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Howard W Reeves

Howard W. Reeves is a Research Hydrologist with the Upper Midwest Water Science Center. Recent work includes regional assessment of groundwater availability for the U.S. Great Lakes Basin and the glacial aquifer system.

Professional Experience

  • 2011 – present            U.S. Geological Survey, USGS Michigan Water Science Center, Research Hydrologist

  • 2010 – 2014            Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan, Ad Hoc Graduate Faculty, Department of Geological and Mining, Engineering and Sciences

  • 2007 – 2014            Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, Adjunct/Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering

  • 2003 – 2011            U.S. Geological Survey, USGS Michigan Water Science Center, Research Hydrologist, Groundwater Specialist

  • 2002 – 2003            U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Discipline, Michigan District, Hydrologist

  • 1994 – 2001            Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois,  Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering

  • 1991 – 1994            University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, Assistant Professor, Department of Geological Sciences

  • 1996 – 1997            Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois,  Faculty Appointment, Environmental Research Division

  • 1991 – 1994            U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division, South Carolina District, Hydrologist, Faculty Appointment

Education and Certifications

  • University of Notre Dame, Chemical Engineering, B.S. 1983

  • University of Notre Dame, Environmental Engineering, M.S. 1985

  • The University of Michigan, Environmental Engineering, Ph.D. 1993

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Improving representation of groundwater in foundational Great Lakes hydrologic and hydrodynamic models and data sets

Groundwater plays a critical role in the water balance, however the groundwater component of the hydrologic cycle is frequently overlooked at basin scales because it is difficult to observe and quantify. We address this problem through a novel framework that combines existing hydrological models and data sets with groundwater flux estimates across Earth's largest system of lakes; the Laurentian G
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John Wesley Powell Center for Analysis and Synthesis
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Improving representation of groundwater in foundational Great Lakes hydrologic and hydrodynamic models and data sets

Groundwater plays a critical role in the water balance, however the groundwater component of the hydrologic cycle is frequently overlooked at basin scales because it is difficult to observe and quantify. We address this problem through a novel framework that combines existing hydrological models and data sets with groundwater flux estimates across Earth's largest system of lakes; the Laurentian G
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Compiled reference list to support reservoir thermal energy storage research

This text file (Reference_List_V1.txt) lists references that describe relevant characteristics for reservoir thermal energy storage (RTES) research in the United States. References are grouped by corresponding city, including: Albuquerque, New Mexico; Charleston, South Carolina; Chicago, Illinois; Decatur, Illinois; Lansing, Michigan; Memphis, Tennessee; Phoenix, Arizona; and Portland, Oregon. The
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New Mexico Water Science Center

National-Scale Grid to Support Regional Groundwater Availability Studies and a National Hydrogeologic Framework

The National Hydrogeologic Grid (NHG) dataset includes a raster and vector representation of 1-km cells defining a uniform grid that encompasses the continental United States. The value of each cell of the raster dataset corresponds to the 1-km cell number defined as 'cellnum' in the attributes of the vector data. The NHG consists of 4,000 rows and 4,980 columns, numbered from the top left corner
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Water Resources, Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program
Filter Total Items: 28

SFRmaker and Linesink-Maker: Rapid construction of streamflow routing networks from hydrography data

Groundwater models have evolved to encompass more aspects of the water cycle, but the incorporation of realistic boundary conditions representing surface water remains time-consuming and error-prone. We present two Python packages that robustly automate this process using readily available hydrography data as the primary input. SFRmaker creates input for the MODFLOW SFR package, while Linesink-mak
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Water Resources, Michigan-Ohio Water Science Center, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Upper Midwest Water Science Center, New York Water Science Center

National-scale reservoir thermal energy storage pre-assessment for the United States

The U.S. Geological Survey is performing a pre-assessment of the cooling potential for reservoir thermal energy storage (RTES) in five generalized geologic regions (Basin and Range, Coastal Plains, Illinois Basin, Michigan Basin, Pacific Northwest) across the United States. Reservoir models are developed for the metropolitan areas of eight cities (Albuquerque, New Mexico; Charleston, South Carolin
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Water Resources, Arizona Water Science Center, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center, Michigan-Ohio Water Science Center, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Upper Midwest Water Science Center, New Mexico Water Science Center, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center

