Rundel, P. W., Graham, E. A., Allen, M. F., Fisher, J. C. and Harmon, T. C. (2009), Environmental sensor networks in ecological research. New Phytologist, 182: 589–607. doi:10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.02811.x
Jason C Fisher
Biography
Jason Fisher is lead modeler at the Idaho National Laboratory Project Office. His research experience includes groundwater flow and contaminant transport modeling, optimization of long-term monitoring networks, multilevel groundwater monitoring, and analysis of water-quality characteristics and trends. Recently he has been focusing on reproducible model building; see his wrv package.
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), hydrology and water resources program, received May 2005
M.S., Civil Engineering, UCLA, hydrology and water resources program, received March 2003
M.S., Environmental Systems, Humboldt State University (HSU), environmental resources engineering option, received May 2000
B.S., Environmental Resources Engineering, HSU, water resources emphasis, received May 1998
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Science and Products
Date published: September 23, 2017
Status: Active Groundwater Flow Modeling - Idaho National Laboratory
Numerical models are being used to better understand the flow of groundwater and the transport of radiochemical and chemical constituents in the eastern Snake River Plain aquifer system.
The models, developed at the INL, afford scientists a framework to organize their knowledge and concepts of groundwater systems and to provide insights for water-resource managers for future water...
Contacts: Jason C Fisher
Year Published: 2017
An update of hydrologic conditions and distribution of selected constituents in water, eastern Snake River Plain aquifer and perched groundwater zones, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, emphasis 2012-15
Since 1952, wastewater discharged to in ltration ponds (also called percolation ponds) and disposal wells at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has affected water quality in the eastern Snake River Plain (ESRP) aquifer and perched groundwater zones underlying the INL. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the U.S. Department of...
Bartholomay, Roy C.; Maimer, Neil V.; Rattray, Gordon W.; Fisher, Jason C.Attribution: Idaho Water Science Center, Water Resources
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Bartholomay, R.C., Maimer, N.V., Rattray, G.W., and Fisher, J.C., 2017, An update of hydrologic conditions and distribution of selected constituents in water, eastern Snake River Plain aquifer and perched groundwater zones, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, emphasis 2012–15: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2017–5021 (DOE/ID-22242), 87 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20175021.
Year Published: 2016
Groundwater-flow model for the Wood River Valley aquifer system, south-central Idaho
A three-dimensional numerical model of groundwater flow was developed for the Wood River Valley (WRV) aquifer system, Idaho, to evaluate groundwater and surface-water availability at the regional scale. This mountain valley is located in Blaine County and has a drainage area of about 2,300 square kilometers (888 square miles). The model described...
Fisher, Jason C.; Bartolino, James R.; Wylie, Allan H.; Sukow, Jennifer; McVay, MichaelAttribution: Idaho Water Science Center, Water Resources
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Fisher, J.C., Bartolino, J.R., Wylie, A.H., Sukow, Jennifer, and McVay, Michael, 2016, Groundwater-flow model of the Wood River Valley aquifer system, south-central Idaho: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2016–5080, 71 p., http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/sir20165080.
Year Published: 2015
Multilevel groundwater monitoring of hydraulic head and temperature in the eastern Snake River Plain aquifer, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, 2011-13
From 2011 to 2013, the U.S. Geological Survey’s Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Project Office, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy, collected depth-discrete measurements of fluid pressure and temperature in 11 boreholes located in the eastern Snake River Plain aquifer. Each borehole was instrumented with a multilevel...
Twining, Brian V.; Fisher, Jason C.Attribution: Idaho Water Science Center, Water Resources
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Twining, B.V., and Fisher, J.C., 2015, Multilevel groundwater monitoring of hydraulic head and temperature in the eastern Snake River Plain aquifer, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, 2011–13: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2015–5042 (DOE/ID-22235), 49 p., http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/sir20155042.
Year Published: 2015
Water-quality characteristics and trends for selected wells possibly influenced by wastewater disposal at the Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, 1981-2012
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy, analyzed water-quality data collected from 64 aquifer wells and 35 perched groundwater wells at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) from 1981 through 2012. The wells selected for the study were wells that possibly were affected by wastewater disposal at the INL....
