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Carl R. Goodwin
The hydrogeologic framework of the Northern Coastal Province Aquifer System of Puerto Rico
No abstract available.
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Jesus Rodriguez-Martinez
Solution of the one-dimensional consolidation theory equation with a pseudospectral method
The one-dimensional consolidation theory equation is solved for an aquifer system using a pseudospectral method. The spatial derivatives are computed using Fast Fourier Transforms and the time derivative is solved using a fourth-order Runge-Kutta scheme. The computer model calculates compaction based on the void ratio changes accumulated during the simulated periods of time. Compactions and expans
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N. Sepulveda
Major-ion and selected trace-metal chemistry of the Biscayne Aquifer, Southeast Florida
The major-ion and selected trace-metal chemistry of the Biscayne aquifer was characterized as part of the Florida Ground-Water Quality Monitoring Network Program, a multiagency cooperative effort concerned with delineating baseline water quality for major aquifer systems in the State. The Biscayne aquifer is unconfined and serves as the sole source of drinking water for more than 3 million people
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M. J. Radell, B. G. Katz
Hydrogeology of the surficial aquifer system, Dade County, Florida
An investigation of the surficial aquifer system in Dade County, begun in 1983, is part of a regional study of the aquifer system in southeastern Florida. Test drilling for lithologic samples, flow measurements during drilling, aquifer testing, and analyses of earlier data permitted delineation of the hydraulic conductivity distribution (on hydrogeologic sections), the aquifers in the system, the
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J.E. Fish, M.T. Stewart
Landslides caused by the intense precipitation of Hurricane Hugo in El Yunque and surrounding areas
No abstract available.
Authors
Matthew C. Larsen
Field trip guide - American Water Resources Association
No abstract available.
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Matthew C. Larsen, Thalia D. Veve
Development of an aquifer management model AQMAN3D
A computer code that enables the use of the USGS Modular groundwater flow model for aquifermanagement modeling has been developed. Aquifermanagement techniques integrate groundwater flow modeling with linear quadratic optimization methods for the solution of various aquifer management problems. The model AQMAN3D, is a modified version of a previously developed two-dimensional AQMAN model. The idea
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Juan Carlos Puig, L. I. Rolon-Collazo, Ishmael Pagan-Trinidad
Landslide processes in saprolitic soils of a tropical rain forest, Puerto Rico
Shallow soil slips, earth and debris slides appear to be a primary mechanism of hillslope denudation in the rainforest of eastern Puerto Rico. Annual rainfall in excess of 4,000 mm, and thick sequences (up to 20 m) of residual soils (saprolite) combine to produce these landslides. Shear strength testing and observatons of tension cracks indicate that landslides may start as tensile failure of sapr
Authors
Matthew C. Larsen, Andrew Simon