U.S. Geological Survey water science strategy—Observing, understanding, predicting, and delivering water science to the Nation

Executive SummaryThis report expands the Water Science Strategy that began with the USGS Science Strategy, “Facing Tomorrow’s Challenges—U.S. Geological Survey Science in the Decade 2007–2017” (U.S. Geological Survey, 2007). This report looks at the relevant issues facing society and develops a strategy built around observing, understanding, predicting, and delivering water science for the next 5
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Water Resources, Earth Resources Observation and Science Center, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center , Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center

Continuing progress toward a national assessment of water availability and use

Executive SummaryThe Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111—11) was passed into law on March 30, 2009. Subtitle F, also known as the SECURE Water Act, calls for the establishment of a “national water availability and use assessment program” within the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The USGS issued the first report on the program in 2013. Program progress over the period 2013–17
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Water Resources, Water Availability and Use Science Program

Simulation of potential groundwater recharge for the glacial aquifer system east of the Rocky Mountains, 1980–2011, using the Soil-Water-Balance Model

An understanding of the spatial and temporal extent of groundwater recharge is critical for many types of hydrologic assessments involving water quality, contaminant transport, ecosystem health, and sustainable use of groundwater. Annual potential groundwater recharge was simulated at a 1-kilometer resolution with the Soil-Water-Balance (SWB) model for the glacial aquifer system east of the Rocky
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Water Resources, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Upper Midwest Water Science Center

Measuring and evaluating ecological flows from streams to regions: Steps towards national coverage

Living aquatic communities are largely determined and maintained by the volume and quality of flowing waters, both within lotic systems and in receiving waters of coastal systems. However, flow is one of the most frequently and extensively altered features of rivers and streams; alteration effects are likely to be exacerbated by climate change. Lotic systems vary and different fish species need di
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Ecosystems, Great Lakes Science Center

Generalized hydrogeologic framework and groundwater budget for a groundwater availability study for the glacial aquifer system of the United States

The glacial aquifer system groundwater availability study seeks to quantify (1) the status of groundwater resources in the glacial aquifer system, (2) how these resources have changed over time, and (3) likely system response to future changes in anthropogenic and environmental conditions. The glacial aquifer system extends from Maine to Alaska, although the focus of this report is the part of the
By
Water Resources, Colorado Water Science Center, Michigan-Ohio Water Science Center, New England Water Science Center, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center, Upper Midwest Water Science Center, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center

Maps and grids of hydrogeologic information created from standardized water-well drillers’ records of the glaciated United States

As part of the National Water Availability and Use Program established by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 2005, this study took advantage of about 14 million records from State-managed collections of water-well drillers’ records and created a database of hydrogeologic properties for the glaciated United States. The water-well drillers’ records were standardized to be relatively complete and e
By
Water Resources, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center

A semi-structured MODFLOW-USG model to evaluate local water sources to wells for decision support

In order to better represent the configuration of the stream network and simulate local groundwater-surface water interactions, a version of MODFLOW with refined spacing in the topmost layer was applied to a Lake Michigan Basin (LMB) regional groundwater-flow model developed by the U.S. Geological. Regional MODFLOW models commonly use coarse grids over large areas; this coarse spacing precludes mo
By
Water Resources, Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Upper Midwest Water Science Center, Michigan-Ohio Water Science Center

Estimation of monthly water yields and flows for 1951-2012 for the United States portion of the Great Lakes Basin with AFINCH

Monthly water yields from 105,829 catchments and corresponding flows in 107,691 stream segments were estimated for water years 1951–2012 in the Great Lakes Basin in the United States. Both sets of estimates were computed by using the Analysis of Flows In Networks of CHannels (AFINCH) application within the NHDPlus geospatial data framework. AFINCH provides an environment to develop constrained reg
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Michigan-Ohio Water Science Center, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Upper Midwest Water Science Center

Groundwater availability as constrained by hydrogeology and environmental flows

Groundwater pumping from aquifers in hydraulic connection with nearby streams has the potential to cause adverse impacts by decreasing flows to levels below those necessary to maintain aquatic ecosystems. The recent passage of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact has brought attention to this issue in the Great Lakes region. In particular, the legislation requires the G
By
Michigan-Ohio Water Science Center, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Upper Midwest Water Science Center