Davis, Linda C.; Bartholomay, Roy C.; Fisher, Jason C.; Maimer, Neil V.Attribution: Idaho Water Science Center, Water Resources
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Davis, L.C., Bartholomay, R.C., Fisher, J.C., and Maimer, N.V., 2015, Water-quality characteristics and trends for selected wells possibly influenced by wastewater disposal at the Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, 1981–2012: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2015–5003 (DOE/ID-22233), 106 p., http://dx.doi.org.10.3133/sir20155003.
Year Published: 2013
Optimization of water-level monitoring networks in the eastern Snake River Plain aquifer using a kriging-based genetic algorithm method
Long-term groundwater monitoring networks can provide essential information for the planning and management of water resources. Budget constraints in water resource management agencies often mean a reduction in the number of observation wells included in a monitoring network. A network design tool, distributed as an R package, was developed to...
Fisher, Jason C.Attribution: Idaho Water Science Center, Water Resources
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Optimization of water-level monitoring networks in the eastern Snake River Plain aquifer using a kriging-based genetic algorithm method; 2013; SIR; 2013-5120; Fisher, Jason C.
Year Published: 2012
Multilevel groundwater monitoring of hydraulic head and temperature in the eastern Snake River Plain aquifer, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, 2009–10
During 2009 and 2010, the U.S. Geological Survey’s Idaho National Laboratory Project Office, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy, collected quarterly, depth-discrete measurements of fluid pressure and temperature in nine boreholes located in the eastern Snake River Plain aquifer. Each borehole was instrumented with a multilevel...
Twining, Brian V.; Fisher, Jason C.Attribution: Idaho Water Science Center, Water Resources
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Multilevel groundwater monitoring of hydraulic head and temperature in the eastern Snake River Plain aquifer, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, 2009–10; 2012; SIR; 2012-5259; Twining, Brian V.; Fisher, Jason C.
Year Published: 2012
Water-quality characteristics and trends for selected sites at and near the Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, 1949-2009
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy, analyzed water-quality data collected from 67 aquifer wells and 7 surface-water sites at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) from 1949 through 2009. The data analyzed included major cations, anions, nutrients, trace elements, and total organic carbon. The analyses were...
Bartholomay, Roy C.; Davis, Linda C.; Fisher, Jason C.; Tucker, Betty J.; Raben, Flint A.Attribution: Idaho Water Science Center, Water Resources
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Water-quality characteristics and trends for selected sites at and near the Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, 1949-2009; 2012; SIR; 2012-5169; Bartholomay, Roy C.; Davis, Linda C.; Fisher, Jason C.; Tucker, Betty J.; Raben, Flint A.
Year Published: 2012
A comparison of U.S. Geological Survey three-dimensional model estimates of groundwater source areas and velocities to independently derived estimates, Idaho National Laboratory and vicinity, Idaho
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy, evaluated a three-dimensional model of groundwater flow in the fractured basalts and interbedded sediments of the eastern Snake River Plain aquifer at and near the Idaho National Laboratory to determine if model-derived estimates of groundwater movement are...
Fisher, Jason C.; Rousseau, Joseph P.; Bartholomay, Roy C.; Rattray, Gordon W.Attribution: Idaho Water Science Center, Water Resources
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A comparison of U.S. Geological Survey three-dimensional model estimates of groundwater source areas and velocities to independently derived estimates, Idaho National Laboratory and vicinity, Idaho; 2012; SIR; 2012-5152; Fisher, Jason C.; Rousseau, Joseph P.; Bartholomay, Roy C.; Rattray, Gordon W.
Year Published: 2011
Multilevel groundwater monitoring of hydraulic head and temperature in the eastern Snake River Plain aquifer, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, 2007-08
During 2007 and 2008, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy, collected quarterly depth-discrete measurements of fluid pressure and temperature in six boreholes located in the eastern Snake River Plain aquifer of Idaho. Each borehole was instrumented with a multilevel monitoring system consisting of a series...
Fisher, Jason C.; Twining, Brian V.Attribution: Idaho Water Science Center, Water Resources
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Multilevel groundwater monitoring of hydraulic head and temperature in the eastern Snake River Plain aquifer, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, 2007-08; 2011; SIR; 2010-5253; Fisher, Jason C.; Twining, Brian V.
