Randall J Hunt, Ph.D. (Former Employee)
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Luna B. Leopold--pioneer setting the stage for modern hydrology Luna B. Leopold--pioneer setting the stage for modern hydrology
In 1986, during the first year of graduate school, the lead author was sampling the water from a pitcher pump in front of “The Shack,” the setting of the opening essays in Aldo Leopold's renowned book A Sand County Almanac. The sampling was part of my Master's work that included quarterly monitoring of water quality on the Leopold Memorial Reserve (LMR) near Baraboo, Wisconsin. The Shack...
Authors
Randall J. Hunt, Curt Meine
Physical properties of sediment from the Mount Elbert Gas Hydrate Stratigraphic Test Well, Alaska North Slope Physical properties of sediment from the Mount Elbert Gas Hydrate Stratigraphic Test Well, Alaska North Slope
This study characterizes cored and logged sedimentary strata from the February 2007 BP Exploration Alaska, Department of Energy, U.S. Geological Survey (BPXA-DOE-USGS) Mount Elbert Gas Hydrate Stratigraphic Test Well on the Alaska North Slope (ANS). The physical-properties program analyzed core samples recovered from the well, and in conjunction with downhole geophysical logs, produced...
Authors
William J. Winters, Michael Walker, Robert Hunter, Timothy S. Collett, Ray M. Boswell, Kelly K. Rose, William F. Waite, Marta Torres, Shirish Patil, Abhijit Dandekar
Groundwater recharge in Wisconsin— Annual estimates for 1970–99 using streamflow data Groundwater recharge in Wisconsin— Annual estimates for 1970–99 using streamflow data
The groundwater component of streamflow is important because it is indicative of the sustained flow of a stream during dry periods, is often of better quality, and has a smaller range of temperatures, than surface contributions to streamflow. All three of these characteristics are important to the health of aquatic life in a stream. If recharge to the aquifers is to be preserved or...
Authors
Warren A. Gebert, John F. Walker, Randall J. Hunt
Application of the Local Grid Refinement package to an inset model simulating the interaction of lakes, wells, and shallow groundwater, northwestern Waukesha County, Wisconsin Application of the Local Grid Refinement package to an inset model simulating the interaction of lakes, wells, and shallow groundwater, northwestern Waukesha County, Wisconsin
Groundwater use from shallow, high-capacity wells is expected to increase across southeastern Wisconsin in the next decade (2010-2020), owing to residential and business growth and the need for shallow water to be blended with deeper water of lesser quality, containing, for example, excessive levels of radium. However, this increased pumping has the potential to affect surface-water...
Authors
D. T. Feinstein, C. P. Dunning, P. F. Juckem, R. J. Hunt
Simulation of the shallow groundwater-flow system near Mole Lake, Forest County, Wisconsin Simulation of the shallow groundwater-flow system near Mole Lake, Forest County, Wisconsin
The shallow groundwater system near Mole Lake, Forest County, Wis. was simulated using a previously calibrated regional model. The previous model was updated using newly collected water-level measurements and refinements to surface-water features. The updated model was then used to calculate the area contributing recharge for one existing and two proposed pumping locations on lands of...
Authors
Michael N. Fienen, Paul F. Juckem, Randall J. Hunt
Using models for the optimization of hydrologic monitoring Using models for the optimization of hydrologic monitoring
Hydrologists are often asked what kind of monitoring network can most effectively support science-based water-resources management decisions. Currently (2011), hydrologic monitoring locations often are selected by addressing observation gaps in the existing network or non-science issues such as site access. A model might then be calibrated to available data and applied to a prediction of...
Authors
Michael N. Fienen, Randall J. Hunt, John E. Doherty, Howard W. Reeves
Non-USGS Publications**
Abrams, D.B., Haitjema, H.M., Feinstein, D.T. and Hunt, R.J., 2015, Field test of a Hybrid Finite-Difference and Analytic Element regional model. Groundwater. doi: 10.1111/gwat.12319.
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 150
Luna B. Leopold--pioneer setting the stage for modern hydrology Luna B. Leopold--pioneer setting the stage for modern hydrology
In 1986, during the first year of graduate school, the lead author was sampling the water from a pitcher pump in front of “The Shack,” the setting of the opening essays in Aldo Leopold's renowned book A Sand County Almanac. The sampling was part of my Master's work that included quarterly monitoring of water quality on the Leopold Memorial Reserve (LMR) near Baraboo, Wisconsin. The Shack...
Authors
Randall J. Hunt, Curt Meine
Physical properties of sediment from the Mount Elbert Gas Hydrate Stratigraphic Test Well, Alaska North Slope Physical properties of sediment from the Mount Elbert Gas Hydrate Stratigraphic Test Well, Alaska North Slope
This study characterizes cored and logged sedimentary strata from the February 2007 BP Exploration Alaska, Department of Energy, U.S. Geological Survey (BPXA-DOE-USGS) Mount Elbert Gas Hydrate Stratigraphic Test Well on the Alaska North Slope (ANS). The physical-properties program analyzed core samples recovered from the well, and in conjunction with downhole geophysical logs, produced...
Authors
William J. Winters, Michael Walker, Robert Hunter, Timothy S. Collett, Ray M. Boswell, Kelly K. Rose, William F. Waite, Marta Torres, Shirish Patil, Abhijit Dandekar
Groundwater recharge in Wisconsin— Annual estimates for 1970–99 using streamflow data Groundwater recharge in Wisconsin— Annual estimates for 1970–99 using streamflow data
The groundwater component of streamflow is important because it is indicative of the sustained flow of a stream during dry periods, is often of better quality, and has a smaller range of temperatures, than surface contributions to streamflow. All three of these characteristics are important to the health of aquatic life in a stream. If recharge to the aquifers is to be preserved or...
Authors
Warren A. Gebert, John F. Walker, Randall J. Hunt
Application of the Local Grid Refinement package to an inset model simulating the interaction of lakes, wells, and shallow groundwater, northwestern Waukesha County, Wisconsin Application of the Local Grid Refinement package to an inset model simulating the interaction of lakes, wells, and shallow groundwater, northwestern Waukesha County, Wisconsin
Groundwater use from shallow, high-capacity wells is expected to increase across southeastern Wisconsin in the next decade (2010-2020), owing to residential and business growth and the need for shallow water to be blended with deeper water of lesser quality, containing, for example, excessive levels of radium. However, this increased pumping has the potential to affect surface-water...
Authors
D. T. Feinstein, C. P. Dunning, P. F. Juckem, R. J. Hunt
Simulation of the shallow groundwater-flow system near Mole Lake, Forest County, Wisconsin Simulation of the shallow groundwater-flow system near Mole Lake, Forest County, Wisconsin
The shallow groundwater system near Mole Lake, Forest County, Wis. was simulated using a previously calibrated regional model. The previous model was updated using newly collected water-level measurements and refinements to surface-water features. The updated model was then used to calculate the area contributing recharge for one existing and two proposed pumping locations on lands of...
Authors
Michael N. Fienen, Paul F. Juckem, Randall J. Hunt
Using models for the optimization of hydrologic monitoring Using models for the optimization of hydrologic monitoring
Hydrologists are often asked what kind of monitoring network can most effectively support science-based water-resources management decisions. Currently (2011), hydrologic monitoring locations often are selected by addressing observation gaps in the existing network or non-science issues such as site access. A model might then be calibrated to available data and applied to a prediction of...
Authors
Michael N. Fienen, Randall J. Hunt, John E. Doherty, Howard W. Reeves
Non-USGS Publications**
Abrams, D.B., Haitjema, H.M., Feinstein, D.T. and Hunt, R.J., 2015, Field test of a Hybrid Finite-Difference and Analytic Element regional model. Groundwater. doi: 10.1111/gwat.12319.
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
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