Strategic directions for U.S. Geological Survey water science, 2012-2022 - Observing, understanding, predicting, and delivering water science to the Nation

Executive Summary This report expands the Water Science Strategy that was begun in the USGS Science Strategy, “Facing Tomorrow’s Challenges—U.S. Geological Survey Science in the Decade 2007–2017” (U.S. Geological Survey, 2007). The report looks at the relevant issues facing society and develops a strategy built around observing, understanding, predicting, and delivering water science for the next
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Ecosystems, Earth Resources Observation and Science Center, Fisheries Program, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center , Western Fisheries Research Center, Marrowstone Marine Field Station (MMFS)

Pre-USGS Publications

Lee, Jejung, Graettinger, A.J., Moylan, John, and Reeves, H.W., 2009, Directed site exploration for permeable reactive barrier design: Journal of Hazardous Materials, v. 162, no. 1, p. 222–229.
Lee, Jejung, Reeves, H.W., and Dowding, C.H., 2008, The nodal failure index approach to ground-water remediation design (technical note): ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, v. 134, no. 10, p. 1554–1557.
Moran, Brian, Kulkarni, S.S., and Reeves, H.W., 2007, A path-independent integral for the characterization of solute concentration and flux at biofilm detachments: International Journal of Fracture, v. 143, no. 3, p. 291–300.
Graettinger, A.J., Lee, Jejung, Reeves, H.W., and Dethan, Deepu, 2006, Quantitative methods to direct exploration based on hydrogeologic information: Journal of Hydroinformatics, v. 8, no. 2, p. 77–90.
Graettinger, A.J., Reeves, H.W., Lee, Jejung, and Dethan, Deepu, 2003, Use of input uncertainty and model sensitivity to guide site exploration: Mishra, S., ed., Groundwater Quality Modeling and Management Under Uncertainty: Proceedings of the Probabilistic Approaches & Groundwater Modeling Symposium held during the World Water and Environmental Resources Congress in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 24-26, 2003: Washington, D.C., American Society of Civil Engineers, p. 215–225.
Glasgow, H.S., Fortney, M.D., Lee, Jejung, Graettinger, A.J., and Reeves, H.W., 2003, MODFLOW-2000 head uncertainty, a first-order second-moment method: Ground Water, v. 41, no. 3, p. 342–350.
Kozak, J.A., Reeves, H.W., and Lewis, B.A., 2003, Modeling radium and radon transport through soil and vegetation: Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, v. 66, p. 179–200.
Schulenberg, J.W., and Reeves, H.W., 2002, Axisymmetric simulation of soil vapor extraction before and after fracturing: Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, v. 57, no. 3-4, p. 189–222.
Lee, Jejung, Reeves, H.W., and Dowding, C.H., 2002, Integrating site characterization with aquifer and soil remediation design in Lipnick, R.L., Mason, R.P., Phillips, M.L., and Pittman, C.U., Jr., eds., Fate and Transport of Chemicals in the Environment: Impacts, Monitoring, and Remediation, ACS Symposium Series 806: Washington, D.C., American Chemical Society, p. 384–396.
Graettinger, A.J., Lee, Jejung, and Reeves, H.W., 2002, Efficient conditional modeling for geotechnical uncertainty evaluation: International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, v. 26, no. 2, p. 163–179.
Gardner, L.R., and Reeves, H.W., 2002, Spatial patterns in soil water fluxes along a forest-marsh transect in the southeastern United States: Aquatic Sciences, v. 64, no. 2, p. 141–155.
Gardner, L.R., and Reeves, H.W., 2002, Seasonal patterns in the soil water balance of a Spartina marsh site at North Inlet, South Carolina, USA: Wetlands, v. 22, no. 3, p. 467–477.
