Dr. Mark B. Hausner

Assistant Research Professor Hydrology
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Ecohydrology, climate change, vadose zone hydrology, groundwater-surface water interactions, hydrogeology
Professional Interests
My research is focused on understanding heat and mass transfer in the environment, especially as these processes are impacted by climate change and in turn affect ecosystems. I integrate field studies with numerical models of environmental processes, with a particular emphasis on the use of heat as a tracer for water movement.
Education
Degree | Year | Institution | Area |
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Ph.D. | 2013 | University of Nevada, Reno | Hydrogeology |
M.S. | 2010 | University of Nevada, Reno | Hydrologic Sciences |
B.S. | 1997 | Cornell University | Civil and Environmental Engineering |
Publications & Presentations
2019
Vertically-integrated hydraulic conductivity: a new parameter for groundwater-surface water analysis, Groundwater, Accepted
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Kostadinov, T. S., Schumer, R., Hausner, M. B., Watershed-Scale Mapping of Fractional Snow Cover Under Conifer Forest Canopy Using Lidar, Remote Sensing of Environment, 222, 34-49, doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2018.11.037
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Berli, M., Luo, Y., Modeling water distribution in arid soil, USDA-W3188 Soil Physics: Las Vegas, NV, January 2, 2018-January 4, 2018, Presented
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These are not the fluxes you're looking for: impacts of low fluxes on the temperature amplitude ratio method, Biennial Colloquium of the Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Sciences: Shepherdstown, West Virginia, July 29, 2018-August 1, 2018
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Low flux limitations on the use of heat as a tracer in groundwater-surface water interactions, Geological Society of America Annual Meeting: Indianapolis, IN, November 4, 2018-November 7, 2018, 160-9, Presented
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Combining multiple sampling methods to quantify groundwater-surface water exchange at a previously characterized field site, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting: Washington DC, December 10, 2018-December 14, 2018, H23E-07, Presented
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Hausner, M. B., Heintz, K. M. (2018). Letter Report: Pilot Test of Distributed Thermal Perturbation Sensing to Assess Hydrogeologic Heterogeneities at ER-EC-11, Nevada System of Higher Education, DOE/NV/0003590-14
Hausner, M. B., Heintz, K. M., Healey, J. M. (2018). DTS Temperature Profiling During Sampling at ER-20-4, U.S. Department of Energy Environmental Management Nevada Program: Las Vegas
Hausner, M. B., Huntington, J. L., Assessing the effectiveness of riparian restoration projects using Landsat and precipitation data from the cloud-computing application ClimateEngine.org, Ecological Engineering, 120, 432-440, doi: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2018.06.024
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Hausner, M. B., Using cloud-based remote sensing analyses to assess the impacts of small scale restoration activity on Columbia spotted frog populations, Geological Society of America Annual Meeting: Indianapolis, IN, November 4, 2018-November 7, 2018, 128-5, Presented
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Hausner, M. B., The Devils Hole Pupfish: Science in a Time of Crisis, Desert Fishes Council Annual Meeting: Furnace Creek, CA, November 14, 2018-November 18, 2018, Presented
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Hausner, M. B., Biotic and abiotic features of microhabitats for Devils Hole pupfish, 2018 Devils Hole Workshop: Beatty, NV, May 2, 2018-May 4, 2018, Presented
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Heintz, K. M., Hausner, M. B. (2018). Numerical modeling refinements from a distributed temperature perturbation sensing experiment on the Nevada National Security Site, 2018 Devils Hole Workshop: Beatty, NV, May 2, 2018-May 4, 2018, Presented
Heintz, K. M., Pohlmann, K. F., Healey, J. M., Hausner, M. B. (2018). An application of distributed temperature sensing to characterize flow in a well complex during pumping, Vol. 60, (No. 6), doi: 10.1130/abs/2018AM-317210 Geological Society of America - Abstracts with Programs: Indianapolis, November 4, 2018-November 7, 2018, Presented
Neuharth, K. D., Hausner, M. B., Stastical distribution of springtime air temperatures at Devils Hole, 2018 Devils Hole Workshop: Beatty, NV, May 2, 2018-May 4, 2018, Presented
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Neuharth, K. D., Modeling the impacts of sub-seasonal environmental variability at Devils Hole, Geological Society of America Annual Meeting: Indianapolis, IN, November 4, 2018-November 7, 2018, 180-2
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Survey of beaver-related restoration practices in rangeland streams of the Western USA, Environmental Management, 61, (1), 58-68
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Fiber-optic sensing for environmental applications: where we have come from and what is possible, Water Resources Research, 54, doi: 10.1029/2018WR022768
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Evaluating groundwater recharge variations under climate change in an endorheic basin of the Andean plateau, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting: New Orleans, Louisiana, December 11, 2017-December 15, 2017, H13G-1478
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What Are We Missing? Insights From Quantifying Effective Hydraulic Conductivity at the Groundwater-Surface Water Interface Using Point and Synoptic Measurement Techniques, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting: New Orleans, Louisiana, December 11, 2017-December 15, 2017, H23D-1711
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Hausner, M. B. (2017). Devils Hole Pupfish Strategic Plan Phase 1: A chronological inventory and review of management practices at Devils Hole to support development of a strategic plan, 60 pp, DHS Publication No. 41270
Hausner, M. B., Sada, D. W. (2017). Climate change, reduced discharge, and thermal variability in the spring headwaters of the Muddy river, Devils Hole Workshop: Beatty, NV, May 3, 2017-May 5, 2017
Hausner, M. B., Best Available Science and Managing Threatened Ecosystems, Geological Society of America Annual Meeting: Seattle, WA, October 22, 2017-October 25, 2017, 136-1
