Claudia C. Faunt (Former Employee)
Science and Products
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Death Valley regional groundwater flow system, Nevada and California: Hydrogeologic framework and transient groundwater flow model Death Valley regional groundwater flow system, Nevada and California: Hydrogeologic framework and transient groundwater flow model
A numerical three-dimensional (3D) transient groundwater flow model of the Death Valley region was developed by the U.S. Geological Survey for the U.S. Department of Energy programs at the Nevada Test Site and at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. Decades of study of aspects of the groundwater flow system and previous less extensive groundwater flow models were incorporated and reevaluated together...
Authors
Wayne Belcher, Frank A. D’Agnese, Grady M. O’Brien, Donald S. Sweetkind, Carma A. San Juan, Randell J. Laczniak, Christopher J. Potter, Heather Putnam, Claudia C. Faunt, Joan B. Blainey, Mary C. Hill, M. S. Bedinger, J. R. Harrill
Development of a three-dimensional model of sedimentary texture in valley-fill deposits of Central Valley, California, USA Development of a three-dimensional model of sedimentary texture in valley-fill deposits of Central Valley, California, USA
A three-dimensional (3D) texture model was developed to help characterize the aquifer system of Central Valley, California (USA), for a groundwater flow model. The 52,000-km2 Central Valley aquifer system consists of heterogeneous valley-fill deposits. The texture model was developed by compiling and analyzing approximately 8,500 drillers’ logs, describing lithologies up to 950 m below...
Authors
Claudia C. Faunt, Kenneth Belitz, Randall T. Hanson
Use of geochemical, isotopic, and age tracer data to develop models of groundwater flow for the purpose of water management, northern High Plains aquifer, USA Use of geochemical, isotopic, and age tracer data to develop models of groundwater flow for the purpose of water management, northern High Plains aquifer, USA
A prolonged drought in the High Plains of Nebraska prompted the use of groundwater for cooling at the largest coal-fired power plant in the State. Prior to the drought, groundwater was used primarily for irrigation and the power plant relied exclusively on surface water stored in a nearby reservoir for cooling. Seepage from the reservoir system during the past ∼75 a has resulted in the...
Authors
Peter B. McMahon, C. P. Carney, E. P. Poeter, Steven M. Peterson
Simulation and analysis of conjunctive use with MODFLOW's farm process Simulation and analysis of conjunctive use with MODFLOW's farm process
The extension of MODFLOW onto the landscape with the Farm Process (MF-FMP) facilitates fully coupled simulation of the use and movement of water from precipitation, streamflow and runoff, groundwater flow, and consumption by natural and agricultural vegetation throughout the hydrologic system at all times. This allows for more complete analysis of conjunctive use water-resource systems...
Authors
R. T. Hanson, W. Schmid, C.C. Faunt, B. Lockwood
California's Central Valley Groundwater Study: A Powerful New Tool to Assess Water Resources in California's Central Valley California's Central Valley Groundwater Study: A Powerful New Tool to Assess Water Resources in California's Central Valley
Competition for water resources is growing throughout California, particularly in the Central Valley. Since 1980, the Central Valley's population has nearly doubled to 3.8 million people. It is expected to increase to 6 million by 2020. Statewide population growth, anticipated reductions in Colorado River water deliveries, drought, and the ecological crisis in the Sacramento-San Joaquin...
Authors
Claudia C. Faunt, Randall T. Hanson, Kenneth Belitz, Laurel Rogers
Groundwater availability of the Central Valley Aquifer, California Groundwater availability of the Central Valley Aquifer, California
California's Central Valley covers about 20,000 square miles and is one of the most productive agricultural regions in the world. More than 250 different crops are grown in the Central Valley with an estimated value of $17 billion per year. This irrigated agriculture relies heavily on surface-water diversions and groundwater pumpage. Approximately one-sixth of the Nation's irrigated land...
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 69
Death Valley regional groundwater flow system, Nevada and California: Hydrogeologic framework and transient groundwater flow model Death Valley regional groundwater flow system, Nevada and California: Hydrogeologic framework and transient groundwater flow model
A numerical three-dimensional (3D) transient groundwater flow model of the Death Valley region was developed by the U.S. Geological Survey for the U.S. Department of Energy programs at the Nevada Test Site and at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. Decades of study of aspects of the groundwater flow system and previous less extensive groundwater flow models were incorporated and reevaluated together...
Authors
Wayne Belcher, Frank A. D’Agnese, Grady M. O’Brien, Donald S. Sweetkind, Carma A. San Juan, Randell J. Laczniak, Christopher J. Potter, Heather Putnam, Claudia C. Faunt, Joan B. Blainey, Mary C. Hill, M. S. Bedinger, J. R. Harrill
Development of a three-dimensional model of sedimentary texture in valley-fill deposits of Central Valley, California, USA Development of a three-dimensional model of sedimentary texture in valley-fill deposits of Central Valley, California, USA
A three-dimensional (3D) texture model was developed to help characterize the aquifer system of Central Valley, California (USA), for a groundwater flow model. The 52,000-km2 Central Valley aquifer system consists of heterogeneous valley-fill deposits. The texture model was developed by compiling and analyzing approximately 8,500 drillers’ logs, describing lithologies up to 950 m below...
Authors
Claudia C. Faunt, Kenneth Belitz, Randall T. Hanson
Use of geochemical, isotopic, and age tracer data to develop models of groundwater flow for the purpose of water management, northern High Plains aquifer, USA Use of geochemical, isotopic, and age tracer data to develop models of groundwater flow for the purpose of water management, northern High Plains aquifer, USA
A prolonged drought in the High Plains of Nebraska prompted the use of groundwater for cooling at the largest coal-fired power plant in the State. Prior to the drought, groundwater was used primarily for irrigation and the power plant relied exclusively on surface water stored in a nearby reservoir for cooling. Seepage from the reservoir system during the past ∼75 a has resulted in the...
Authors
Peter B. McMahon, C. P. Carney, E. P. Poeter, Steven M. Peterson
Simulation and analysis of conjunctive use with MODFLOW's farm process Simulation and analysis of conjunctive use with MODFLOW's farm process
The extension of MODFLOW onto the landscape with the Farm Process (MF-FMP) facilitates fully coupled simulation of the use and movement of water from precipitation, streamflow and runoff, groundwater flow, and consumption by natural and agricultural vegetation throughout the hydrologic system at all times. This allows for more complete analysis of conjunctive use water-resource systems...
Authors
R. T. Hanson, W. Schmid, C.C. Faunt, B. Lockwood
California's Central Valley Groundwater Study: A Powerful New Tool to Assess Water Resources in California's Central Valley California's Central Valley Groundwater Study: A Powerful New Tool to Assess Water Resources in California's Central Valley
Competition for water resources is growing throughout California, particularly in the Central Valley. Since 1980, the Central Valley's population has nearly doubled to 3.8 million people. It is expected to increase to 6 million by 2020. Statewide population growth, anticipated reductions in Colorado River water deliveries, drought, and the ecological crisis in the Sacramento-San Joaquin...
Authors
Claudia C. Faunt, Randall T. Hanson, Kenneth Belitz, Laurel Rogers
Groundwater availability of the Central Valley Aquifer, California Groundwater availability of the Central Valley Aquifer, California
California's Central Valley covers about 20,000 square miles and is one of the most productive agricultural regions in the world. More than 250 different crops are grown in the Central Valley with an estimated value of $17 billion per year. This irrigated agriculture relies heavily on surface-water diversions and groundwater pumpage. Approximately one-sixth of the Nation's irrigated land...