New methods of estimating aquifer properties are needed to improve our understanding of the factors that influence the transport and fate of groundwater contaminants, and to better design remediation systems. Geophysical methods have long been applied to characterize oil reservoirs, while their application to characterize aquifers is much more recent. Our research group is developing a novel set of approaches that combine diverse hydrologic and geophysical data sources to estimate flow and transport properties with the highest resolution possible.

Related Publications:

Hyndman, DW, (2007), Geophysical and Tracer Characterization Methods: Chapter 15, Groundwater Engineering Handbook, CRC Press, 15-1 – 15-30

Bridge, JS and DW Hyndman, (2004), Preface: Aquifer Characterization, SEPM Special

Hyndman, DW, and J Tronicke, (2004), Hydrogeophysical Case Studies at the Local Scale: the Saturated Zone: Chapter 13, Hydrogeophysics, Kluwer Press

Hyndman, DW, (1998), Geophysical and Tracer Characterization Methods: Chapter 11, Groundwater Engineering Handbook, CRC Press, 11-1 – 11-29

Hyndman, DW, and SM Gorelick, (1996), Estimating lithologic and transport properties in three dimensions using seismic and tracer data, Water Resources Research, 32(9), 2659-2670

Hyndman, DW, and JM Harris, (1996), Traveltime inversion for the geometry of aquifer lithologies, Geophysics, 61(6)