MATLAB (Scientific Computing and Plotting)

TECPLOT 360(Technical Plotting and Visualization)

Aarhus Workbench (Geophysical Inversion)

COMSOL Multiphysics (Multiphysics Finite Element Simulation)

HydroGeoSphere (HGS: 3D Numerical Groundwater Simulation)

Algomesh HydroAlgorithmics (Mesh Generation for MODFLOW and HGS)

ArcGIS and GlobalMapper (GIS)

Durridge RAD7

Our Radon-in-air monitor is equipped with water degasser (RAD Aqua) and sample bottle attachment (RAD-H2O) for measuring Rn gas concentration in water. ²²²Rn is a natural tracer of groundwater inputs in surface waters.

GEOPHEX GEM2

(Left) GEM2 from GEOPHEX is multi-frequency Electro Magnetic Induction (EMI) meter used to measure ground conductivity. It is used for groundwater exploration and contaminant detection. (Right) Cross-shore subsurface resistivity section along a beach at Bald Head Island NC showing high resistivity freshwater zones (yellow-purple) and saltwater saturated zone (blue).

GEOPROBE

The ATV mounted direct push rig for coring and and shallow groundwater well installation is a common use equipment at the Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences at UNCW.

Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer

The Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer is a core facility at the Center for Marine Sciene managed by Dr. Chad Lane. Isotopes like ¹⁸O, ²H, ¹³C, and ¹⁵N that are useful in studying hydrological processes and tracing anthropogenic inputs can be analyzed using this IRMS system.

Flume

This 1x1 m fiber glass flume is used to run groundwater physical models mainly groundwater-surfacewater interactions in a controlled laboratory environment.