After earning his Ph.D. in Geology in 1986 from the University of Idaho, Dr. Warren Barrash worked as a hydrogeologist. In 1993 he joined the faculty at Boise State University as a Research Professor with the Center for Geophysical Investigation of the Shallow Subsurface (CGISS), and the Department of Geosciences. Dr. Barrash has brought more than $10 million to the University in research grants. His research interests include measuring and modeling heterogeneity in natural aquifers, investigation and modeling of flow and transport in groundwater systems, and Late-Cenozoic tectonics in the Pacific Northwest.
Articles
3-D Transient Hydraulic Tomography in Unconfined Aquifers with Fast Drainage Response (with Michael Cardiff), Water Resources Research (2011)
We investigate, through numerical experiments, the viability of three-dimensional transient hydraulic tomography (3DTHT) for identifying...
Hydrological Parameter Estimations from a Conservative Tracer Test with Variable-Density Effects at the Boise Hydrogeophysical Research Site (with B. Dafflon, Michael Cardiff, and T. C. Johnson), Water Resources Research (2011)
Reliable predictions of groundwater flow and solute transport require an estimation of the detailed distribution...
Modeling Slug Tests in Unconfined Aquifers Taking into Account Water Table Kinematics, Wellbore Skin and Inertial Effects (with Bwalya Malama, Kristopher L. Kuhlman, Michael Cardiff, and Michael Thoma), Journal of Hydrology (2011)
Two models for slug tests conducted in unconfined aquifers are developed by (a) extending the...
Joint Inversion of Steady-State Hydrologic and Self-Potential Data for 3D Hydraulic Conductivity Distribution at the Boise Hydrogeophysical Research Site (with Salvatore Straface, Francesco Chidichimo, Enzo Rizzo, Monica Riva, André Revil, Michael Cardiff, and Alberto Guadagnini), Journal of Hydrology (2011)
We combine sedimentological, hydraulic and geophysical information to characterize the 3D distribution of transport properties...
Information Content of Slug Tests for Estimating Hydraulic Properties in Realistic, High-Conductivity Aquifer Scenarios (with Michael Cardiff, Michael Thoma, and Bwalya Malama), Journal of Hydrology (2011)
A recently developed unified model for partially-penetrating slug tests in unconfined aquifers (Malama et al.,...