The Impact of Climatic Change on Ground Water Systems

A THESIS

SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL

OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

BY

Lensyl Dynel Urbano

IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS

FOR THE DEGREE OF

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

Dr. Mark Person, Advisor

October 2001

 

©Lensyl Dynel Urbano 2001

Abstract
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Acknowledgements
1 Introduction
2 The Numerical Model
 2.1 Modeling shallow groundwater flow
 2.2 Governing equations
 2.3 The finite difference method
 2.4 Model Testing
 2.5 Summary
3 Groundwater and lacustrine paleoclimatic records
 3.1 Abstract
 3.2 Introduction
 3.3 Geologic Setting
 3.4 Techniques
 3.5 Results
 3.6 Discussion
 3.7 Conclusions
4 Groundwater age dating and the origin of freshwater in the southwestern Murray Basin
 4.1 Abstract
 4.2 Introduction
 4.3 Numerical Modeling
 4.4 Results
 4.5 Discussion
 4.6 Conclusions
5 Global warming, sea-level change, and the freshwater resources of small islands
 5.1 Abstract
 5.2 Introduction
 5.3 Hydrogeology and Climate
 5.4 Fieldwork
 5.5 Numerical Modeling
 5.6 Alternative pumping scenarios
 5.7 Impact of global warming
 5.8 Discussion
 5.9 Conclusion
6 Conclusions
Bibliography