John W Lane, Jr., Ph.D.
Dr. John Lane is Senior Advisor for Water for International Programs.
As Chief of the USGS Hydrogeophysics Branch, Dr. John W. Lane, Jr. provided leadership and support to USGS offices across the Water Resources Mission Area in the application of geophysical methods for groundwater investigations.
Dr. Lane supervised Branch applied research, technical support, and technology transfer programs utilizing borehole, surface, and airborne geophysical methods including emerging applications of small unmanned aircraft systems.
Dr. Lane's applied research focuses on the development of quantitative geophysical methods in fractured rock and porous media, geophysical assessment of hydrologic processes, and on the application of hydrogeophysical methods for water resource and contamination assessment studies. Development and implementation of geophysical training and support for diverse audiences is a key component of Dr. Lane’s work. Dr. Lane has developed and supervised national, international, regional, and local instruction for USGS scientists and other cooperating agency personnel on the use of geophysics for groundwater exploration, water-resource assessment, and to address groundwater contamination and environmental engineering problems.
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Use of induced polarization to characterize the hydrogeologic framework of the zone of surface‐water/groundwater exchange at the Hanford 300 Area, WA
Integrated use of surface geophysical methods for site characterization — A case study in North Kingstown, Rhode Island
Brine delineation and monitoring with electrical resistivity tomography and electromagnetic borehole logging at the Fort Knox well field near West Point, Kentucky
Combined use of frequency‐domain electromagnetic and electrical resistivity surveys to delineate the freshwater/saltwater interface near saline lakes in the Nebraska Sand Hills, Nebraska, USA
Near‐surface evaluation of Ball Mountain Dam, Vermont, using multi‐channel analysis of surface waves (MASW) and refraction tomography seismic methods on land‐streamer data
Characterizing submarine ground‐water discharge using fiber‐optic distributed temperature sensing and marine electrical resistivity
Estimation of bedrock depth using the horizontal‐to‐vertical (H/V) ambient‐noise seismic method
Levee evaluation using MASW: Preliminary findings from the Citrus Lakefront Levee, New Orleans, Louisiana
Fiber‐optic distributed temperature sensing: A new tool for assessment and monitoring of hydrologic processes
Monitoring engineered remediation with borehole radar
Geoelectrical evidence of bicontinuum transport in groundwater
Wave interferometry applied to borehole radar data: Virtual monostatic and multi-offset reflection profiling
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Use of induced polarization to characterize the hydrogeologic framework of the zone of surface‐water/groundwater exchange at the Hanford 300 Area, WA
An extensive continuous waterborne electrical imaging (CWEI) survey was conducted along the Columbia River corridor adjacent to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Hanford 300 Area, WA, in order to improve the conceptual model for exchange between surface water and U‐contaminated groundwater. The primary objective was to determine spatial variability in the depth to the Hanford‐Ringold (H‐R) contaAuthorsLee Slater, Dimitrios Ntarlagiannis, Frederick D. Day-Lewis, Kisa Mwakanyamale, John W. Lane, Andy Ward, Roelof J. VersteegIntegrated use of surface geophysical methods for site characterization — A case study in North Kingstown, Rhode Island
A suite of complementary, non‐invasive surface geophysical methods was used to assess their utility for site characterization in a pilot investigation at a former defense site in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. The methods included frequency‐domain electromagnetics (FDEM), ground‐penetrating radar (GPR), electrical resistivity tomography (ERT), and multi‐channel analysis of surface‐wave (MASW) seisAuthorsCarole D. Johnson, John W. Lane, William C. Brandon, Christine A.P. Williams, Eric A. WhiteBrine delineation and monitoring with electrical resistivity tomography and electromagnetic borehole logging at the Fort Knox well field near West Point, Kentucky
The potable water system at Fort Knox is threatened by brine contamination from improperly abandoned natural gas exploration wells. The Fort Knox well field is located near the town of West Point, Kentucky, in the flood plain of the Ohio River. At the site, unconsolidated sediments approximately 30 – 40 m thick, overlie shale and porous limestone. Brine is believed to flow vertically from the undeAuthorsRory Henderson, Michael D. Unthank, Douglas D. Zettwoch, John W. LaneCombined use of frequency‐domain electromagnetic and electrical resistivity surveys to delineate the freshwater/saltwater interface near saline lakes in the Nebraska Sand Hills, Nebraska, USA
