Oscar Edward Meinzer

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Notable awards William Bowie Medal Notable award William Bowie Medal		Alma mater University of Chicago

Born November 28, 1876Davis, Illinois ( 1876-11-28 ) Institutions United States Geological Survey Thesis The occurrence of ground water in the United States, with a discussion of principles (1922) Known for Father of groundwater hydrology Spouse Alice Breckenridge Crawford Children Robert William Meinzer and Roy Crawford Meinzer Died 1948, Washington, D.C., United States Institution United States Geological Survey Books PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE, GROUND WATER FOR IRRI, Geology and Water Resource, Geology and Water Resource, GROUND WATER IN JUAB MIL

Oscar Edward Meinzer (November 28, 1876 – June 14, 1948) was an American hydrogeologist who has been called the "father of modern groundwater hydrology". He was awarded the William Bowie Medal in 1943. The O. E. Meinzer award is named for him.

Selected works

— (1923). The occurrence of ground water in the United States, with a discussion of principles (PDF) (Report). Water Supply Paper 489. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 September 2015.

— (1923). Outline of ground-water hydrology, with definitions (PDF) (Report). Water Supply Paper 494. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 September 2015.

—; Hard, Herbert A (1925). The artesian water supply of the Dakota sandstone in North Dakota, with special reference to the Edgeley quadrangle (PDF) (Report). Water Supply Paper 520. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 September 2015.

— (1927). Plants as indicators of ground water (PDF) (Report). Water Supply Paper 577. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 September 2015.

— (1928). "Compressibility and elasticity of artesian aquifers". Economic Geology. 23 (3): 263–291. doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.23.3.263.

— (1929). A study of ground water in the Pomperaug Basin, Connecticut : with special reference to intake and discharge (PDF) (Report). Water Supply Paper 597-B. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 September 2015.

—; Stearns, Norah Dowell (1929). Problems of the soft-water supply of the Dakota sandstone, with special reference to the conditions at Canton, South Dakota (PDF) (Report). Water Supply Paper 597-C. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 September 2015.

— (1932). Outline of methods for estimating ground-water supplies (PDF) (Report). Water Supply Paper 638. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 September 2015.

—; Fishel, V. C (1934). "Tests of permeability with low hydraulic gradients". Transactions, American Geophysical Union. 15 (2): 405. doi:10.1029/TR015i002p00405.

—, ed. (1942). Hydrology. McGraw-Hill.

References

Oscar Edward Meinzer Wikipedia

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