Dear Colleagues,
Apologies for cross posting. Abstract submission is now available for the
EGU General Meeting, Vienna, 3rd - 8th April 2011
(http://meetings.copernicus.org/egu2011/)
We would like to invite you to submit an abstract for the session:
"HS8.2.5/TS2.7
Multidisciplinary Approaches to Fault Zone Hydrogeology"
The impacts of faults on hydrology is important for a wide range of
contemporary groundwater issues. As such, fault zone hydrology has been
addressed within a number of different disciplines, particularly structural
geology and hydrogeology. The aim of this session is to integrate the
knowledge gained on fault hydrology from a wide range of research
disciplines.
We welcome abstract submissions from all approaches to this question,
including but not exclusive to: fault outcrop and microstructure studies,
laboratory experiments, porosity and permeability measurements, paleo-fluid
flows analysis, boreholes and/or surface water data and groundwater flow
modelling.
The abstract submission deadline is 10 Jan 2011
(http://meetings.copernicus.org/egu2011/abstract_management/how_to_submit_an
_abstract.html), and the deadline for financial support is the 3rd Dec 2010
(http://meetings.copernicus.org/egu2011/support_and_distinction/financial_su
pport.html)
Please feel free to contact us with any queries regarding the session, we
look forward to meeting you in Vienna.
Best Regards,
Victor Bense [[log in to unmask]], Jerry Fairley [[log in to unmask]],
Ulrike Exner [[log in to unmask]], Sian Loveless
[[log in to unmask]], Zoe Shipton [[log in to unmask]]
Session description:
"It is well known that tectonic deformation along fault zones introduces
heterogeneity and anisotropy into aquifers which can impact regional
groundwater flow patterns. Therefore, fault zones have to be taken into
consideration in hydrogeological studies, particularly where groundwater
resource assessment and contamination are concerned. This is especially
relevant with topical issues such as underground storage of nuclear waste
and CO2 sequestration as faults can act as effective seals or conduits for
fluid migration. However, the effective study of the impacts of fault zones
on groundwater flow pathways will require an interdisciplinary effort of
hydrogeologists and structural geologists. Nevertheless, researchers in
these different fields both concerned with the hydrogeological
characterization of faults employ very different techniques and approaches
in the collection of field data to elucidate fault zone hydrogeology with
usually little exchange and/or appreciation of each other's results. This
session will bring together research from both the structural geology and
hydrogeology communities who have addressed the subject of faults and fluid
flow, and combine evidence for the behaviour of shallow crustal faults. We
welcome abstract submissions from all approaches to this question, including
but not exclusive to: fault outcrop and microstructure studies, laboratory
experiments, porosity and permeability measurements, paleo-fluid flows
analysis, boreholes and/or surface water data and groundwater flow
modelling."
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