WERI Publications, Conferences, Products, and Presentations (GHS Sponsored in Blue)

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2020

Jenson, J.W., Y.S. Kim, and N.C. Habana. 2020. Hydrogeological assessment of the Urban Combat Training Project Site, Anderson AFB, Guam, Final Draft for Comment. Research Corporation University of Guam (RCUOG) WERI Scientific Advisory Report (SAR) for Merrick and Company: 227 pp. 

Bourke, P., J.W. Jenson, N.C. Habana, and M.A. Lander. 2020. A hydrogeologic survey of Santa Rita Spring, Guam: engineering and design recommendations for rehabilitation. WERI Technical Report 172, 102 pp.

Habana, N.C., L.F. Heitz, and M. Ziobro. 2020. Development of a GIS based imagery database for groundwater recharge areas and key reaches of streams on Guam phase II. WERI Technical Report 171: 49 pp.

2019

Kim, Y.S., M.N. Duenas, N.C. Habana, R. Lohmann, and J. Becanova. 2019. Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Concentrations in Water Resources of Guam, International Conference on Geological and Environmental Sustainability, Seoul, December 21, 2019.

Jenson, J.W. and N.C. Habana. 2019. Toward a Sustainable Management Concept for Coastal and Island Aquifers. National Groundwater Association (NGWA), Groundwater Week, Summit Conference Sessions: Sustainability and Planning Session, Las Vegas Convention Center, 3-5 December. NGWA: https://ngwa.confex.com/ngwa/gw19/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/12869.

Bourke, P., J.W. Jenson, N.C. Habana, and M.A. Lander. 2019. Hydrogeologic Survey of Santa Rita Spring, Guam: Determination of its Natural Capacity and Development Options. NGWA, Groundwater Week, Summit Conference Sessions: Sustainability and Planning Session, Las Vegas Convention Center, 3-5 December. NGWA: https://ngwa.confex.com/ngwa/gw19/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/12886.

Dougher, B., N.C. Habana, J.W. Jenson, M.A. Lander, and K. Ho. 2019. Dynamic Response of a Freshwater Lens to Natural Variations in Recharge, International Journal of Advances in Science Engineering and Technology, Vol. 7: 20-27.

Superales, D.G., N.C. Habana, and J.W. Jenson. 2019. Defining and evaluating production capacity for the Northern Guam Lens Aquifer. WERI Technical Report 170: 57 pp.

Jenson, J.W., Y.S. Kim, and N.C. Habana. 2019. Hydrogeologic assessment for closed-contour depressions identified in the J-0001B Finegayan Utilities and site improvements project. RCUOG WERI SAR for Granite-Obayashi a Joint Venture (GOJV): 200 pp.

Dougher, B., N.C. Habana, J.W. Jenson, M.A. Lander, K. Ho., and G.C. Aguilar. 2019. Dynamic response of the freshwater lens to natural variations in recharge, Northern Guam Lens Aquifer. WERI Technical Report 168: 39 pp.

Jenson, J.W., Y.S. Kim, and N.C. Habana. 2019. Geotechnical assessment of the NSSAR Site, Live-Fire Training Range Complex, Northwest Field, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. RCUOG WERI SAR for Black Construction Corporation: 108 pp.

Jenson, J.W., Y.S. Kim, and N.C. Habana. 2019. Hydrogeologic assessment of the suspect sinkhole area at AC15 NIC Site: J-001B Finegayan Utilities and Site Improvements Project, Phase 1, Marine Corps Activity Guam. RCUOG WERI SAR for GOJV: 74 pp.

Dougher, B., N.C. Habana, J.W. Jenson, and M.A. Lander. 2019. Dynamic response of a freshwater lens to natural variations in recharge. Proceedings of 186th International Academy of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Management – International Conference on Environment and Natural Science, Seoul, 4-5 July. IASTEM, http://iastem.org.

Kim, Y.S., M.A. Duenas, N.C. Habana, G.R.W. Denton, J.W. Jenson, and M.A. Lander. 2019. Groundwater contamination by polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Guam. Proceedings of 186th IASTEM International Conference, Seoul, 4-5 July. IASTEM, http://iastem.org.

Habana, N.C., L.F. Heitz, and M. Ziobro. 2019. Development of a GIS based imagery database for groundwater recharge areas and key reaches of streams on Guam. WERI Technical Report 169: 59 pp.

2018

Dougher, B., N.C. Habana, J.W. Jenson, M.A. Lander, and K. Ho. 2018. Dynamic response of the freshwater lens to natural variations in recharge, Northern Guam Lens Aquifer, Yigo-Tumon Basin. NGWA, Groundwater Week, Poster Sessions, Las Vegas, 3-6 December. NGWA: https://ngwa.confex.com/ngwa/gw18/webprogram/Paper12197.html.

Superales, D.G., N.C. Habana, J.W. Jenson, and S.B. Gingerich. 2018. Defining and Evaluating Groundwater Production Capacity for an Island Aquifer: Production Well System in the Parabasal Zone, Northern Guam Lens Aquifer. NGWA, Groundwater Week, Poster Sessions, Las Vegas, 3-6 December. NGWA: https://ngwa.confex.com/ngwa/gw18/webprogram/Paper12153.html.