Gardner, L.R., Reeves, H.W., and Thibodeau, P.M., 2002, Groundwater dynamics along forest-marsh transects in a southeastern salt marsh, USA— description, interpretation and challenges for numerical modeling: Wetlands Ecology and Management, v. 10, p. 145–159.
Reeves, H.W., and Moran, Brian, 2000, Meshless methods in contaminant hydrology: in Bentley, L.R., Sykes, J.F., Brebbia, C.A., Gray, W.G., and Pinder, G.F., eds., Proceedings of the XIII International Conference on Computational Methods in Water Resources, Volume 2: Computational Methods, Surface Water Systems and Hydrology: Rotterdam, A.A. Balkema, p. 713–718.
Reeves, H.W., Thibodeau, P.M., Underwood, R.G., and Gardner, L.R., 2000, Incorporation of total stress changes into the groundwater model SUTRA: Ground Water, v. 38, no. 1, p. 89–98.
Reeves, H.W., Lee, Jejung, Dowding, C.H., and Graettinger, A.J., 2000, Reliability-based evaluation of groundwater remediation strategies: in Stauffer, F., Kinzelbach, W., Kovar, K., and Hoehn, E., eds., Calibration and Reliability in Groundwater Modelling–Coping with Uncertainty, Proceedings of the ModelCARE ’99 Conference, Zürich, September, 1999: IAHS Publication no. 265, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK, IAHS Press, p. 304–309.
Dowding, C.H., Reeves, H.W., Graettinger, A.J., and Lee, J., 2000, Inclusion of the performance model to direct and control site characterization: in Mayne, P.W., and Hyrciw, R.D., eds., Innovations and Applications in Geotechnical Site Characterization: Geo-Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Geotechnical Special Publication Number 97, Reston, Virginia, ASCE, p. 130–141.
Rittmann, B.E., Pettis, M., Reeves, H.W., and Stahl, D.A., 1999, How biofilm clusters affect substrate flux and ecological selection: Water Science Technology, v. 39, no. 7, p. 99–105.
Thibodeau, P.M., Gardner, L.R., and Reeves, H.W., 1998, The role of groundwater flow in controlling the spatial distribution of soil salinity and rooted macrophytes in a southeastern salt marsh, USA: Mangroves and Salt Marshes, v. 2, no. 1, p. 1–13.
Schulenberg, J.W., and Reeves, H.W., 1998, Modeling soil vapor extraction using preferential flow: in Inyang, H.I., and Ogunro, V.O., eds., Proceedings of the 4TH International Symposium on Environmental Geotechnics and Global Sustainable Development, August 9-13, 1998, Boston, Massachusetts, USA: Lowell, MA, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, p. 946–955.
Abbasi, Samira, and Reeves, H.W., 1998, Modeling sequential electron accepting processes in groundwater bioremediation: in Inyang, H.I., and Ogunro, V.O., eds., Proceedings of the 4TH International Symposium on Environmental Geotechnics and Global Sustainable Development, August 9-13, 1998, Boston, Massachusetts, USA: Lowell, MA, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, p. 905–914.
Widdowson, M.W., Haney, O.R., Reeves, H.W., Aelion, C.M., and Ray, R.P., 1997, A multi-level soil vapor extraction test for heterogeneous soils: ASCE Journal of Environmental Engineering, v. 123, no. 2, p. 160–168.
Reeves, H.W., and Fairborn, L.W., 1996, Application of an inverse model, SUTRAP, to a tidally-driven groundwater system: in Kovar, K., and van der Heijde, P., eds., Calibration and Reliability in Groundwater Modelling, ModelCARE ’96: IAHS Publication no. 237, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK, IAHS Press, p. 115–124.
Reeves, H.W., Lough, K.A., and Goñi, M.A., 1996, An experimental investigation of organic solvent infiltration into a natural clay: in Reddy, K.R., ed., The Fourth Great Lakes Geotechnical/Geoenvironmental Conference: In-Situ Remediation of Contaminated Sites: Chicago, University of Illinois at Chicago, p. 95–106.
Keenan, R.S., Dickerson, J., Gardner, L.R., and Reeves, H.W., 1996, Inexpensive multi-channel electronic water level recorders for hydrologic studies: Groundwater Monitoring and Remediation, v. 16, no. 2, p. 77–83.
