Alex R Fiore
Biography
Alex R. Fiore is a hydrologist with the USGS New Jersey Water Science Center specializing in aquifer characterization and the development of hydrogeologic frameworks for groundwater studies.
Education:
M.S. in Geological Sciences, Rutgers University, 2014
B.S. in Geological Sciences, Minor in Geography, Rutgers University, 2011
Project websites:
Hydrologic conditions that initiate shallow landslides in the Atlantic Highlands of New Jersey
Flow and transport processes of CVOCs and PFCs in heterogeneous aquifers
Reports and Publications:
Fiore, A.R., Voronin, L.M., and Wieben, C.M, 2018, Hydrogeology of, simulation of groundwater flow in, and potential effects of sea-level rise on the Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer system in the vicinity of Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, New Jersey: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2017-5135, 59 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/SIR20175135.
Ashland, F.X., Fiore, A.R., and Reilly, P.A., 2017, Characterizing meteorological and hydrologic conditions associated with shallow landslide initiation in the coastal bluffs of the Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey, in De Graff, J.V., and Shakur, A., eds. Landslides: Putting Experience, Knowledge and Emerging Technologies into Practice: Proceedings of the 3rd North American Symposium on Landslides, Roanoke, V.A., June 4–8, 2017, Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists Special Publication 27, p. 461–472, ISBN: 978-0-9897253-7-8. [Link to PDF]
Reilly, P.A., Ashland, F.X., and Fiore, A.R., 2017, Landslide monitoring in the Atlantic Highlands area, New Jersey: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2017–3068, 4 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20173068.
Fiore, A.R., 2016, Aquifer heterogeneity and the importance of calibrating ground-penetrating radar data in environmental investigations, in Gagliano, M.P. and Macaoay Ferguson, S., eds., Shallow Subsurface Geophysical Applications in Environmental Geology: 33rd Annual Field Guide and Conference Proceedings of the Geological Association of New Jersey, October 14-15, 2016, Trenton, N.J., p. 59-65.
Fiore, A.R., 2016, Hydrogeologic barriers to the infiltration of treated wastewater at the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Land Application Site, Burlington County, New Jersey: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2016–5065, 83 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20165065.
Fiore, A.R., 2014, Transmissivity and storage coefficient estimates from slug tests, Naval Air Warfare Center, West Trenton, New Jersey: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2014–1020, 12 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20141020.
Data:
Fiore, A.R., 2018, Raw ground-penetrating radar data, Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, New Jersey, 2014-15: U.S Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7JH3KBD.
Fiore, A.R., and Voronin, L.M., 2018, MODFLOW-2005 model used to evaluate the potential effects of sea-level rise on the Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer system in the vicinity of Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, New Jersey: U.S Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F76W98JB.
Fiore, A.R., Ashland, F.X., and Reilly, P.A., 2017, Groundwater levels, soil moisture, precipitation, and slope movement in the coastal bluffs of the Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey, 2015-2016: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7959FQB.
Selected Abstracts:
Fiore, A.R., Ashland, F.X., and Reilly, P.A., 2018, Insights on shallow landslide initiation based on hydrologic monitoring in the Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 50, No. 2, https://doi.org/10.1130/abs/2018NE-310900.
Goode, D.J., Imbrigiotta, T.E., Hseih, P.A., Kiekkaefer, R.L., Masse, M.M., Allen-King, R.A., Fiore, A.R., Lacombe, P.J., Lorah, M.M., Akob, D.M., Shapiro, A.M, Haase, K.B., and Tiedeman, C.R., 2017, In-situ characterization of processes controlling long-term release of CVOCs from low-permeability zones: National Groundwater Association Conference on Fractured Rock and Groundwater, Burlington, VT, October 2-3, 2017. [Link]
Imbrigiotta, T.E., Goode, D.J., Hseih, P.A., Allen-King, R.A., Kiekkaefer, R.L., Masse, M.M., Fiore, A.R., Lacombe, P.J., Lorah, M.M., Akob, D.M., Shapiro, A.M, Haase, K.B., and Tiedeman, C.R., 2017, Field measurement of sorption coefficients and rates of diffusion, biodegradation, and abiotic degradation in the rock matrix: National Groundwater Association Conference on Fractured Rock and Groundwater, Burlington, VT, October 2-3, 2017. [Link]
Rucker, C.R., Crawford, M.M., Ashland, F.X., and Fiore, A.R., 2017, Electrical resistivity imaging of a multiple rockslide, Pittsburgh, PA: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 49, No. 2, https://doi.org/10.1130/abs/2017NE-291280.