Bautista, K., J.W. Jenson, N.C. Habana, and Y.S. Kim. 2018. Guam Water Resources Monitoring Program. NGWA, Groundwater Week, Poster Sessions, Las Vegas, 3-6 December. NGWA: https://ngwa.confex.com/ngwa/gw18/webprogram/Paper12199.html.

Habana, N.C., and J.W. Jenson. 2018. The Northern Guam Lens Aquifer Map. NGWA, Groundwater Week, Poster Sessions, Las Vegas, 3-6 December. NGWA: https://ngwa.confex.com/ngwa/gw18/webprogram/Paper12200.html.

Kim, Y.S., J.W. Jenson, and N.C. Habana. 2018. Consideration Factors of Production-Well Rehabilitation Assessment on Guam. NGWA, Groundwater Week, Poster Sessions, Las Vegas, 3-6 December. NGWA: https://ngwa. confex.com/ngwa/gw18/webprogram/Paper12160.html.

Jenson, J.W., Y.S. Kim, and N.C. Habana. 2018. Hydrogeological assessment: Live-Fire Training Range Complex, sinkhole, Northwest Field, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. West Pacific Geoscience Consulting (WPGC) SAR for Black Construction Corporation 2018: 98 pp.

Denton, G.R.W., C.M. Sian Denton, Y.S. Kim, J.W. Jenson, N.C. Habana, and M.A. Lander. 2018. Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS): a contaminant of emerging concern in Guam’s groundwater, Proceedings of the 125th The Institute of Research Engineers and Scientists (The IRES) International Conference, Beijing, 29-30 June. The IRES, http://theires.org

Jenson, J.W., Y.S. Kim, and N.C. Habana. 2018. Terrain analysis and sinkhole reconnaissance: planned firing range, Northwest Field, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam (P735 Firing Range). WPGC SAR for Duenas Camacho and Associates (DCA): 66 Pp.

Taborosi, D. and Rouse, J., 2018, Digital Atlas of Yap. In: Digital Atlas of Micronesia. Available at www.islandatlas.org. Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) and Water and Environmental Research Institute of the Western Pacific (WERI).

Taborosi, D. et al. 2018, Digital Atlas of Micronesia. Available at www.islandatlas.org. Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) and Water and Environmental Research Institute of the Western Pacific (WERI).

Taborosi, D. and Rouse, J. 2018. Digital Atlas of Yap. In: Digital Atlas of Micronesia. Available at www.islandatlas.org. Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) and Water and Environmental Research Institute of the Western Pacific (WERI).

Taborosi, D. et al. 2018. Digital Atlas of Micronesia. Available at www.islandatlas.org. Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) and Water and Environmental Research Institute of the Western Pacific (WERI).

Rouse , Joseph D., Hyun Jong Hahm, 2018 “Developing public awareness of benefits of composting waste sludge in Yap.” Island Sustainability Conference: Island Alliance for Sustainable Action. University of Guam, Center for Island Sustainability. Tumon, Guam; March 27 – 30,2018.

Rouse , Joseph D., Hyun Jong Hahm, 2018 “Improvements to Sewage and Sludge Treatment Operations on the Island of Yap, FSM.” 2018 Pacific Water Conference – Enhancing Hawai’i’s Water Environment. Hawai’i Water Environment Association & American Water Works Association. Honolulu, Hawaii; February 7 – 8, 2018.

2017

Superales, Daniel, Nathan C. Habana, Barry Kim, John Jenson, Stephen Gingerich, 2017, NGLA Groundwater Model Explorations, Guam Advisory Council Meeting, November 9, 2017, Tumon, Guam.

Lander, Mark; Shahram, Khisrowpanah, 2017, “Effect of Climate Variability on Soil Erosion, Land Slide”. Asian Pacific Academy of Science, Education, Environmental Management. Abstract, Saipan, November 10, 2017.

Habana Nathan; John Jenson, Barry Kim, Mark Lander, Bekah Dougher, Erin Miller, Daniel Superales, and Joseph Rouse, 2017, Guam Hydrologic Survey Workshop, September 11 & 18, 2017, WERI, University of Guam, Mangilao, Guam.

Habana, Nathan; Barry Kim, John Jenson, 2017, Executive Tour: Guam Power and Water Authority, Northern Guam Lens Aquifer Tour, June 6, 2017, University of Guam, Mangilao, Guam.

Habana, Nathan; John Jenson, 2017, Guam Waterworks Authority and UOG EV-511 Students NGLA Tour, Conference on Island Sustainability, Northern Guam Lens Aquifer Tour, April 21, 2017, University of Guam, Mangilao, Guam.

Habana, Nathan; John Jenson, 2017, Guam Water Kids and Guam Department of Education, Northern Guam Lends Aquifer Tour, April 13, 2017, University of Guam, Mangilao, Guam.

Miller, Erin, Nathan Habana, Mark Lander, John Jenson, 2017, Chloride and Production Trends, Guam Hydrologic Survey Workshop, Mangilao, Guam.

Miller, Erin, Nathan Habana, Mark Lander, John Jenson, 2017, Chloride and Production Trends, WERI Guam Annual Advisory Council Meeting, Water and Environmental Research Institute, University of Guam, Tumon, Guam.

Miller, Erin, Nathan Habana, Mark Lander, John Jenson, 2017, Chloride and Production Trends, in Abstracts and Program University of Guam Conference on Island Sustainability, University of Guam, Tumon, Guam 10 p.