Aelion, C.M., Shaw, J.N., Ray, R.P., Widdowson, M.A., and Reeves, H.W., 1996, Simplified methods for monitoring petroleum-contaminated ground water and soil vapor: Journal of Soil Contamination, v. 4, no. 3, p. 225–241.
Widdowson, M.W., Aelion, C.M., Ray, R.P., and Reeves, H.W., 1995, Soil vapor extraction pilot study at a piedmont UST site: in Hinchee, R.E., Miller, R.N., and Johnson, P.C., eds., In Situ Aeration: Air Sparging, Bioventing, and Related Remediation Processes: Columbus, OH, Battelle Press, p. 455–461.
Widdowson, M.A., Ray, R.P., Reeves, H.W., and Aelion, C.M., 1995, Integrated site characterization for SVE design: in Acar, Y.B., and Daniel, D.E., eds., Geoenvironment 2000, Volume 2: ASCE, Geotechnical Special Publication 48, New York, American Society of Civil Engineers, p. 1291–1305.
Widdowson, M.A., Ray, R.P., Aelion, C.M., Reeves, H.W., and Holbrooks, K.D., 1995, Investigation of soil-venting based remediation at a UST site in the Appalachian Piedmont in Schepart, B.S., ed., Bioremediation of Pollutants in Soil and Water, ASTM STP 1235: Philadelphia, American Society for Testing and Materials, p. 135–148.
Aelion, C.M., Widdowson, M.A., Ray, R.P., Reeves, H.W., and Shaw, J.N., 1995, Biodegradation, vapor extraction, and air sparging in low-permeability soils: in Hinchee, R.E., Miller, R.N., and Johnson, P.C., eds., In Situ Aeration: Air Sparging, Bioventing, and Related Remediation Processes: Columbus, OH, Battelle Press, p. 127–134.
Reeves, H.W., and Abriola, L.M., 1994, An iterative-compositional model for subsurface multiphase flow: Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, v. 15, no. 1, p. 249–276.
Abriola, L.M., Fen, C.-S., and Reeves, H.W., 1992, Numerical simulation of unsteady organic vapor transport in porous media using the dusty gas model: Weyer, K.U., ed., Proceedings of the International Conference on Subsurface Contamination by Immiscible Fluids, April 18-20, 1990, Calgary, Alberta, Canada: Rotterdam, A.A. Balkema, p. 195–202
Kirkner, D.J., and Reeves, H.W., 1990, A penalty function method for computing chemical equilibria: Computers & Geosciences, v. 16, no. 1, p. 21–40.
Abriola, L.M., and Reeves, H.W., 1990, Slightly miscible organic chemical migration in porous media— present and future directions in modeling: in Murarka, I.P., and Cordle, S., eds., Proceedings: Environmental Research Conference on Groundwater Quality and Waste Disposal: Electric Power Research Institute Report EN-6749, Palo Alto, California, EPRI, section 15-1.
Reeves, H.W., and Abriola, L.M., 1988, A decoupled approach to the simulation of flow and transport of non-aqueous phase contaminants through porous media: in Celia, M.A., Ferrand, L.A., Brebbia, C.A., Gray, W.G., and Pinder, G.F., eds., Computational Methods in Water Resources, Vol. 1 Modeling Surface and Sub-surface Flows, Proceedings of the VII International Conference: Amsterdam: Elsevier, Co-published with Computational Mechanics Publications, Southampton, p. 147–152.
Reeves, Howard, and Kirkner, D.J., 1988, Multicomponent mass transport with homogeneous and heterogeneous chemical reactions— The effect of chemistry on the choice of numerical algorithm, Part II. Numerical results: Water Resources Research, v. 24, no. 10, p. 1730–1739.
Kirkner, D.J., and Reeves, Howard, 1988, Multicomponent mass transport with homogeneous and heterogeneous chemical reactions— The effect of chemistry on the choice of numerical algorithm, Part I. Theory: Water Resources Research, v. 24, no. 10, p. 1719–1729.
Kirkner, D.J., Reeves, H.W., and Jennings, A.A., 1984, Finite element analysis of multicomponent contaminant transport including precipitation-dissolution reactions: in Laible, J.P., Brebbia, C.A., Gray, W., and Pinder, G.F., eds., Finite Elements in Water Resources, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference, Burlington, Vermont, June, 1984: Berlin, Springer-Verlag, p. 309–318.

