Heat as a Tracer
In the subsurface, the distribution of energy/heat is partially a function of groundwater flow. We focus on developing new tools to improve how heat can be measured and used as a tool for tracing and quantifying groundwater processes. This includes developing new methods for analyzing temperature data, using fibre-optic distributed temperature sensors (FO-DTS), and thermal infrared cameras. Further, we study how warming climate impacts the shallow subsurface thermal regime.
Research Examples
Wu, R., V. Martin, J.M. McKenzie, S. Broda, B. Bussière, J. Selker, M. Aubertin, 2021, Fiber Optic Protocol to Monitor Water Flow and Moisture Content in a Waste Rock Pile, Groundwater. DOI: 10.1111/gwat.13075. Article Online Aubry-Wake, C., D. Zéphir, M. Baraer, J.M. McKenzie, B.G. Mark, 2017, Importance of longwave emissions from an adjacent terrain on patterns of tropical glacier melt and recession, Journal of Glaciology, DOI:10.1017/jog.2017.85. Article Online (open access) |
VFLUX, a code for analyzing 1-dimensional temperature data:
Vertical Fluid Heat Transfer Solver (VFlu[H]X Solver) |