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Cave & Karst Hydrologist (NMBGMR liason to NCKRI)
New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources
c/o the National Cave and Karst Research Institute
1400 Commerce Dr.
Carlsbad, NM 88220

office: 505-887-5508
fax: 505-885-0818

Education

• Ph.D., Geology, 1999, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. C.K. Paull, advisor. Dissertation: "Processes & Manifestations of Fluid Exchange within Passive Continental Margins"
• M.S., Geology, 1993, University of Oklahoma. D.W. Stearns, advisor. Thesis: "3-D Characterization of Basement Faults & Forced Folds, NE Uncompahgre Plateau, Western Colorado"
• B.S., Geology, 1981, University of Oklahoma

Research Interests

Karst hydrology and geomorphology; patterns of regional groundwater circulation; water resources; hydrogeophysics; fresh water-saline water relationships in coastal aquifers and intermontane basins.

Professional Experience

• 2002-present: Cave and Karst Hydrologist: New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, Carlsbad, NM
• 2000-2002: Hydrogeologist, Ground Water Branch: North Carolina Division of Water Resources, Raleigh, NC
• 1998: Summer intern, West Africa Group, offshore Angola: Exxon Exploration Co, Houston, TX
• 1997: Staff geologist, Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Project: Harding-Lawson Assoc., Morrisville, NC
• 1991: Summer intern, New Ventures Group, North Africa: Exxon Co. International, Houston, TX
• 1982-1989: Exploration Geologist, Mid-Continent, Rocky Mountain regions: Oxy USA (Cities Service Oil Co.), Oklahoma City, OK

Selected Publications

1. Land, L., 2003, "Evaporite karst and regional ground water circulation in the lower Pecos Valley", in Johnson, K.T. & Neal, J.T. (eds.), Evaporite Karst and Engineering and Environmental Problems in the United States: Oklahoma Geological Survey Circular [in press].
2. Land, L., Lautier, J., Wilson, N., Chianese, G., & Webb, S., 2003, "Geophysical monitoring and evaluation of coastal plain aquifers": Ground Water [in press].
3. Land, L. & Paull, C.K., 2001, "Thermal gradients as a tool for estimating ground water advective rates in a coastal estuary: White Oak River, North Carolina, USA": Journal of Hydrology, v. 248, p. 198-215.
4. Land, L. & Paull, C.K., 2000, "Submarine karst belt rimming the continental slope in the Straits of Florida": Geo-Marine Letters, v. 20, p. 123-132.
5. Land, L. & Paull, C.K., 1999, "Abyssal erosion and scarp retreat: Deep Tow observations of the Blake Escarpment and Blake Spur": Marine Geology, v. 160, p. 63-83.
6. Land, L., Paull, C.K., & Hobson, B., 1995, "Genesis of a submarine sinkhole without subaerial exposure: Straits of Florida": Geology, v. 23, p. 949-951.

Professional Organizations

• Geological Society of America (GSA)
• American Geophysical Union (AGU)
• Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM)
• American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
• Sigma Xi
• New Mexico Geological Society
• Roswell Geological Society

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