Superales, Daniel, Nathan C. Habana, Barry Kim, John Jenson, Stephen Gingerich, 2017, NGLA Groundwater Model Explorations, Guam Hydrologic Survey Workshop September 11 & 18, 2017, Mangilao, Guam.

Habana, N.C., J.W. Jenson, and S.B. Gingerich. 2017. Evaluating Best-Practice Capacities for a Carbonate Island Karst Aquifer, Northern Guam Lens Aquifer, Guam, USA. NGWA Groundwater Summit 2017, Nashville, 4-7 December. NGWA: https://ngwa.confex.com/ngwa/2017gws/webprogram/Session12289.html.

Habana, Nathan, Joseph Rouse, John Jenson, 2017, Expansion of Baseline Data for the Northern Guam Lens Aquifer and Evaluation of Innovative Technologies to Reduce Containment Input, WERI Annual Guam Advisory Council Meeting, Tumon, Guam.

2016

Khosrowpanah, Sh., 2016, Developing Stage-to-flow Relationships of the Toguan River, Guam, Asia-Pacific Academy of Science Conference, November 15 – 17, 2016, Saipan.

Khosrowpanah, Sh., 2016, UOG Emerging School of Engineering: Training Tomorrow’s Engineers to Meet Today’s Community Needs, Asia Pacific Academy of Science Conference, November 15 – 17, 2016, Saipan.

Denton, G.R.W., 2016, Fish Sentinels Identify Mercury Hotspots in Saipan Lagoon, Asia-Pacific Academy of Science Conference, November 15 – 17, 2016, Saipan.

Simard, C., J.W. Jenson, M.A. Lander, M.Q. McDonald, and N.C. Habana. 2016. Salinity in the Northern Guam Lens Aquifer: Natural and Human Factors. American Water Works Association, Hawaii Section, Western Pacific Subsection (AWWA HIWPS) Annual Conference, Tumon and Hagåtña, 11-12 April. AWWA-HIWPS: https://www.awwahiwps.org/2016-conference.

A Digital Atlas of Northern Guam: www.hydroguam.net, Water & Environmental Research Institute of the Western Pacific, University of Guam, Mangilao, Guam.

Biekmann, A.M., 2016, Water Resources on Outer-Lying Islands in Micronesia. Thesis. Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.

Biekmann, A.M. and R.T. Bailey (2016), Water resources on outer-lying islands in Micronesia. In J. Ramirez, abstract in: Proceeding of the XXXVI American Geophysical Union Hydrology Days, Fort Collins, CO.

A Natural Resources Atlas of Southern Guam: www.hydroguam.net, Water & Environmental Research Institute of the Western Pacific, University of Guam, Mangilao, Guam.

Taborosi, D., 2016, Digital Atlas of Phonpei, www.islands.fm/atlas.

Pacific ENSO Update: A Quarterly Bulletin of the Pacific El Nino-Southern Oscillation Applications Climate (PEAC) Center, 3rd Quarter 2016, Vol. 22 No. 3. (www.weather.gov/media/peac/PEU/PEU_v22_n3.pdf) (Principal Author: M.A. Lander)

2015

Habana, N.C., J.W. Jenson, and S.B. Gingerich. 2015. Exploring Best-Practice Capacities in the Northern Guam Lens Aquifer. 2nd Conference on Water Resource Sustainability Issues on Tropical Islands, Honolulu, 1-3 December. Water Resources Research Center (WRRI), University of Hawaii at Manoa: http://www.wrrc.hawaii.edu/2015conference/Program 11315.pdf.

Lander, Mark A., 2015, Damaging Typhoons and Major Drought : The Ongoing and Forecast Effects of the 2015 El Nino in the Tropical Pacific, The Second Conference on Water Resource Sustainability Issues on Tropical Islands December 1 – 3, 2015 | Hilton Hawaiian Village | Honolulu, Hawaii

Denton, G.R.W., C. Sian Denton, and N.C. Habana. 2015. Dieldrin: An Unregulated Drinking Water Contaminant of Potential Concern in Guam’s Groundwater. 2nd Conference on Water Resource Sustainability Issues on Tropical Islands, Honolulu, 1-3 December. Water Resources Research Center (WRRI), University of Hawaii at Manoa: http://www.wrrc.hawaii.edu/2015conference/Program11315.pdf.

Khosrowpanah, Sh., Mark Lander, 2015, Watershed Management: Ugum, Pit-Asan, and Geus Watershed, Second Conference on Water Resources Sustainability Issues on Tropical Islands. Abstracs. Honolulu, Hawaii, December 1 – 3.

Jenson, J.W., and N.C. Habana. 2015. Terrain analysis and sinkhole reconnaissance: planned firing range area Northwest Field, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, WPGC SAR for DCA.

Wallace, C.D. and R.T. Bailey, and M. Arabi, 2015, Rainwater catchment system design using simulated future climate data. J. Hydrology 529, 1798-1809.

Wallace, C.D. and R.T. Bailey, 2015, Estimation of future freshwater supply of Micronesian atoll islands using simulated climate data. In J. Ramirez, abstract in: Proceedings of the XXXV American Geophysical Union Hydrology Days, Fort Collins, CO. (Programs and Abstract)

Wallace, C.D. and R.T. Bailey, 2015, Estimation of future freshwater lens volume of Micronesian Atoll islands, Conference of the American Water Resources Association, Tyson’s Corner, Virginia. (Program and Abstract)

Wallace, C.D., R.T. Bailey, and J.W. Jenson, 2015, Atoll Island Freshwater Resources: Modeling, Analysis, and Optimization, Water & Environmental Research Institute of the Western Pacific, Technical Report #155: 147 p.

Rouse, Joseph D.; 2015 Studies on Enchancement of Sewage Treatment and Compositing of Sludge on Yap Island. Second Conference on Water Resources Sustainability Issues on Tropical Islands, Honolulu, Hawaii; December 1 – 3, 2015. (Conference Presentation with Abstract)

Wen, Y. and D. Chambers. Change Detection of Land Cover Change in Saipan, 37th Annual Research Conference, University of Guam, Mach 8, 2016, p3.

Lander, Mark A., 2016: National Weather Service Forecast Office Guam and the University of Guam Water and Environmental Research Institute Typhoon Soudelor Wind Assessment for Saipan, American Meteorological Society 32nd Annual Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Puerto Rico, April 2016. Online Proceedings.

Guard, C.P., and Mark Lander, 2015: National Weather Service in Guam and the University of Guam Press Release: Typhoon Soudelor Wind Assessment for Saipan, CNMI. Press release to government agencies, local media, and public of Guam and the CNMI. Meteorological assessment of the intensity and damage caused by the passage of Typhoon Soudelor over Saipan on the night of 02 August 2015.

Jenson, J.W., Danko, Taborosi, 2015, Professional Field Trip of the Northern Guam Lens Aquifer, WERI, 33p. http://www.weriguam.org/

Denton, G.R.W. C.A. Emborski, R. Masga, J.A. Starmer. 2015. Impact of WWII Dumpsites on Saipan (CNMI): Heavy Metal Status of Soils and Sediments. Journal of Waste Management and Research, (in review).

Khosrowpanah, S., Lander, M. A., Rouse, J.D., and Whitman, W.M.C. 2015. “Assessment of Turbidity in the Geus River Watershed in Southern Guam.” WERI Technical Report No. 156, June 2015.

Habana, N.C., Jenson, J.W., and Gingerich, S.B. 2015. Exploring Best-Practice Capacities in the Northern Guam Lens Aquifer. AWWA-HIWPS Water and Wastewater Conference, Tumon, 13-14 April. AWWA-HIWPS: https://www.awwahiwps.org/2015-conference.html.

Jenson, J.W., and N.C. Habana. 2015. Guam International Airport, Stormwater infiltration analysis and recommendations in support of design of stormwater system improvements, WPGC and Allied Pacific Environmental Consulting SAR for Gutteridge Haskins & Davey: 46 pp.

McCutcheon, A. L., Raymundo, L. J., Jenson, J. W., Prouty, N. G., Lander, M. A., and Randall, R. H., 2015, Testing the Strontium/Calcium Proxy for Sea Surface Temperature Reconstruction in the Coral Porites lutea, in Guam, Micronesia, University of Guam Marine Laboratory, Water & Environmental Research Institute of the Western Pacific. UOGML Technical Reoport 152, WERI Technical Report 152.

Rouse, J.D. “Development of Environmentally Sustainable Methods for Treatment of Domestic Wastewater and Handling of Sewage Sludge on Yap Island.” WERI Technical Report No. 153, February 2015.

Simard, C. A., Jenson, J.W., Lander, M.A., Manzanilla, R.M., Superales, D.G., Habana, N.C., 2015. Salinity in the Northern Guam Lens Aquifer, Water & Environmental Research Institute of the Western Pacific, WERI Technical Report 143

Simard, C. A., Jenson, J. W., and Lander, M. A., Analysis of Salinity in the Northern Guam Lens Aquifer, in Proceedings Proceedings of the 16th Symposium on the Geology of the Bahamas and other Carbonate Regions, Gerace Research Center, San Salvador Island, Bahamas, June 14-18, 2012 2015, in press.

Sfaelou, S.; Papadimitriou, C.A.; Manariotis, I.D.; Rouse, J.D.; Vakros, J.; Karapanagioti, H.K. “Treatment of Low-strength Municipal Wastewater Containing Phenanthrene Using Activated Sludge and Biofilm Process.” Desalination and Water Treatment. 2015, pp. 1-11.

Wallace, C. D., Bailey, R. T., and Jenson, J. W., 2015, Atoll Island Freshwater Resources: Modeling, Analysis, and Optimization, WERI Technical Report #155, p. 147 p.

Wen, Y. and Chambers, D. (2015). Land Cover Change in Saipan, CNMI from 1978 to 2009, International Journal of Research In Earth and Environmental Sciences (IJREES), Volume 3: Issue 4, pp 6.

2014

Vann, D.T., V.M. Bendixson, D.F. Roff, C.A. Simard, R.M. Schumann, N.C. Habana, and J.W. Jenson. 2014. Topography of the basement rock beneath the Northern Guam Lens Aquifer and its implications for groundwater exploration and development. WERI Technical Report 142: 72 pp.

Bendixson, V.M., J.W. Jenson, and N.C. Habana. 2014. The Northern Guam Lens Aquifer Database w/ accompanying CD. WERI Technical Report 141, 2nd Edition: 95 pp.