Year Published: 2010
Steady-state and transient models of groundwater flow and advective transport, Eastern Snake River Plain aquifer, Idaho National Laboratory and vicinity, Idaho
Three-dimensional steady-state and transient models of groundwater flow and advective transport in the eastern Snake River Plain aquifer were developed by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy. The steady-state and transient flow models cover an area of 1,940 square miles that includes most of the 890 square...
Ackerman, Daniel J.; Rousseau, Joseph P.; Rattray, Gordon W.; Fisher, Jason C.Attribution: Idaho Water Science Center, Water Resources
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Steady-state and transient models of groundwater flow and advective transport, Eastern Snake River Plain aquifer, Idaho National Laboratory and vicinity, Idaho; 2010; SIR; 2010-5123; Ackerman, Daniel J.; Rousseau, Joseph P.; Rattray, Gordon W.; Fisher, Jason C.
Year Published: 2010
Steady-state and transient models of groundwater flow and advective transport, Eastern Snake River Plain aquifer, Idaho National Laboratory and vicinity, Idaho
Three-dimensional steady-state and transient models of groundwater flow and advective transport in the eastern Snake River Plain aquifer were developed by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy. The steady-state and transient flow models cover an area of 1,940 square miles that includes most of the 890 square...
Ackerman, Daniel J.; Rousseau, Joseph P.; Rattray, Gordon W.; Fisher, Jason C.Attribution: Idaho Water Science Center, Water Resources
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Steady-state and transient models of groundwater flow and advective transport, Eastern Snake River Plain aquifer, Idaho National Laboratory and vicinity, Idaho; 2010; OFR; 2010-5123; Ackerman, Daniel J.; Rousseau, Joseph P.; Rattray, Gordon W.; Fisher, Jason C.
Year Published: 2010
Completion Summary for Well NRF-16 near the Naval Reactors Facility, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho
In 2009, the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy's Naval Reactors Laboratory Field Office, Idaho Branch Office cored and completed well NRF-16 for monitoring the eastern Snake River Plain (SRP) aquifer. The borehole was initially cored to a depth of 425 feet below land surface and water samples and geophysical...
Twining, Brian V.; Fisher, Jason C.; Bartholomay, Roy C.Attribution: Idaho Water Science Center, Water Resources
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Completion Summary for Well NRF-16 near the Naval Reactors Facility, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho; 2010; SIR; 2010-5101; Twining, Brian V.; Fisher, Jason C.; Bartholomay, Roy C.
Pre-USGS Publications
Singh, M., Batalin, M., Chen, V., Stealey, M., Jordan, B., Fisher, J.C., Harmon, T.C., Hansen, M.H., and Kaiser, W.J., 2006, Autonomous robotic sensing experiments at San Joaquin River: International Conference on Robotics and Automation (43% acceptance rate), 8 p.
Goldman, J., Ramanathan, N., Ambrose, R., Caron, D.A., Estrin, D., Fisher, J.C., Gilbert, R., Hansen, M.H., Harmon, T.C., Jay, J., Kaiser, W.J., Sukhatme, G.S., and Tai, Y.-C., 2007, Distributed sensing systems for water quality assessment and management: White Paper published and prepared by the Foresight and Governance Project at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 36 p.
Harmon, T.C., Ambrose, R.F., Gilbert, R.M., Fisher, J.C., Stealey, M., and Kaiser, W.J., 2007, High resolution river hydraulic and water quality characterization using rapidly deployable networked infomechanical systems (NIMS RD): Environmental Engineering Science, 24(2), p. 151-159.
A coupled systems approach to solute transport within a heterogeneous vadose zone-groundwater environment
Fisher, J.C., 2005, A coupled systems approach to solute transport within a heterogeneous vadose zone-groundwater environment: Ph.D. dissertation, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 91 p.
Fisher, Jason C. 2000. Simulation of partially saturated - saturated flow in the Caspar Creek E-road groundwater system. M.S. Thesis, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California. 107 p.
Date published: August 22, 2016
wrv R package repository
The R package wrv is for processing the groundwater-flow model of the Wood River Valley (WRV) aquifer system, south-central Idaho. The groundwater-flow model is described in the associated model report and model archive. Included in the package is MODFLOW-USG version 1.3, a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) computer code that solves the groundwater-flow equation.