Occasionally, hydrogeologic projects enable you to see a beautiful part of the world. This project was funded by the NSF and focused on the spatial distribution of permeability in the Milk River aquifer in southern Alberta, Canada. The photographs show how it is possible to combine work with the pleasure of canoeing on Lake Louise outside Banff.

For more details on the results of this project, see:

Lahm, T.D., E.S. Bair, and F.W. Schwartz, 1995. Use of stochastic simulation and geophysical logs to characterize spatial heterogeneity in hydrogeologic parameters: Mathematical Geology, vol. 27, no. 2, p. 259-278.

For other papers dealing with geostatistics, see:

Bair, E.S., C.M. Safreed, and E.A. Stasny, 1991. A Monte Carlo-based approach for determining travelttime-related capture zones of wells using convex hulls as confidence regions: Ground Water, vol. 29, no. 6, p. 849-855.