Before and after imagery of the original Franklin Extensometer. The original Franklin extensometer measured aquifer compaction near the groundwater pumping center at Franklin, Virginia from 1979 to 1995.
Jason P. Pope
Jason Pope is a hydrologist at the Virginia and West Virginia Water Science Center.
Jason has been an employee of the USGS since 2001. He has investigated a variety of topics related to groundwater in the Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain, including aquifer-system compaction and land subsidence, regional groundwater flow and availability, interpretation and mapping of hydrostratigraphy, estimation of water withdrawal and use, groundwater residence time, and water quality. His technical interests include the management and analysis of geospatial data, computer modeling of groundwater flow, techniques for estimating various components of water withdrawal and use, and measurement of aquifer-system compaction.
Education and Certifications
M.S. Hydrogeosciences, Geosciences, Virginia Tech. Thesis: Characterization and modeling of land subsidence due to groundwater withdrawals from the confined aquifers of the Virginia Coastal Plain.
B.S. Environmental Studies, Environmental Studies, University of North Carolina at Asheville. Undergraduate Research: Phosphorus retention in a high-elevation southeastern reservoir system.
Science and Products
Machine-learning models to map pH and redox conditions in groundwater in a layered aquifer system, Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain, eastern USA
Documentation of a groundwater flow model developed to assess groundwater availability in the Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain aquifer system from Long Island, New York, to North Carolina
Sustainability of groundwater supplies in the Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain aquifer system
Assessment of groundwater availability in the Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain aquifer system From Long Island, New York, to North Carolina
Digital elevations and extents of regional hydrogeologic units in the Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain aquifer system from Long Island, New York, to North Carolina
Estimating mean long-term hydrologic budget components for watersheds and counties: An application to the commonwealth of Virginia, USA
Land subsidence and relative sea-level rise in the southern Chesapeake Bay region
Hydrogeology and hydrologic conditions of the Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain aquifer System from Long Island, New York, to North Carolina
Quantifying groundwater’s role in delaying improvements to Chesapeake Bay water quality
Simulation of groundwater flow in the shallow aquifer system of the Delmarva Peninsula, Maryland and Delaware
Quantifying components of the hydrologic cycle in Virginia using chemical hydrograph separation and multiple regression analysis
Characterization of major-ion chemistry and nutrients in headwater streams along the Appalachian National Scenic Trail and within adjacent watersheds, Maine to Georgia
Land Subsidence on the Virginia Coastal Plain
Virginia Eastern Shore Groundwater Resources
Virginia Coastal Plain Aquifer System and Groundwater Resources
Data used to model and map pH and redox conditions in the Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain aquifer system, eastern USA
Statistical summaries of simulated groundwater residence times for the 10 regional aquifers of the Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain aquifer system, at a 1 square-mile grid resolution
Before and after imagery of the original Franklin Extensometer. The original Franklin extensometer measured aquifer compaction near the groundwater pumping center at Franklin, Virginia from 1979 to 1995.
Photo of the original Franklin extensometer taken during an inspection in 2015. Recording had ended in 1995, and between 1995 and 2015, groundwater pumping rates lessened causing the aquifer to briefly recover and the land to rebound. This rebound was so significant that it caused the damage to the extensometer seen above.
Photo of the original Franklin extensometer taken during an inspection in 2015. Recording had ended in 1995, and between 1995 and 2015, groundwater pumping rates lessened causing the aquifer to briefly recover and the land to rebound. This rebound was so significant that it caused the damage to the extensometer seen above.
USGS Scientists inspect the Franklin Extensometer research site in 2015. The extensometer at Franklin had been measuring land subsidence since 1979 but had been offline since 1995 and would be brought back online the following year.
USGS Scientists inspect the Franklin Extensometer research site in 2015. The extensometer at Franklin had been measuring land subsidence since 1979 but had been offline since 1995 and would be brought back online the following year.
Image of the original extensometer at Franklin, Virginia, which recorded aquifer compaction from 1979 to 1995.
Originally published in:
Image of the original extensometer at Franklin, Virginia, which recorded aquifer compaction from 1979 to 1995.
Originally published in:
Interactive Map: Monitoring Virginia Eastern Shore Groundwater Conditions
Interactive Map: Virginia and West Virginia Groundwater Levels and Trends
Geonarrative: Land Motion and Subsidence on the Virginia Coastal Plain
Science and Products
Machine-learning models to map pH and redox conditions in groundwater in a layered aquifer system, Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain, eastern USA
Documentation of a groundwater flow model developed to assess groundwater availability in the Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain aquifer system from Long Island, New York, to North Carolina
Sustainability of groundwater supplies in the Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain aquifer system
Assessment of groundwater availability in the Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain aquifer system From Long Island, New York, to North Carolina
Digital elevations and extents of regional hydrogeologic units in the Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain aquifer system from Long Island, New York, to North Carolina
Estimating mean long-term hydrologic budget components for watersheds and counties: An application to the commonwealth of Virginia, USA
Land subsidence and relative sea-level rise in the southern Chesapeake Bay region
Hydrogeology and hydrologic conditions of the Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain aquifer System from Long Island, New York, to North Carolina
Quantifying groundwater’s role in delaying improvements to Chesapeake Bay water quality
Simulation of groundwater flow in the shallow aquifer system of the Delmarva Peninsula, Maryland and Delaware
Quantifying components of the hydrologic cycle in Virginia using chemical hydrograph separation and multiple regression analysis
Characterization of major-ion chemistry and nutrients in headwater streams along the Appalachian National Scenic Trail and within adjacent watersheds, Maine to Georgia
Land Subsidence on the Virginia Coastal Plain
Virginia Eastern Shore Groundwater Resources
Virginia Coastal Plain Aquifer System and Groundwater Resources
Data used to model and map pH and redox conditions in the Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain aquifer system, eastern USA
Statistical summaries of simulated groundwater residence times for the 10 regional aquifers of the Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain aquifer system, at a 1 square-mile grid resolution
Before and after imagery of the original Franklin Extensometer. The original Franklin extensometer measured aquifer compaction near the groundwater pumping center at Franklin, Virginia from 1979 to 1995.
Before and after imagery of the original Franklin Extensometer. The original Franklin extensometer measured aquifer compaction near the groundwater pumping center at Franklin, Virginia from 1979 to 1995.
Photo of the original Franklin extensometer taken during an inspection in 2015. Recording had ended in 1995, and between 1995 and 2015, groundwater pumping rates lessened causing the aquifer to briefly recover and the land to rebound. This rebound was so significant that it caused the damage to the extensometer seen above.
Photo of the original Franklin extensometer taken during an inspection in 2015. Recording had ended in 1995, and between 1995 and 2015, groundwater pumping rates lessened causing the aquifer to briefly recover and the land to rebound. This rebound was so significant that it caused the damage to the extensometer seen above.
USGS Scientists inspect the Franklin Extensometer research site in 2015. The extensometer at Franklin had been measuring land subsidence since 1979 but had been offline since 1995 and would be brought back online the following year.
USGS Scientists inspect the Franklin Extensometer research site in 2015. The extensometer at Franklin had been measuring land subsidence since 1979 but had been offline since 1995 and would be brought back online the following year.
Image of the original extensometer at Franklin, Virginia, which recorded aquifer compaction from 1979 to 1995.
Originally published in:
Image of the original extensometer at Franklin, Virginia, which recorded aquifer compaction from 1979 to 1995.
Originally published in: