Dear all,
Dr. Mark Person and I are organizing a session on natural tracers in
groundwater (sedimentary systems) at the next GSA Annual Meeting
2001 taking place this year in Boston, November 5-8th, where natural
tracers include, but are not limited to noble gases, stable isotopes and 14C.
We would like to encourage submission of papers in which such tracers
contribute to a better understanding of groundwater dynamics, reconstruction
of past climate, etc. Attached below is the abstract of the session. Even
though mathematical modeling is emphasized on the submission of papers
on this topic, studies that do not include modeling are also welcome.
The deadline for abstract submission on the web is July 24.
ISOTOPIC TRACERS AND THERMAL ANOMALY DATA AS CONSTRAINTS ON GROUNDWATER
FLOW PATTERNS AND CLIMATE HISTORY WITHIN SEDIMENTARY SYSTEMS
Session Description: Isotopic tracers such as 4He, 14C, heat flow
anomalies, and stable isotopes of groundwater in sedimentary systems permit
qualitative information and quantification of vertical leakage rates and
provides constraints on the hydraulic conductivity of aquifers and
confining units. Used in conjunction with numerical models, tracers provide
additional constraints on water and mass transport rates, subsurface flow
patterns, and paleoclimatic information. We invite papers that emphasize
these themes
http://www.geosociety.org/meetings/2001/index.htm
Session number: T40 (Topical session)
Web site:
http://www.geosociety.org/meetings/2001/t-top5.htm
Maria Clara Castro
Dept. of Geological Sciences
University of Michigan
2534 C.C. Little Building
425 E. University Ave.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1063
USA
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Phone: (734) 615 38 12; Fax: (734) 763 46 90
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