Morrison,R.J. , G.R.W. Denton, U. Bale Tamata and J. Grignon (2014). Anthropogenic Biogeochemical Impacts on Coral Reefs in the Pacific Islands – An Overview. Deep-Sea Research II, 6: 5-12

Denton, G.R.W. and C.M. Denton (2014). Regulatory Framework and Monitoring Strategies Adopted by GWA for the Sustainable Production of Safe Drinking Water from the Northern Guam Lens Aquifer. Regional Islands Sustainability Conference, Hyatt Regency, Tumon, Guam, April 15-16 2014.

Denton, G.R.W. and J.W. Jenson (2014). Wind, Weather Watersheds and Water Quality: WERI Regional Research. Annual UOG Faculty Development Day, Hyatt Regency, Tumon, Guam February 21, 2014.

Denton, G.R.W. and S. Namazi (2014). Indoor Radon Levels and Lung Cancer on Guam, 35th Annual Research Conference, University of Guam, March 11, 2014.

Taboroši, D., Jenson, J. and Stafford, K.W. (2014). “Artefatos militares e uso de cavernas durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial nas Ilhas Marianas, Pacífico Oeste (World War II artifacts and wartime use of caves in the Mariana Islands, Western Pacific).” Caderno de Geografia 24(42): 218-231.

Welch. P.M., Schupp, P. and G.R.W. Denton (2014). Utility of the Soft Coral, Sinularia polydactyla as a Biomonitor for Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in Tropical Marine Waters. WERI Technical Report, No.151. 49 pp. plus appendices.

Denton, G.R.W., Emborski, C.A., Habana, N.C. and Starmer, J.A. (2014). Influence of urban runoff, inappropriate waste disposal practices and World War II on the heavy metal status of sediments in the southern half of Saipan Lagoon, Saipan, CNMI. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 81(1):276-281.

2013

Bendixson, V.M. (2013). “The Northern Guam Lens Aquifer Database.” WERI Technical Report No. 141: 45.

Denton, G.R.W. (2013). Metal Deficiencies and Imbalances in Wetland Plants from a Manganese-Enriched Wetland in Southern Guam: A Possible Lytico-Bodig Connection? APASEEM General Meeting, November 20-21, 2013, American Memorial Park Auditorium, Saipan.

McCutcheon, A., Raymundo, L., Prouty, N., Jenson, J., Lander, M. and Randall, R. (2014). Coral Growth Calibration of the Sr/Ca Proxy for SST Reconstruction in Guam. 17th Biennial Ocean Sciences Meeting. Honolulu, Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO), The Oceanography Society (TOS), and the American  Geophysical Union (AGU).

Moore, M., Hardt, B., Banner, J. and Jenson, J. (2013). Program & Abstracts: Evaluation of speleothem oxygen isotope fractionation from a tropical cave on the island of Guam. Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union. San Francisco: December 9-13, 2013.

Jenson, J.W., Taboroŝi, D., Rotzoll, K., Mylroie, J.E., and Gingerich, S.B. (2013). Symposium Program and Abstracts: A hypothesis for carbonate island karst aquifer evolution from analysis of field observations in northern Guam, Mariana Islands. International Symposium on Hierarchial Flow Systems. Mádl-Szőnyi, J., Erőss, A., Mindszenenty, A. and Tóth, A.

Mccann, S., Mylroie, J.E., Jenson, J.W. and Lander, M.A. (2013). Meteorological Conditions Affecting Speleothem Paleoclimate Record in a Tropical Cave, Guam, Mariana Islands. National Speleological Society Convention. Shippensburg University, PA.

Habana, N.C., J.W.L. Salvacion, J.W. Jenson, and J.D. Rouse. 2013. VADOCHARGEN: a vadose flow and N-transport simulation model for the Northern Guam Lens Aquifer. International Journal of Engineering Science Technology and Research. Vol. 1(11):268-287.

L. Muller, J.D. Rouse, S. Khosrowpanah,  GIS-based screening for cumulative and secondary impacts from development projects in northern Guam. WERI Technical Report No. 146, December 2013.

Schaible, B.C. and G.R.W. Denton (2013). Utility of the Brown Alga, Padina boryana, as a Biomonitor of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in Tropical Marine Waters: A Preliminary Assessment. WERI Technical Report. 34 pp.

Stafford, K.W., Taboroši, D. and Jenson, J.W. (2013). Caves and Karst Hydrology of the Mariana Islands. Coastal Karst Landforms. Lace, M.J. and Mylroie, J.E. Dordrecht, Springer. 5: 277-298.

Taborosi, D., Jenson, J.W., and Mylroie, J.E., 2013, Field observations of coastal discharge from  an uplifted carbonate island aquifer, northern Guam, Mariana Islands: A descriptive geomorphic and hydrogeologic perspective, Journal of Coastal Research, v. 29, no. 4, p. 926-943.

Habana, N.C., Salvacion, J.L., Jenson, J.W.,  and J.D. Rouse, in review. VADOCHARGE-N: a Vadose Flow and N-Transport Simulation Model for the Northern Guam Lens Aquifer. 2013 International Conference on Sustainable Environmental Technologies, Mapúa Institute of Technology, Intramuros, Manila, Philippines.

Schaible, B.C. and G.R.W. Denton (2013). Utility of the Brown Alga, Padina boryana, as a Biomonitor for Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in Tropical Marine Waters: A Preliminary Assessment. WERI Technical Report. 34 pp.

