Gabriel C. Rau
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Looking Forward: Evaluating Management Scenarios for an Isolated Amphibian Population in a Dynamic Coastal Environment Open
Urbanisation impacts biodiversity in coastal ecosystems. Conservation management is needed to improve species persistence in such areas where populations have become small and fragmented. We conducted a population viability analysis to com…
Groundwater‐Surface Water Interactions in Intermittently Closed and Open Lake and Lagoon (ICOLL) Wetlands: Implications for Salinity and Ecological Functioning Open
Coastal wetlands are dynamic ecosystems where freshwater‐saltwater interactions are governed by both hydrological and oceanic processes. However, climate change and human interventions such as lagoon breaching increasingly disrupt these in…
The recharge illusion: How seasonal surface loading can hide continuing groundwater resource declines in confined deltaic aquifers Open
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Numerical Analysis of Local Thermal Non‐Equilibrium Experiments Reveals Conceptual Regimes of Grain‐Scale Heat Transport Open
Modeling heat transport in saturated porous media typically assumes local thermal equilibrium (LTE) conditions, though this assumption lacks justification. Recent work has revealed local thermal non‐equilibrium (LTNE) effects for groundwat…
Effective Thermal Retardation in Aquifers of Heterogeneous Hydraulic Conductivity Open
Thermal retardation and dispersion are important processes affecting advective heat transport in sedimentary aquifers, yet little is known how they are influenced by heterogeneity of hydraulic conductivity. We investigate the effect of mac…
View article: Focused groundwater recharge driven by landscape controls and climate
Focused groundwater recharge driven by landscape controls and climate Open
Focused groundwater recharge is widely accepted as the dominant recharge mechanism in arid climates. As climates become increasingly arid, groundwater recharge is expected to shift towards focused mechanisms. Yet the magnitude of focused r…
How Alluvial Storage Controls Spatiotemporal Water Balance Partitioning in Intermittent and Ephemeral Stream Systems Open
The hydrological dynamics of intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams (IRES) impacts the availability of water to riparian ecosystems, the height of downstream runoff peaks, and the replenishment of groundwater systems. Despite its signif…
Influence of Pore-Scale Heterogeneity on Darcy-Scale Heat and Solute Transport Open
The Darcy-scale approach effectively aggregates pore-scale behaviors for hydrogeological applications. However, understanding the influence of pore-scale heterogeneity on the estimation of Darcy-scale quantities (e.g. Darcy flux, dispersio…
What can we learn with barometric and earth tide induced groundwater level fluctuations ? From aquifer conceptualization to K and Ss assessment Open
Methods for understanding and predicting the impacts of groundwater extraction generally lack detailed spatial and temporal knowledge of subsurface hydromechanical properties. Estimating subsurface hydraulic properties using groundwater re…
Interpreting experimental Local Thermal Non-Equilibrium (LTNE) effects using a two-phase numerical heat transport model Open
Modeling heat transport in porous media is a key focus in engineering and earth sciences, with applications ranging from using heat as a tracer to determine hydrogeological properties to modeling decay heat from nuclear waste repository in…
Hydrogeological controls on endangered frog breeding habitat in an urban coastal wetland: Insights for conservation strategies Open
Coastal ecosystems are shaped by the dynamic interaction of freshwater and saltwater, governed by both oceanic and terrestrial hydrological processes. However, anthropogenic development and climate change are disrupting these processes, ne…
Thermal retardation in porous media of macro-scale heterogeneity Open
Quantifying advective heat transport in sedimentary aquifers is crucial for understanding processes and applications such as shallow geothermal systems, streambed flux estimation, and aquifer property assessment. Heterogeneous aquifers are…
Laboratory heat transport experiments reveal grain-size- and flow-velocity-dependent local thermal non-equilibrium effects Open
Heat transport in porous media is crucial for gaining Earth science process understanding and for engineering applications such as geothermal system design. While heat transport models are commonly simplified by assuming local thermal equi…
Correction: Berezowski et al. Comparison of Time-Lapse Ground-Penetrating Radar and Electrical Resistivity Tomography Surveys for Detecting Pig (Sus spp.) Cadaver Graves in an Australian Environment. Remote Sens. 2024, 16, 3498 Open
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Comparison of Time-Lapse Ground-Penetrating Radar and Electrical Resistivity Tomography Surveys for Detecting Pig (Sus spp.) Cadaver Graves in an Australian Environment Open
Locating clandestine graves presents significant challenges to law enforcement agencies, necessitating the testing of grave detection techniques. This experimental study, conducted under Australian field conditions, assesses the effectiven…
Laboratory heat transport experiments reveal grain size and flow velocity dependent local thermal non-equilibrium effects Open
Heat transport in porous media is crucial for gaining earth science process understanding and engineering applications such as geothermal system design. While heat transport models are commonly simplified by assuming local thermal equilibr…
Technical note: Removing dynamic sea-level influences from groundwater-level measurements Open
The sustainability of limited freshwater resources in coastal settings requires an understanding of the processes that affect them. This is especially relevant for freshwater lenses of oceanic islands. Yet, these processes are often obscur…
View article: Global groundwater warming due to climate change
Global groundwater warming due to climate change Open
Aquifers contain the largest store of unfrozen freshwater, making groundwater critical for life on Earth. Surprisingly little is known about how groundwater responds to surface warming across spatial and temporal scales. Focusing on diffus…
View article: A high-resolution map of diffuse groundwater recharge rates for Australia
A high-resolution map of diffuse groundwater recharge rates for Australia Open
Estimating groundwater recharge rates is important to understand and manage groundwater. Numerous studies have used collated recharge datasets to understand and project regional- or global-scale groundwater recharge rates. However, recharg…
Local thermal non-equilibrium (LTNE) effects revealed through porous media heat transport experiment Open
Precise prediction of heat transport in porous media holds crucial significance in Earth Sciences for diverse applications, ranging from the design of geothermal systems to utilizing heat as a tracer in aquifers. Traditionally, the descrip…
Experimental Investigation of Thermal Dispersion Within Porous Media Under Natural Groundwater Flow Conditions Open
Recent studies in the field of shallow geothermal applications emphasize the crucial role played by mechanical thermal dispersion as a fundamental heat transport mechanism within saturated porous media. However, Previous studies have overl…
View article: The impact of our warming climate on global groundwater temperatures
The impact of our warming climate on global groundwater temperatures Open
Groundwater, the largest reservoir of unfrozen freshwater on Earth, plays a crucial role in supporting life and ecosystems. Its thermal regimes influence various environmental processes, impacting groundwater-dependent ecosystems, geotherm…