Michael Abbott
Mike came to ¶¶Òõ̽̽ in 1994 to combine his interests in groundwater flow and
hiking. He hiked and skied Mount Mansfield nearly 50 times to collect
samples of snow and precipitation and mapped out, both spatially and over
time, the distribution of oxygen isotopes in water on the mountain.
Mike's research was focused on characterizing the nature and timing of
flow through an upland fractured bedrock aquifer (specifically, Mt.
Mansfield and the Browns River Watershed). He used analysis of stable
oxygen and hydrogen isotopes as well as tritium analysis of samples
collected from rain, snowmelt and groundwater throughout the study
basin. Through this investigation, he uncovered interesting
relationships within the groundwater system, and how it is differentially
recharged seasonally and spatially in the watershed. The conclusion of
the research confirmed that the higher elevations are very important in
terms of replenishing the aquifer for the entire watershed.
MS Thesis, Geology (University of Vermont, 1997)
Isotopic characterization of groundwater recharge and flow in an
upland bedrock aquifer, Vermont
download pdf of MS thesis proposal
download pdf of MS thesis progress report
download pdf of MS thesis
Undergraduate Degree
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, B.S. Civil
Engineering, 1991
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Current Position and Contact Information (3/2008)
Project Manager
Abbott Engineering
51 Gerrish Lane
Durham,
Maine 04222
Refereed Papers
Abbott, M., Lini, A. and Bierman, P. R. (2000) δ
18O, δD and
3H measurements constrain groundwater recharge mechanisms in an
upland fractured bedrock aquifer, Vermont, USA. Journal of Hydrology. v.
228(1-2), p. 101-112.
Abstracts
Abbott, M. D., Stanley, R., Lini, A. and Bierman, P. R.
(1996) Application of a system dynamics model to understand processes
affecting spatial and temporal changes in the isotopic composition of
groundwater: EOS, AGU Fall meeting, San Francisco, CA. v. 77, p. F-201. ()
Abbott, M. D., Lini, A., Bierman, P. R. and Wright, S. (1996)
Determination of recharge source areas and groundwater residence times
in fractured bedrock using stable isotopes: GSA Abstracts with Programs, Annual meeting, Denver, CO. v. 27, p. A-197. ()
Abbott, M. D., Bierman, P. R., Lini, A. and Wright, S.
(1995) Using stable oxygen isotopes to develop a conceptual model of
groundwater flow in a Vermont upland basin. GSA Abstracts with Programs, Annual meeting, New Orleans, LA. v. 27, p. A-98. ()