GIS in Water Resources, Fall 2011

Term Papers Organized into Themes

Author (Links to presentation)	GIS and Observations Data (Links to project)
Kimberly Bittler	Runoff and phytoplankton levels in the Mission-Aransas NERR
Susan Linn	Seagrass health on the Texas Coast
Alison Wood	Spatial distribution of pulsed environmental flows
Lisa Helper	Nitrogen database for Texas
Fengyan Yang	Animating observations and model data in ArcMap
Abby Tomasek	Water quality and flow characteristics of Barton Springs
Justin Davis	Ammonia levels at the Hornsby Bend treatment plant
Lindsey Sydow	Aqueous geochemistry in Norris Geyser Basin
Allen, Eric	A GIS model for locating climatically sensitive trees in northern Utah
Moore, Hannah Marie	Juvenile bull trout habitat shifts in Northern Oregon: A temperature and Flow analysis of the South Fork Walla Walla River
Christensen, Nathan Alan	Labyrinth Weir Flow Maps
Van Opstal, Jonna	Point and non‐point sources of nitrogen in the Bear River Basin
Aaron Hirsh	KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE: Nebraska’s Environmental and Groundwater Risk Assessment
Clark Kephart	Mud Creek Knickpoint Watershed Delineation
Jonathan Sallach	Georeferencing in ARC GIS- An Investigation
Megan Seymour	GIS Project – Assessing Risk from Petroleum Contamination in Domestic Wells
Naod Shifferaw	Nitrate in Groundwater in Nebraska
Kerry Larson	Modeling the Risk of Groundwater Contamination Using GIS and DRASTIC Index

Author (Links to presentation)	Hydrologic Processes (Links to project)
Johnny Sullivan	Soil moisture mapping of drought in Travis County
Heather Davis	Drought mapping of the Pedernales River watershed
Barrett Thomas	Rainwater harvesting in the United States
Poolkeshi Patel	Precipitation analysis of Dallas County
Nate Meyer	Response of different soil types to precipitation
Chris Ingenloff	Water Sustainability and Soil Moisture Capacity in the Lake Somerville Basin
Matt Dobertien	Sensitivity of the coastal ocean environment in Gulf Shores, Alabama
Xianlong Hou	Uncertainty in hydrodynamic modeling of oil spills
Freeman, Thomas Garrett	A Study of the Relationship between Groundwater Levels and Precipitation in Volusia County, FL
Ackerson, Paul Christian	Predicting Spring Runoff along Logan River using a regression analysis
Koudelka, John Andrew	Using Variable Infiltration Capacity Model to understand the effects of terrain in soil moisture estimates
Ryan Farnum	Eutrophication of Standley Lake
Katherine Van Cleave	Lake Effect Snow: A Case Study
Shash Rijal	Missouri River Flood – Summer of 2011
Lauren Swadener	GIS in Water Resources Term Paper: Bridge Runoff Effects
Yuan Ye	Modeling the Flood in the Cowlitz Watershed

Author (Links to presentation)	International Water Resources (Links to project)
Courtney Thomas	Stresses on Caribbean coral reefs
Ben Bass	GIS data assessment for Region II of Chile
Curtis Bixler	Watershed and terrain analysis of the Eastern Cordillera of Colombia
Katherine Lininger	Terrain and satellite imagery analysis, Madre de Dios, Peru
Colleen Lyons	Assessing subsurface hydrology in Ntisaw, Cameroon
Katie Markovich	Multi-temporal remote sensing analysis of two salars in Northern Chile
Elisabeta Poci	Hydrology of the Drini River Basin, Albania
Mendenhall, Scout	Model for a Water Distribution Pipeline
Salha, Ali Abed Elkader	Estimation of crop water requirements in Gaza Strip, Palestine using GIS Techniques

Author (Links to presentation)	Regional Analysis (Links to project)
Joy Mercier	Water quality effects of lignite strip mining in Texas
Marlo Gawey	Sources and sinks for geological carbon capture and sequestration
Mary Hingst	Water sources for hydraulic fracturing in the Barnett Shale
Daniel Zavala	Vulnerability of water resources of the Hill Country
Sili Liu	Characterization of Jacob’s Well Spring
Haley Born	Designing a dam for Blockhouse Ranch
Richard Knox	Mississippi River channel morphology
Matt Hiatt	Hydrologic and topologic study of Wax Lake Delta
Edward Park	Errors in classification of remotely sensed data
Bachour, Roula Mikhael	Estimating Evapotranspiration and Irrigation System efficiency in Sevier River Basin Using GIS
Shaffer, Timothy J	Proportion of Water Used by Agriculture to Discharge into the Great Salt Lake
Hassan Esfahani, Leila	Optimizing crop water consumption using ET maps and water demand information in GIS

Author (Links to presentation)	Urban Systems (Links to project)
Bryant Chambers	Impact of Urbanization in Austin, Texas
Tom Hilde	Development and environmental integrity in Austin, Texas
Kiersten Dube	Effect of rain gardens on runoff in North Austin
Alexandre Martinez	Land-use based flood damage assessment in Austin
Katie Larsen	Impact of transportation facilities on urban watersheds
Adam Pacsi	Fine Particulate Matter Concentrations in the Dallas-Fort Worth Area
Whyte, Erin	Correlation Between Stream Flows and Land Use
Forghani, Ali	Identifying spatial and temporal extent of critical condition for water wells in Salt lake valley
Hollingshead, Travis Chad	Storm Water Management on the Hyde Park Irrigation Canal
Michael Florek	Land Use Characterization of Two Small Urban Watersheds
Stacey Joy	The Urbanization Contributions to Runoff Affect in Douglas County, Nebraska