Calculate Streamflow Depletion by Nearby Pumping Well - STRMDEPL08

STRMDEPL08—An Extended Version of STRMDEPL with Additional Analytical Solutions to Calculate Streamflow Depletion by Nearby Pumping Well

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Water Resources, Michigan-Ohio Water Science Center, Upper Midwest Water Science Center

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    Improving representation of groundwater in foundational Great Lakes hydrologic and hydrodynamic models and data sets

    Groundwater plays a critical role in the water balance, however the groundwater component of the hydrologic cycle is frequently overlooked at basin scales because it is difficult to observe and quantify. We address this problem through a novel framework that combines existing hydrological models and data sets with groundwater flux estimates across Earth's largest system of lakes; the Laurentian G
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    John Wesley Powell Center for Analysis and Synthesis
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    Improving representation of groundwater in foundational Great Lakes hydrologic and hydrodynamic models and data sets

    Groundwater plays a critical role in the water balance, however the groundwater component of the hydrologic cycle is frequently overlooked at basin scales because it is difficult to observe and quantify. We address this problem through a novel framework that combines existing hydrological models and data sets with groundwater flux estimates across Earth's largest system of lakes; the Laurentian G
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    Compiled reference list to support reservoir thermal energy storage research

    This text file (Reference_List_V1.txt) lists references that describe relevant characteristics for reservoir thermal energy storage (RTES) research in the United States. References are grouped by corresponding city, including: Albuquerque, New Mexico; Charleston, South Carolina; Chicago, Illinois; Decatur, Illinois; Lansing, Michigan; Memphis, Tennessee; Phoenix, Arizona; and Portland, Oregon. The
    By
    New Mexico Water Science Center

    National-Scale Grid to Support Regional Groundwater Availability Studies and a National Hydrogeologic Framework

    The National Hydrogeologic Grid (NHG) dataset includes a raster and vector representation of 1-km cells defining a uniform grid that encompasses the continental United States. The value of each cell of the raster dataset corresponds to the 1-km cell number defined as 'cellnum' in the attributes of the vector data. The NHG consists of 4,000 rows and 4,980 columns, numbered from the top left corner
    By
    Water Resources, Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program
  • Publications
    Filter Total Items: 28

    SFRmaker and Linesink-Maker: Rapid construction of streamflow routing networks from hydrography data

    Groundwater models have evolved to encompass more aspects of the water cycle, but the incorporation of realistic boundary conditions representing surface water remains time-consuming and error-prone. We present two Python packages that robustly automate this process using readily available hydrography data as the primary input. SFRmaker creates input for the MODFLOW SFR package, while Linesink-mak
    By
    Water Resources, Michigan-Ohio Water Science Center, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Upper Midwest Water Science Center, New York Water Science Center

    National-scale reservoir thermal energy storage pre-assessment for the United States

    The U.S. Geological Survey is performing a pre-assessment of the cooling potential for reservoir thermal energy storage (RTES) in five generalized geologic regions (Basin and Range, Coastal Plains, Illinois Basin, Michigan Basin, Pacific Northwest) across the United States. Reservoir models are developed for the metropolitan areas of eight cities (Albuquerque, New Mexico; Charleston, South Carolin
    By
    Water Resources, Arizona Water Science Center, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center, Michigan-Ohio Water Science Center, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Upper Midwest Water Science Center, New Mexico Water Science Center, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center

    U.S. Geological Survey water science strategy—Observing, understanding, predicting, and delivering water science to the Nation

    Executive SummaryThis report expands the Water Science Strategy that began with the USGS Science Strategy, “Facing Tomorrow’s Challenges—U.S. Geological Survey Science in the Decade 2007–2017” (U.S. Geological Survey, 2007). This report looks at the relevant issues facing society and develops a strategy built around observing, understanding, predicting, and delivering water science for the next 5
    By
    Water Resources, Earth Resources Observation and Science Center, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center , Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center

    Continuing progress toward a national assessment of water availability and use

    Executive SummaryThe Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111—11) was passed into law on March 30, 2009. Subtitle F, also known as the SECURE Water Act, calls for the establishment of a “national water availability and use assessment program” within the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The USGS issued the first report on the program in 2013. Program progress over the period 2013–17
    By
    Water Resources, Water Availability and Use Science Program

    Simulation of potential groundwater recharge for the glacial aquifer system east of the Rocky Mountains, 1980–2011, using the Soil-Water-Balance Model

