Jackson N Mitchell
Biography
Jackson Mitchell’s investigations include:
- Monitoring the groundwater resources of near-shore ecosystems
- Determining the natural low-flow characteristics of Hawaiian streams
- Collecting groundwater-level data to help assess groundwater flow
- Measuring salinity profiles of deep monitoring wells to evaluate freshwater availability
Education
MS, Earth Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2016
BS, Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, 2014
Professional Experience
Hydrologist, USGS Pacific Islands Water Science Center, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, 2017‒present
Hydrologic Volunteer, Bureau of Land Management, Eugene, Oregon, 2016
Science and Products
Groundwater conditions and trends, 2009–19, Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Groundwater is the primary source of municipal water for Saipan. Nearly all groundwater for the municipal water supply is withdrawn from a freshwater-lens system with a limited amount of freshwater that is susceptible to saltwater intrusion. The status of Saipan’s groundwater resources has not been thoroughly assessed since 2003. The U.S....
Mitchell, Jackson N.; Presley, Todd K.; Carruth, Robert L.
Groundwater-level, groundwater-temperature, and barometric-pressure data, July 2017 to February 2018, Hālawa Area, Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi
The Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, operated by the U.S. Navy and located in the Hālawa area, Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi, includes 20 underground storage tanks that can hold a total of 250 million gallons of fuel. In January 2014, the U.S. Navy notified the Hawaiʻi Department of Health and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of release of an estimated...
Mitchell, Jackson N.; Oki, Delwyn S.