Simard, C.A., Jenson, J.W., Lander, M.A., 2013, in review. Analysis of Salinity in the Northern Guam Lens Aquifer. In: Savarese, M., Glumac, B. (Eds.), 16th Symposium on the Geology of the Bahamas and Similar Regions, Gerace Research Center, San Salvador Island, Bahamas.

Sh. Khosrowpanah, 2013. “Watershed Management: Ugum and Piti-Asan Watersheds”, Presented at 27th Pacific Islands Environment Conference, Guam, June 26-28, 2013.

Habana, N.C., J.W.L. Salvacion, J.W. Jenson, J.D. Rouse, and L.F. Heitz. 2013. VADOCHARGE-N: Deep Karst Vadose Flow and N Transport Simulation Model for the Northern Guam Lens Aquifer. 27th Pacific Islands Environment Conference, Tumon, 26-28 June. Guam EPA: https://issuu.com/guamepa/docs/piec_conferencebrochure/17.

2012

Jenson, J., Roff, D., Bendixson, V., Hylton, T., Simard, C. (2012). New Insights and Questions from Exploratory Drilling in the Northern Guam Lens Aquifer, 16th Symposium of the Geolgy of the Bahamas and other Carbonate Regions, Gerace Research Center, San Salvador Island, Bahamas.

Luo, Q.C., Khosrowpanah, S. (2012).  Continuing Calibration and Application of Luom in the Southern Guam Watersheds Not Covered in the Preceding Project, Water and Environmental Research Institute (WERI) Technical Report, No. 131, 68 pp.

Miklavič, B., Mylroie, J.E., Jenson, J.W., Randall, R.H., Banner, J.L., Partin, J.W. (2012). Evidence of the Sea-level Change Since MIS 5e on Guam, Tropical West Pacific, NSF Workshop: Sea Level Changes Into MIS 5: From Observations to Predictions, April 10-14, 2012, Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Spain.

Miklavič, B., Mylroie, J.E., Jenson, J.W., Randall, R.H., Zabukovec Logar, N., Taboroši, D. (2012).  Denudation of Eogenetic Limestone During the Last Glacial Cycle in a Tropical Environment. 20th International Karstological School “Classical Karst”,  Karst forms and Processes; 18th to 23rd June, 2012; Karst Research Institute, Postojna, Slovenia.

Partin, J.W., Jenson, J.W., Banner, J.L.,. Quinn, T.M.,. Taylor, F.W., Sinclair, D., Hardt, B. Lander, M.A., Bell, T., Miklavič, B.,. Jocson, J.M.U., and Taboroši, T. (2012).  Relationship between Modern Rainfall Variability, Cave Dripwater and Stalagmite Geochemistry in Guam, USA: Geochemisty, Geophysics, Geosystems, 13 (3): 1-17.

Sinclair, D., Banner, J.L., Taylor, F.W., Partin, J.W., Jenson, J.W., Mylroie, J.E., Goddard, E., Quinn, T.M., Jocson, J.M.J., and Miklavič, B. (2012).  Magnesium and Strontium Systematics in Tropical Speleothems from the Western Pacific: Chemical Geology, v 294-295: 1-17

Simard, C.A. (2012). Analysis of Salinity in the Northern Guam Lens Aquifer, MS Thesis, University of Guam, Mangilao, Guam, 84 pp.

Simard, C., Jenson, J.W., Lander, M.A. (2012).  Salinity Trends in the Northern Guam Lens Aquifer, 16th Symposium of the Geolgy of the Bahamas and other Carbonate Regions, Gerace Research Center, San Salvador Island, Bahamas.

2011

Bell, T., Endo, T., Jenson, J.W., Bell, R., and Lander, M.A. (2011). Pneumatic Underwater Drill for Extracting Coral Cores, Water and Environmental Research Institute (WERI) Technical Report, No. 135: 18 pp.

Bell, T., Jenson, J.W., Lander, M.A., Randall, R.H., Partin, J.W., Hardt, B.F., and Banner, J.L. (2011). Coral and Speleothem in situ Monitoring and Geochemical Analysis: Guam, Mariana Islands, USA, Water and Environmental Research Institute (WERI) Technical Report, No. 136: 70 pp.

Denton, G.R.W. and Sian-Denton, C.M. (2011). A Retrospective Analysis of Water Quality Data for Chemicals of Concern in Guam’s Groundwater: Emerging Trends and Future Concerns, Abstract, 14-16 November, Water Resources Research Center, University of Hawaii at Manoa, National Institutes for Water Resources, Honolulu, HI.

Jenson, J.W., Lander, M.A., Randall, R.H. (2011).  Vadose Flow in the Northern Guam Lens Aquifer, Water Resources Sustainability Issues on Tropical Islands, Abstract, 14-16 November, Water Resources Research Center, University of Hawaii at Manoa, National Institutes for Water Resources, Honolulu, HI.

Kottermair, M., Golabi, M., Khosrowpanah S. and Wen, Y. (2011).  Spatio-temporal Dynamics of Badlands in Southern Guam: A Case Study of Selected Sites, Water and Environmental Research Institute (WERI) Technical Report, No. 133, 90pp.

