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| Members of the CWI field team that conducted the 2007 fieldwork. |
27 January 2009
CWI researchers received further recognition from IAH following the recent International Congress at Toyama, Japan.
Martin Andersen, Karina Meredith, Wendy Timms and Ian Acworth were awarded Best Oral Prize for the keynote address delivered by Martin Andersen entitled 'Investigation of Stable Isotopes in the Namoi River Catchment - Elucidating Recharge Sources and the Extent of Surface Water/Groundwater Interaction'. Click here to obtain this presentation from the CWI conference papers download page.
The study involved sampling of rainwater and surface water from various locations in the Namoi catchment in New South Wales. The samples were analysed to determine the relative amounts of of hydrogen and oxygen isotopes present in the samples.
Changes in the relative composition of these chemicals in the water provide clues about processes occurring throughout the system.
The results showed these isotopes are useful tools for tracking surface/groundwater interaction. The study of Surface/groundwater connectivity is a flagship project of the Connected Waters Initiative. Click here for more information about his project.
The award follows the sponsorship of James Patterson by the IAH-NSW Branch for presentation of a paper on the development of an integrated conceptual model of a connected surface water-groundwater system using a hydrochemical approach at the Congress.
CWI researchers received further recognition from IAH following the recent International Congress at Toyama, Japan.
Martin Andersen, Karina Meredith, Wendy Timms and Ian Acworth were awarded Best Oral Prize for the keynote address delivered by Martin Andersen entitled 'Investigation of Stable Isotopes in the Namoi River Catchment - Elucidating Recharge Sources and the Extent of Surface Water/Groundwater Interaction'. Click here to obtain this presentation from the CWI conference papers download page.
The study involved sampling of rainwater and surface water from various locations in the Namoi catchment in New South Wales. The samples were analysed to determine the relative amounts of of hydrogen and oxygen isotopes present in the samples.
Changes in the relative composition of these chemicals in the water provide clues about processes occurring throughout the system.
The results showed these isotopes are useful tools for tracking surface/groundwater interaction. The study of Surface/groundwater connectivity is a flagship project of the Connected Waters Initiative. Click here for more information about his project.
The award follows the sponsorship of James Patterson by the IAH-NSW Branch for presentation of a paper on the development of an integrated conceptual model of a connected surface water-groundwater system using a hydrochemical approach at the Congress.
Links:
- CWI at IAH International Congress
- Awards for groundwater researchers
- Connected Waters conference papers download page.
- Image gallery - Monitoring network.
- CWI Flagship project - Surface water groundwater interactions in an ephemeral creek in the Namoi Valley.