We investigate the use of frequency‐domain electromagnetic (FDEM) and electrical resistivity (ER) surveys for rapid and detailed characterization of the direction of lake‐aquifer fluxes and the configuration of salt plumes generated from saline lakes. This methodology was developed and applied at several lakes in the Nebraska Sand Hills, Nebraska, in an area with both freshwater and saline lakes hAuthorsJohn T. Ong, Eric A. White, John W. Lane, Todd Halihan, Vitaly A ZlotnikNear‐surface evaluation of Ball Mountain Dam, Vermont, using multi‐channel analysis of surface waves (MASW) and refraction tomography seismic methods on land‐streamer data
A limited seismic investigation of Ball Mountain Dam, an earthen dam near Jamaica, Vermont, was conducted using multiple seismic methods including multi‐channel analysis of surface waves (MASW), refraction tomography, and vertical seismic profiling (VSP). The refraction and MASW data were efficiently collected in one survey using a towed land streamer containing vertical‐displacement geophones andAuthorsJulian M. Ivanov, Carole D. Johnson, John W. Lane, Richard D. Miller, Drew ClemensCharacterizing submarine ground‐water discharge using fiber‐optic distributed temperature sensing and marine electrical resistivity
Submarine ground‐water discharge (SGD) contributes important solute fluxes to coastal waters. Pollutants are transported to coastal ecosystems by SGD at spatially and temporally variable rates. New approaches are needed to characterize the effects of storm‐event, tidal, and seasonal forcing on SGD. Here, we evaluate the utility of two geophysical methods‐fiber‐optic distributed temperature sensingAuthorsRory Henderson, Frederick D. Day-Lewis, John W. Lane, Charles F. Harvey, Lanbo LiuEstimation of bedrock depth using the horizontal‐to‐vertical (H/V) ambient‐noise seismic method
Estimating sediment thickness and the geometry of the bedrock surface is a key component of many hydrogeologic studies. The horizontal‐to‐vertical (H/V) ambient‐noise seismic method is a novel, non‐invasive technique that can be used to rapidly estimate the depth to bedrock. The H/V method uses a single, broad‐band three‐component seismometer to record ambient seismic noise. The ratio of the averaAuthorsJohn W. Lane, Eric A. White, Gregory V. Steele, James C. CanniaLevee evaluation using MASW: Preliminary findings from the Citrus Lakefront Levee, New Orleans, Louisiana
The utility of the multi‐channel analysis of surface waves (MASW) seismic method for non‐invasive assessment of earthen levees was evaluated for a section of the Citrus Lakefront Levee, New Orleans, Louisiana. This test was conducted after the New Orleans' area levee system had been stressed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The MASW data were acquired in a seismically noisy, urban environment using aAuthorsJohn W. Lane, Julian M. Ivanov, Frederick D. Day-Lewis, Drew Clemens, Robert Patev, Richard D. MillerFiber‐optic distributed temperature sensing: A new tool for assessment and monitoring of hydrologic processes
Fiber‐optic distributed temperature sensing (FO DTS) is an emerging technology for characterizing and monitoring a wide range of important earth processes. FO DTS utilizes laser light to measure temperature along the entire length of standard telecommunications optical fibers. The technology can measure temperature every meter over FO cables up to 30 kilometers (km) long. Commercially available syAuthorsJohn W. Lane, Frederick D. Day-Lewis, Carole D. Johnson, Cian B. Dawson, David L. Nelms, Cheryl A. Eddy-Miller, Jerrod D. Wheeler, Charles F. Harvey, Hanan N. KaramMonitoring engineered remediation with borehole radar
The success of engineered remediation is predicated on correct emplacement of either amendments (e.g., vegetable-oil emulsion, lactate, molasses, etc.) or permeable reactive barriers (e.g., vegetable oil, zero-valent iron, etc.) to enhance microbial or geochemical breakdown of contaminants and treat contaminants. Currently, site managers have limited tools to provide information about the distribuAuthorsJohn W. Lane, Frederick D. Day-Lewis, Peter K. JoestenGeoelectrical evidence of bicontinuum transport in groundwater
Bicontinuum models and rate-limited mass transfer (RLMT) explain complex transport behavior (e.g., long tailing and rebound) in heterogeneous geologic media, but experimental verification is problematic because geochemical samples represent the mobile component of the pore space. Here, we present geophysical evidence of RLMT at the field scale during an aquifer-storage and recovery experiment in aAuthorsK. Singha, Frederick D. Day-Lewis, John W. LaneWave interferometry applied to borehole radar data: Virtual monostatic and multi-offset reflection profiling
No abstract available.AuthorsLanbo Liu, John W. Lane, Lieyuan Zhu - Software