a proposal for a collaborative resource (re-)analysis
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EPSCoRNational Science Foundation
Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research
A Proposal for a Collaborative Resource
(Re-)Analysis
Geophysics
Don Thomas, Nicole Lautze, Erin Wallin&
EPSCoR Team
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• The quality of Hawai’i’s ground-water resources is among the best in the world
• We all recognize these resources as critical assets for our communities
• For most communities, the available resource is adequate to meet current needs…. BUT
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The resource is under varying degrees and urgencies of threat
from multiple stressors:• Over production in some locations
• Contamination• Red Hill • Pesticide use • Wastewater spills • On Site Disposal Systems
• Climate Change
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• These threats are managed by
• CWRM – production and protection
• DOH – water quality and contamination
• DWS – quality delivered to the user
All over committed and under-resourced to fully manage the complete spectrum of threats that the resource is facing…
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There is a further threat that compounds all the others:
We don’t yet fully understand how water flows, or how it is stored,
inside Hawai’i’s volcanoes
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Hasn’t changed much in about 70 years
Conceptual Model for Hawaii’s Groundwater
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Hydrologic Units
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• The hydrology of Mauna Kea is much more complicated than our cartoon:– Deep structures – Dike complexes – Aquitards
Affecting the groundwater storage, accumulation, distribution, and flow
HSDP – Hawaii Scientific Drilling Project
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The hydrology of Hawaii’s volcanoes is complicated
– Hawaii’s volcanoes are not large homogeneous “sponges” with uniform flow
– Deep structures, including dike complexes and aquitards are controlling groundwater accumulation, distribution, storage, and flow
– More water is being stored inside Mauna Kea than was thought
– To optimally manage and protect the aquifers we need to understand how these internal structures affect water (and contaminant) flow
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Geophysical Investigations(What can we tell without drilling)
– Magnetotelluric and audiomagnetotelluricsurveys and modeling
– Gravity surveys and modeling
– Develop better models for groundwater flow that can more reliably project the rates and direction of flow of the groundwater (and potential contaminants)
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Natural fluctuations in the earth’s magnetic field are used as a source of low frequency electromagnetic waves.
Detection depth depends on the frequency (or period) of the wave and electrical conductivity.
Long periods (low frequencies) penetrate more deeply into the earth than short periods; get a picture from depths of a few 10 s of metres to depths of 10 s of kilometres.
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ShortPeriod
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Magnetotellurics (MT and AMT)
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Magnetotelluric (MT) equipment in the field
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Electrical Resistivity Across the Saddle
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WELL 2
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Transition Zone Amchitka (MT)
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Gravity Survey and ModelingHigh Density
Volcanic necks
Dike complexes
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Geophysical Method Depends on the Properties and Depth of the target
• SURFACE: Thermal Infrared (TIR)
• 0 - 20 METERS: Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR)
• 0 - 60 METERS: Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT) and seismic refraction
• 20 METERS TO 2 KM: Controlled source audiomagnetotellurics (CSAMT), Time Domain Electromagnetics (TEM)
• 1 KM – 10’s KM: Magnetotellurics (MT)
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Aerial Thermal Infrared (TIR) Mapping and Monitoring
°C100 m
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Is this how GPR works?
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GPR forArchaeology
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Via Cappa Santa, Salemi Sicily
house floor remnants4th - 6th c. BC
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PCE Spill Experiment
Experimental monitoring:
•Crosswell GPR
•Surface GPR
•Complex resistivity
•Directional borehole radar
•Acoustic logging
•Dielectric logging
•High frequency sounding
•Very early time EM
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Parameters of Crosswell Radar
• Zero Offset Gathers
• Common Source Gathers
• 23.8 L PCE in 72 hours
• 1.4 GHz antenna (air)
• Recorded 100 ns data trace
• 20 ps sample interval
• 2.5 cm depth interval
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7cm
PCE Distribution
Variation in PCE size and shape at depth of 77cm(4 cm below boundary between 3% clay-sand
and 5% clay-sand interface)
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Velocity of Direct Arrivals ⇒ ε
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Spread: Survey 3 CSG -- Shifted to time zero Source Number:7
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TIME (ns)
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Velocity Tomograms
Tx – Rx = .762 m Tx – Rx = .762 m Tx – Rx = .762 m Tx – Rx = .762 m
Background 1.5 Hours 10.5 Hours 47 Hours Postpill
RxTx Rx Rx RxTx Tx Tx
Bruggeman-Hanai Sen mixing formula ⇒ Porosity ⇒ SPCE(Sander 1994 and Sneddon 2000)
))(( 22 slownessccomp =ε
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Contoured PCE Saturations (from BHS formula)
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8Tx -- Rx = 0.76 m
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0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8Tx -- Rx = 0.76 m
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0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8Tx -- Rx = 0.76 m
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)0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25 0.3 0.35 0.4 0.45 0.5
SPCE
Postspill10.5 Hours1.5 Hours
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Leaking tanks
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Oblique ViewPlan View
water table
One primary contaminant plume with two lobes that appear to settle at the water table and extend eastward.
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Time Domain Electromagnetics
TEM Soundings provide information about the electrical conductivity of the upper few hundred metres of the earth’s crust
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Proposal
– Develop a collaborative effort among the UH, CWRM, DOH, and county DWS to:
– Better define the distribution and extent of groundwater aquifers statewide
– Develop better models for groundwater flow that can more reliably project the rates and direction of flow of the groundwater (and potential contaminants)
“…we still don’t have an understanding of the groundwater system. There’s nowhere near enough outflow in the surface waters to balance the recharge…” MacDonald, 1974
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How Do We Propose To Do This– Compile “legacy” data into geospatial database
– Develop suite of visualization tools
– Conduct geophysical surveys to characterize subsurface distribution of groundwater
– Geophysical experiments at monitoring wells
– Apply geophysical methods to contaminant problems
– Sampling and analysis of GW for non-compliance parameters as novel tracers
– Downhole monitoring instruments for real-time water level and chemistry data in select wells
– Improved estimates of coastal discharge
– Use new and legacy data to test and refine models
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Simple database example
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How Do We Propose To Do Thi$
– NSF proposal that would allow us to accomplish these goals in the Keauhou/Kiholo and Pearl Harbor/Honolulu aquifers
– Provide funding for interns, field work, development of the visualization software, monitoring tools, models, etc.
– Now working on a proposal to DOD for site specific work in the Pearl Harbor area
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Cooperation from our Collaborators
– Access to legacy data and clear guidance on (C.I.) access restrictions
– Guidance on the types of monitoring that would be most beneficial
– Access to a subset of wells that can be monitored
– Guidance on what mapping or sorting capabilities would be most useful to potential users
– Feedback on areas of interest for conducting active or passive geophysical surveys and tests
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Outcomes
– Better understanding of GW flow and storage
– Suite of useful, user-friendly tools for agency staff
– Tools to allow agencies to convey information to the public and decision makers
– Robust modeling capabilities
– Knowledge on how to best access water resources – sustainably – while minimizing costs and adverse impacts