Partin, J.W., Jenson, J.W., Banner, J.L., Quinn, T.M., Taylor, F.W., Sinclair, D., Lander, M.A., Bell, T., Miklavič, B., Jocson, J.M.U., Hardt, B., and Taboroši, D. (2011).  Relationship between Rainfall Variability, Cave Dripwater and Stalagmite Geochemistry in Guam, USA: Earth and Planetary Science Letters (in press).

Sinclair, D., Banner, J.L., Taylor, F.W., Partin, J.W., Jenson, J.W., Mylroie, J.E., Goddard, E., Quinn, T.M., Jocson, J.M.U., and Miklavič, B. (2011).  Magnesium and Strontium Systematics in Tropical Speleothems from the Western Pacific: Chemical Geology (in press)

Sinclair, D., Banner, J.L., Taylor, F.W., Partin, J.W., Jenson, J.W., Mylroie, J.E., Goddard, E., Quinn, T.M., and Jocson, J.M.U. (2011).  Magnesium and Strontium Systematics in West Pacific Speleothems Quatenary Science Reviews (in press).

Wen, Y. (2011).  Impacts of Human Activities on Groundwater Quality in Guam, Mariana Islands, International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability, 7 (5): 243-256.

Wen, Y., Khosrowpanah, S., and Heitz, L. (2011).  Land Cover Change of Watersheds in Southern Guam from 1973 to 2001, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 179 (1-4): 521–529 (DOI 10.1007/s10661-010-1760-5).

Wen, Y. (2011). Application of Multi-temporal and Multi-source Data for Land Cover Change Detection in Guam, USA, Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on GeoInformatics, June 24-26, 2011, Shanghai, China, published in IEEE Xplore in August, 2011 (DOI: 10.1109/GeoInformatics.2011.5981058, and Print ISBN:978-1-61284-849-5).

2010

Denton, G.R.W. and Sian-Denton C.M. Groundwater Monitoring on Guam (2010): Management Responses to Recent Water Quality Violations, Journal of Groundwater Monitoring and Remediation Spring 2010: 127-133.

Hoffman, S.M., J.W. Jenson, G.R.W. Denton, D.C. Moran and L.L. Vacher ( 2010). Background Fluorescence in Guam’s Coastal Waters.  Proceedings American Water Resources Association (AWRA) 2010 International Specialty Conference & 8th Caribbean Islands Water Resources Congress on Tropical Hydrology and Sustainable Water Resources in a Changing Climate, August 30 – September 1, 2010, San Juan, Puerto Rico.  American Water Resources Association.

Khosrowpanah, S., Y. Wen, and M. Kottermair (2010). Spatial Distribution of Badlands in the Ugum Watershed: Characterization and Temporal Analysis. Water and Environmental Research Institute (WERI) Technical Report, No. 126: 29 pp

Luo, Q.C. and S. Khosrowpanah ( 2010).  Developing the LUOM in Southern Guam Watersheds.  Proceedings of 4th International Workshop on Catchment-Scale Hydrological Modeling and Data Assimilation, Lhasa, China, 21-23 July 2010.

Luo, Q.C., and S. Khosrowpanah (2010).  Calibration and Application of LUOM in Southern Guam Watersheds With and Without Flow Data, Water and Environmental Research Institute (WERI) Technical Report, No. 128: 87.

Miklavič, B., Mylroie, J.E., Jenson, J.W., Randall, R.H., Banner, J.L., and Partin, J.W. (2010). Interglacial Limestone and its Geomorphic Features on Guam: Implications for Relative Sea Level Changend Flank Margin Cave Formation.  In: Gamble, D.W., ed., 15th Symposium of the Geolgy of the Bahamas and other Carbonate Regions: Gerace Research Center, San Salvador Island, Bahamas (in press).

Wen, Y. (2011).  Land Cover Change of Coastal Watersheds in Southern Guam from 1973 to 2001, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (in press).

2009

Habana, N., L.F. Heitz, A.E. Olsen and J.W Jenson (2009).  Vadose Flow Synthesis for the Northern Guam Lens Aquifer. Water and Environmental Research Institute (WERI) Technical Report, No. 127: 223 pp.

Luo, Q. C. and S. Khosrowpanah ( 2009).  Developing the LUOM in southern Guam watersheds without flow data, Proceedings of AWRA 2009 Annual Water Resources Conference, Seattle, Washington, November 9-12, 2009.

Lander, M.A. and Jenson, J.W.  The Post-1997 El Niño Sea-Level Highstand in Micronesia: A Bona Fide Climatic “Hockey Stick” (in prep).

Sinclair, D.J., Taylor, F.W., Banner, J.L., Jenson, J.W., Mylroie, J.E., Goddard, E. and Quinn, T.M. (2009).  Speleothem Evidence for Global Changes in Atmospheric Circulation During the Early-Mid Holocene, Quaternary Science Reviews. (in review).

2008

Denton, G.R.W. and R.J. Morrison (2008).  Impact of a Rudimentary Landfill on the Trace Metal Status of Pago Bay, Guam. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 58: 150-162

2007

Denton, G.R.W., M.C. Olsen and Y. Wen (2007).  Solid Waste Disposal on Guam: Impact of an Unsanitary Landfill on the Heavy Metal Status of Adjacent Community Representatives. In: Wang, Y. et al. (Eds.).  Progress in Environmental Science and Technology, vol 1.  Science Press, Beijing, pp1169-1176.