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Luo, Y., Koonce, J. E., Shillito, R. M., Impacts of solar arrays on rainwater infiltration - some simulations, USDA-W3188 Soil Physics: Las Vegas, NV, January 2, 2017-January 4, 2017
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How climate change will affect the perennial ice covers of Antarctic lakes?, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting: New Orleans, Louisiana, December 11, 2017-December 15, 2017, C41C-1239
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A new TDR-waveform approach to estimate soil water content in electrically conductive soils, Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 121, 160-168, doi: 10.1016/j.compag.2015.12.004
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Numerical Modeling of Artificial Recharge: Determining Spatial/Temporal Sampling Resolution to Quantify Infiltration Rates and Effective Hydraulic Conductivity, American Geophysical Union 2016 Fall Meeting: San Francisco, Calif., December 12, 2016-December 16, 2016, H24A-07
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Hausner, M. B., Identifying and Correcting Step Losses in Single-Ended Fiber-Optic Distributed Temperature Sensing Data, Journal of Sensors, 2016, 10 pp, doi: 10.1155/2016/7073619
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Hausner, M. B., Interpreting variations in groundwater flows from repeated distributed thermal perturbation tests, Groundwater, 54, (4), 559-568, doi: 10.1111/gwat.12393
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Hausner, M. B., McEvoy, D. J., Morton, C. G., Smith, G. T., Evaluating the effect of restoration practices on riparian vegetation using remote sensing data, American Geophysical Union 2016 Fall Meeting: San Francisco, Calif., December 12, 2016-December 16, 2016, B43A-0562
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Hausner, M. B., Sada, D. W. (2016). Impacts of Reduced Discharge on the Thermal Habitat of a Desert Spring Brook, Abstracts with Programs, 48, (7), doi: 10.1130/abs/2016AM-284355 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting: Denver, Colorado, September 25, 2016-September 28, 2016, 188-4
Hausner, M. B., Projecting the effects of climate change and water management on Devils Hole pupfish (Cyprinodon diabolis) survival, Ecohydrology, 9, (4), 560-573, doi: 10.1002/eco.1656
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Koonce, J. E., Hausner, M. B., Berli, M., Evaporation from Bare Arid Soils: Parameter Estimation Using Monte Carlo Simulations, Abstracts with Programs, 48, (7), doi: 10.1130/abs/2016AM-287717 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting: Denver, Colorado, September 25, 2016-September 28, 2016, 262-3
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Hausner, M. B., The restoration of Travertine Springs: an ongoing ecohydrological laboratory in Death Valley National Park, Geological Society of America Annual Meeting: Baltimore, Maryland, November 1, 2015-November 4, 2015, 185-9
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Hausner, M. B., Physical thresholds as ecological proxies in aquatic ecosystems, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting: San Francisco, Calif., December 14, 2015-December 18, 2015, H11E-1401
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Hausner, M. B., Repeated distributed thermal perturbation tests to examine flows in an alluvial aquifer, Jim Deacon Memorial Devils Hole Workshop: Amargosa Valley, Nevada, May 6, 2015-May 8, 2015
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Hausner, M. B., Characterizing heterogeneities in an alluvial aquifer with repeated distributed thermal perturbation sensing tests, NovCare 2015: Lawrence, Kansas, May 19, 2015-May 21, 2015
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Hausner, M. B., Sada, D. W. (2015). Physical thresholds as ecological proxies in aquatic ecosystems, AGU: San Francisco, CA, December 14, 2015-December 18, 2015, Abstract No. #H11E-1401
Hausner, M. B., Sada, D. W., Stone, M. C., Integrating physical and ecological methods to assess changing spring-fed aquatic ecosystems, Science for Parks and Parks for Science: Berkeley, CA, March 25, 2015-March 27, 2015
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Hausner, M. B., Using physical thresholds to quantify anthropogenic impacts on the Devils Hole pupfish, Desert Fishes Council Annual Meeting: Furnace Creek, California, November 19, 2015-November 22, 2015
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Koonce, J. E., Berli, M., Hausner, M. B., Young, M. H. (2015). Evaporation from bare, arid soils: weighing lysimeter measurements and simulations, Geological Society of America Annual Meeting: Baltimore, Maryland, November 1, 2015-November 4, 2015, 231-2
Advantages of a vertical high-resolution distributed temperature sensing system used to evaluate the thermal behavior of green roofs, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting: San Francisco, Calif., December 14, 2015-December 18, 2015, H21J-1531
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Assessment of a fiber-optic distributed temperature sensing system to monitor the thermal dynamics of a vegetated roof, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting: San Francisco, CA, December 15, 2014-December 19, 2014, NS31C-3931
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Hausner, M. B., Berli, M. (2014). Improving photovoltaic energy production with Fiber-Optic Distributed Temperature Sensing, American Geophysical Union: San Francisco, CA, December 14, 2014-December 19, 2014, NS31C-3940
Hausner, M. B., Multiple distributed thermal perturbation tests to characterize vertical heterogeneities in a fractured system, Geological Society of America Annual Meeting: Vancouver, BC, CANADA, October 19, 2014-October 22, 2014
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Hausner, M. B., Assessing desert ecohydrologic habitat under varying management and climate scenarios, Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting: Sacramento, CA, August 10, 2014-August 15, 2014
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Hausner, M. B., Physical and ecological responses to climate change in Devils Hole, Devils Hole Workshop: Furnace Creek, CA
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Hausner, M. B., Life in a fishbowl: Prospects for the endangered Devils Hole pupfish (Cyprinodon diabolis) in a changing climate, Water Resources Research, 50, (8), 7020-7034, doi: 10.1002/2014WR015511
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Complementando el conocimiento hidrogeologico mediante sistemas distribuidos de temperature, XII Congreso Latinoamericano de Hidrogeolog: Santiago, CHILE, August 25, 2014-August 29, 2014
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