Earth and Planetary Sciences ETDs
Publication Date
5-1-2016
Abstract
A subsurface model was developed to characterize the influence of heterogeneity on solute phase plume migration of the Jet Fuel spill of Kirtland Air Force Base. Core –logs from KAFB boreholes were compiled, and lithology was interpolated across the study area using transition probability geostatistics (T-PROGS). High conductivity materials in the travel path resulted in a faster than average breakthrough time while, if low conductivity materials were placed in the travel path, particles were either forced to divert around the low K material, which added time and changed the direction of travel, or were forced by the hydraulic gradient to move through the materials, which also added travel time. Because these models indicate that material placement and facies dimensions significantly affect particle path, well arrival time, and breakthrough arrival time, heterogeneity should not be neglected when building groundwater models to predict movement of the KAFB Bulk Fuels Facility saturated plume.
Degree Name
Earth and Planetary Sciences
Level of Degree
Masters
Department Name
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
First Committee Member (Chair)
Smith, Gary
Second Committee Member
Scuderi, Louis
Project Sponsors
The New Mexico Geological Society
Language
English
Keywords
Heterogeneity, Water, Groundwater, Groundwater Modeling, Geostatistics, Modeling, Kirtland Air Force Base, Jet Fuel, MODFLOW, Hydrology, Hydrogeology, New Mexico, Albuquerque
Document Type
Thesis
Recommended Citation
Gatz-Miller, Hannah Sarah. "MODELING THE INFLUENCE OF THE HETEROGENEOUS SUBSTRATE ON THE TRANSPORT OF THE JET FUEL SOLUTE PLUME, KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO." (2016). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/eps_etds/30
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