Hoffman, S.M., J.W. Jenson, D. Moran, G.R.W Denton, H.R. Wood and L. Vacher (2007).  A Qualitative Baseline Study of Background Fluorescence in Guam’s GroundwaterWater and Environmental Research Institute (WERI) Technical Report 57 pp.

Khosrowpanah, S., L.F. Heitz, Y. Wen and M. Park (2007).  Developing a GIS-Based Soil Erosion Potential Model of the Ugum WatershedWater and Environmental Research Institute (WERI) Technical Report No. 117. 98 pp.

Wuerch, H.V., B.C. Cruz, A.E. Olsen (2007).  Analysis of the Dynamic Responses of the Northern Guam Lens Aquifer to Sea Level Change and Recharge. Water and Environmental Research Institute (WERI) Technical Report No. 118, 47 pp.

2006

Denton, G.R.W., W.C. Kelly III, H.R. Wood and Y. Wen (2006).  Impact of Metal Enriched leachate from Ordot Dump on the Heavy Metal Status of Biotic and Abiotic Components in Pago BayWater and Environmental Research Institute (WERI) Technical Report No. 113, 63 pp.

Taboroši, D., J.W. Jenson J.E. Mylroie (2006).  Karst features of Guam, Mariana Island, Micronesica, 38: 17-46

2005

Khosrowpanah, S. and J. Jocson (2005).  Environmental Assessment for Non-Point Sources of Pollution for Ugum WatershedWater and Environmental Research Institute (WERI) Technical Report No. 109, 53 pp.

2004

Jenson, J.W., T.M. Keel, J.E. Mylroie, J.R. Mylroie, K.W. Stafford, D. Taboroši, and C. Wexel (2004).  Karst of the Mariana Islands: The Interaction of Tectonics, Glacio-eustasy and Fresh-water/Sea-water mixing in Island Carbonates. GSA Special Paper 404. Proceedings of the Geological Society of America, pp. 129-138.

Taboroši, D., J.W. Jenson and J.E. Mylroie (2004), Karst features of Guam, Mariana Island, Water and Environmental Research Institute (WERI) Technical Report No. 104, 26 pp.

Taboroši, D., J.W. Jenson and J.E. Mylroie (2004).  Karren Features in Island Karst: Guam, Mariana Islands, Zeischrift fur Geomopholigie, 48: 369-389.

Moran, D. C. and J.W. Jenson (2004).  Dye Trace of Groundwater Flow from Guam International Airport and Harmon Sink to Agana Bay and Tumon Bay, GuamWater and Environmental Research Institute (WERI) Technical Report No. 97, 32 pp.

2003

Gamble, D. W., D. Taboroši, J.E. Mylroie, J.W. Jenson, J.L. Carew, J.M.U. Jocson, J.R. Mylroie and D.T. Vann (2003) The Use of Water Temperature to Characterize Groundwater Discharge of a Coastal Fracture on Guam, U.S.A.: Journal of Coastal Research, 19: 462-471.

Quenga McDonald, M. and J.W. Jenson (2003).  Chloride History and Trends of Water Production Wells in the Northern Guam Aquifer.  Water and Environmental Research Institute (WERI) Technical Report No. 98, 64 pp.

Taboroši, D., J.W. Jenson and J.E. Mylroie (2003).  Zones of Enhanced Dissolution and Associated Cave Morphology in an Uplifted Carbonate Island Karst Aquifer, Northern Guam, Mariana Islands: Speleogenesis and Evolution of Karst Aquifers, 1: (4), 16 pp.

2002

Jocson, J.M.U., J.W. Jenson and D.N. Contractor (2002).  Recharge and Aquifer Response: Northern Guam Lens Aquifer, Guam, Mariana Islands.  Journal of Hydrology, 260: 231-254.

Quenga McDonald, M. (2002).  Nitrate-Nitrogen Concentrations in the Northern Guam Lens and Potential Nitrogen SourcesWater and Environmental Research Institute (WERI) Technical Report No. 95, 37 pp.

2001

Lander, M.A., J.W. Jenson and C. Beausoliel (2001).  Responses of Well Water Levels on Northern Guam to Variations of Rainfall and Sea Level, Water and Environmental Research Institute (WERI) Technical Report No. 94, 36 pp.

Mylroie, J.E., J.W. Jenson, D. Taborosi, J.M.U. Jocson, D.T. Vann and C. Wexel (2001) Karst Features of Guam.  Journal of Cave and Karst Studies, 63: 9-22.

1999

Contractor, D.N. and J.W. Jenson (1999).  Simulated Effect of Vadose Infiltration on Water Levels in the Northern Guam Lens AquiferWater and Environmental Research Institute (WERI) Technical Report No. 90, 18 pp.

Jocson, J.M.U., J.W. Jenson, and D.N. Contractor (1999).  Numerical Modeling and Field Investigations of Infiltration, Recharge, and Discharge in the Northern Guam Lens Aquifer.  Water and Environmental Research Institute (WERI) Technical Report No.88, 22 pp.

Mylroie, J.L. and J.W. Jenson, J.M.U. Jocson and M.A. Lander (1999).  Karst Geology and Hydrology of Guam: A Preliminary ReportWater and Environmental Research Institute (WERI) Technical Report No. 89, 32 pp.

1998

Jenson, J.W. and J.M.U. Jocson (1998).  Hydrologic Data Collection for GuamWater and Environmental Research Institute (WERI) Technical Report No. 83, 46 pp.