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1st International Conference on Mining Impacts to the Human and Natural Environments The use of Seismic Profiling to identify subsurface fluid migration pathways James Flocks
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U.S. Geological Survey
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Principles of karst
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Dissolution fractures Soil-filled sinkhole
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High Resolution Seismic Profiling (HRSP)
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Seismic profile projects in Florida 35 water bodies within the SJRWMD
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Seismic profile projects in Florida - Marine Seafloor Freshwater plume Spring vent Buried sinkhole Seafloor Buried sinkhole Vent
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Seismic profile projects in Florida - Lakes
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Seismic profile projects in Florida - Rivers http://coastal.er.usgs.gov
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Ocala Limestone Hawthorn Group Undiff. Sand and Clay Drill wells Groundtruthing seismic profiles
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Applications to environmental monitoring 2. Much of the drainage occurs in the subsurface 3. Altered drainage can increase dissolution of the underlying geology 1. Alteration of the landscape impacts drainage Ocala Karst after overburden removal Peace River draining underground Winter Park sinkhole, leaky pool drain
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Applications to environmental monitoring 1. Alteration of the landscape impacts drainage 2. Much of the drainage occurs in the subsurface 3. Altered drainage can increase dissolution of the underlying geology 4. Subsurface dissolution pathways can be detected using seismic profiling, and ground- truth using invasive methods
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Florida Contacts GD - St. Petersburg James Flocks jflocks@usgs.gov WRD - Ft. Myers Eduardo Patino epatino@usgs.gov WRD - Ft. Lauderdale Kevin Cunningham kcunning@usgs.gov FISC - Director Orlando Barry Rosen brosen@usgs.gov
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