    An understanding of the spatial and temporal extent of groundwater recharge is critical for many types of hydrologic assessments involving water quality, contaminant transport, ecosystem health, and sustainable use of groundwater. Annual potential groundwater recharge was simulated at a 1-kilometer resolution with the Soil-Water-Balance (SWB) model for the glacial aquifer system east of the Rocky
    By
    Water Resources, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Upper Midwest Water Science Center

    Measuring and evaluating ecological flows from streams to regions: Steps towards national coverage

    Living aquatic communities are largely determined and maintained by the volume and quality of flowing waters, both within lotic systems and in receiving waters of coastal systems. However, flow is one of the most frequently and extensively altered features of rivers and streams; alteration effects are likely to be exacerbated by climate change. Lotic systems vary and different fish species need di
    By
    Ecosystems, Great Lakes Science Center

    Generalized hydrogeologic framework and groundwater budget for a groundwater availability study for the glacial aquifer system of the United States

    The glacial aquifer system groundwater availability study seeks to quantify (1) the status of groundwater resources in the glacial aquifer system, (2) how these resources have changed over time, and (3) likely system response to future changes in anthropogenic and environmental conditions. The glacial aquifer system extends from Maine to Alaska, although the focus of this report is the part of the
    By
    Water Resources, Colorado Water Science Center, Michigan-Ohio Water Science Center, New England Water Science Center, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center, Upper Midwest Water Science Center, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center

    Maps and grids of hydrogeologic information created from standardized water-well drillers’ records of the glaciated United States

    As part of the National Water Availability and Use Program established by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 2005, this study took advantage of about 14 million records from State-managed collections of water-well drillers’ records and created a database of hydrogeologic properties for the glaciated United States. The water-well drillers’ records were standardized to be relatively complete and e
    By
    Water Resources, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center

    A semi-structured MODFLOW-USG model to evaluate local water sources to wells for decision support

    In order to better represent the configuration of the stream network and simulate local groundwater-surface water interactions, a version of MODFLOW with refined spacing in the topmost layer was applied to a Lake Michigan Basin (LMB) regional groundwater-flow model developed by the U.S. Geological. Regional MODFLOW models commonly use coarse grids over large areas; this coarse spacing precludes mo
    By
    Water Resources, Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Upper Midwest Water Science Center, Michigan-Ohio Water Science Center

    Estimation of monthly water yields and flows for 1951-2012 for the United States portion of the Great Lakes Basin with AFINCH

    Monthly water yields from 105,829 catchments and corresponding flows in 107,691 stream segments were estimated for water years 1951–2012 in the Great Lakes Basin in the United States. Both sets of estimates were computed by using the Analysis of Flows In Networks of CHannels (AFINCH) application within the NHDPlus geospatial data framework. AFINCH provides an environment to develop constrained reg
    By
    Michigan-Ohio Water Science Center, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Upper Midwest Water Science Center

    Groundwater availability as constrained by hydrogeology and environmental flows

    Groundwater pumping from aquifers in hydraulic connection with nearby streams has the potential to cause adverse impacts by decreasing flows to levels below those necessary to maintain aquatic ecosystems. The recent passage of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact has brought attention to this issue in the Great Lakes region. In particular, the legislation requires the G
    By
    Michigan-Ohio Water Science Center, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Upper Midwest Water Science Center

    Strategic directions for U.S. Geological Survey water science, 2012-2022 - Observing, understanding, predicting, and delivering water science to the Nation

    Executive Summary This report expands the Water Science Strategy that was begun in the USGS Science Strategy, “Facing Tomorrow’s Challenges—U.S. Geological Survey Science in the Decade 2007–2017” (U.S. Geological Survey, 2007). The report looks at the relevant issues facing society and develops a strategy built around observing, understanding, predicting, and delivering water science for the next
    By
    Ecosystems, Earth Resources Observation and Science Center, Fisheries Program, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center , Western Fisheries Research Center, Marrowstone Marine Field Station (MMFS)

    Pre-USGS Publications

    Lee, Jejung, Graettinger, A.J., Moylan, John, and Reeves, H.W., 2009, Directed site exploration for permeable reactive barrier design: Journal of Hazardous Materials, v. 162, no. 1, p. 222–229.
    Lee, Jejung, Reeves, H.W., and Dowding, C.H., 2008, The nodal failure index approach to ground-water remediation design (technical note): ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, v. 134, no. 10, p. 1554–1557.
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