Fiore, A.R., and Reilly, T.J., 2015, Verification of geophysical and hydraulic testing using sediment cores to identify hydrogeologic limitations of wastewater infiltration land application facilities prior to construction: lessons learned within the New Jersey Coastal Plain: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 47, No. 7, p.659. [Link]
Fiore, A.R., 2014, Can slug tests detect biofouling in biostimulation wells?: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 46, No. 2, p.123. [Link]
Science and Products
Contaminant Fate and Transport Studies in Fractured Sedimentary Rock Aquifers at the former Naval Air Warfare Center (NAWC), West Trenton, N.J.
Contaminants associated with industry are present in groundwater in fractured-rock aquifers, posing long-term hazards to drinking-water supplies and ecosystems. The heterogeneous character of fractured rock challenges our understanding, monitoring, and remediation of such sites.
Landslide Monitoring and Research in the Atlantic Highlands area, New Jersey
Recent shallow landslides have occurred on the steep hillslopes of the Atlantic Highlands area during and after large storm events with exceptionally heavy rainfall. These shallow landslides have resulted in extensive damage to residential property and local infrastructure and threatened human safety.The USGS New Jersey Water Science Center (NJWSC) and the USGS Landslide Hazards...
Hydrogeology of, simulation of groundwater flow in, and potential effects of sea-level rise on the Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer system in the vicinity of Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, New Jersey
The Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge encompasses more than 47,000 acres of New Jersey coastal habitats, including salt marshes, freshwater wetlands, tidal wetlands, barrier beaches, woodlands, and swamps. The refuge is along the Atlantic Flyway and provides breeding habitat for fish, migratory birds, and other wildlife species. The...
Fiore, Alex R.; Voronin, Lois M.; Wieben, Christine M.
Landslide monitoring in the Atlantic Highlands area, New Jersey
Shallow and deep-seated landslides have occurred episodically on the steep coastal bluffs of the Atlantic Highlands area (Boroughs of Atlantic Highlands and Highlands) in New Jersey. The oldest documented deep-seated landslide occurred in April 1782 and significantly changed the morphology of the bluff. However, recent landslides have been mostly...
Reilly, Pamela A.; Ashland, Francis X.; Fiore, Alex R.
Characterizing meteorological and hydrologic conditions associated with shallow landslide initiation in the coastal bluffs of the Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey
Meteorological and hydrologic conditions associated with shallow landslide initiation in the coastal bluffs of the Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey remain undocumented despite a history of damaging slope movement extending back to at least 1903. This study applies an empirical approach to quantify the rainfall conditions leading to shallow...
De Graff, Jerome V.; Shakoor, Abdul; Ashland, Francis; Fiore, Alex R.; Reilly, Pamela A.
Hydrogeologic barriers to the infiltration of treated wastewater at the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Land Application Site, Burlington County, New Jersey
For the final phase of wastewater treatment operations at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in Burlington County, New Jersey, treated effluent is pumped to 12 infiltration basins on a Land Application Site to recharge the unconfined Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer system. Two of the 12 infiltration basins are operationally ineffective because discharged...
Fiore, Alex R.
Transmissivity and storage coefficient estimates from slug tests, Naval Air Warfare Center, West Trenton, New Jersey
Slug tests were conducted on 56 observation wells open to bedrock at the former Naval Air Warfare Center (NAWC) in West Trenton, New Jersey. Aquifer transmissivity (T) and storage coefficient (S) values for most wells were estimated from slug-test data using the Cooper-Bredehoeft-Papadopulos method. Test data from three wells exhibited fast,...
Fiore, Alex R.