Marios A. Sophocleous

Address Information Kansas Geological Survey 1930 Constant Avenue Lawrence, KS 66047-3726 Phone: (785) 864-2113 Fax: (785) 864-5317 E-mail: marios@kgs.ku.edu   Biographical Sketch

Education

• B.Sc., University of Athens, Athens, Greece, Natural Sciences and Geology, 1971
• M.Sc., University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, Water Resources, 1973
• Ph.D., University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Hydrogeology, 1978

Employment:

• 1987-present: Senior Scientist, Geohydrology Section, Kansas Geological Survey, The University of Kansas
• 1988-present: Adjunct Professor, Department of Geology, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
• Associate Scientist (1982-1987), Assistant Scientist (1978-1982), Geohydrology Section, Kansas Geological Survey, The University of Kansas

Selected Professional Activities and Awards

• Fellow, Geological Society of America, May 2007
• Editor, Journal of Hydrology, April 1999 to November 2003 (first term); November 2003 to present (second term)
• Associate Editor, Hydrogeology Journal, January 2002 to December 2006
• Associate Editor, Journal of Hydrology, July 1993 to March 1999
• Editorial Advisory Board member, Computers & Geosciences, January 1993 to present
• Assistant Editor, Natural Resources Research, January 1999 to present
• Recipient of the 1997 Best Practice Paper Award, American Society of Civil Engineers, Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, August 1998
• Invited distinguished lecturer at several universities since 1995
• Invited keynote speaker at several international, national, and state conferences since 1999

Interest and Expertise:

• Unsaturated-saturated flow theory, measurement, and modeling aquifer recharge dynamics
• Surface water-ground water interactions
• Parameter estimation and regionalization techniques
• Subsurface coupled heat and water movement
• Physically-based approaches to groundwater and contaminant transport modeling
• Regional groundwater flow systems analysis
• Watershed hydrology, soil-vegetation-atmosphere hydrologic interactions, and integrated watershed/ground-water modeling
• Water resources management

Selected Recent Publications:

• Sophocleous, M.A., 2007. The science and practice of environmental flows and the role of hydrogeologists. Ground Water, 45(4):393-401. [Full Text in PDF form]
• Scanlon, B.R., Jolly, I., Sophocleous, M.A., and Zhang, L., 2007. Global impacts of conversions from natural to agricultural ecosystems on water resources: Quantity versus quality. Water Resources Research, , 43(3), W03437, doi:10.1029/2006WR005486. [Full Text in PDF form]
• Sophocleous, M.A., Bardsley, W.E., and Healey, J., 2006. A rainfall loading response recorded at 300 meters depth: implications for geological weighing lysimeters. Journal of Hydrology, 319(1-4):237-244. [Full Text in PDF form]
• Devlin, J.F. and Sophocleous, M.A., 2006. Reply to Comment on "The persistence of the water budget myth and its relationship to sustainability" by J.F. Devlin and M. Sophocleous, Hydrogeology J. 13(4):549-554. Hydrogeology J., 14(7):1386.
• Arabi, M., R.S. Govindaraju, Sophocleous, M.A., and J.K. Koelliker, 2006. Use of distributed models for watershed management: Case studies. In: V.P. Singh and D.K. Frevert (eds), Watershed Models, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Books, Inc., New York, p. 503-526.
• Devlin, J.F., and Sophocleous, M.A., 2005. The persistence of the water budget myth and its relationship to sustainability. Hydrogeology Journal, 13(4):549-554. [Full Text in PDF form] || [Erratum in PDF form]
• Sophocleous, M.A., 2005. Groundwater recharge and sustainability in the High Plains aquifer in Kansas, USA. Hydrogeology Journal, 13(2):351-365. [Full Text in PDF form]
• Sophocleous, M.A., 2005. Author's Reply to Comment on the "Climate change: why water professionals care?" Editorial by Marios Sophocleous {Ground Water, 42(5):637, 2004}, Ground Water, 43(1):2-3.
• Sophocleous, M.A., 2004. Groundwater recharge and the water budgets of the Kansas High Plains and related aquifers. Kansas Geological Survey Bulletin 249, 102 p. [Available Online]
• Macpherson, G.L., and Sophocleous, M.A., 2004. Fast groundwater mixing in an unconfined alluvial aquifer: The Konza Prairie LTER site, Northeastern Kansas. Journal of Hydrology, 286(1-4): 271-299. [Full Text in PDF form]
• Sophocleous, M.A., 2004. Global and regional water availability and demand: Prospects for the future. Natural Resources Research 13(2): 61-75. [Full Text in PDF form]
• Sophocleous, M.A., and Devlin, J.F., 2004. Discussion of "The Water Budget Myth Revisited: Why Hydrogeologists Model" by John D. Bredehoeft. Ground Water, 42(4): 618. [Full Text in PDF form]
• Sophocleous, M.A., 2004. Climate change: Why should water professionals care? Ground Water, 42(5): 637. [Full Text in PDF form]
• Sophocleous, M.A., 2003. Environmental implications of intensive groundwater use with special regard to streams and wetlands. In: E. Custodio and R. Llamas (eds.), Groundwater Intensive Use: Challenges and Opportunities. A.A. Balkema Publishers, Lisse, The Netherlands, p. 93-112. [Abstract] || [Full Text in PDF form]
• Sophocleous, M.A., 2002. Interactions between groundwater and surface water: The state of the science. Hydrogeology Journal, 10(1):52-67. [Abstract] || [Full Text in PDF form]
• Sophocleous, M.A., 2002. Water resources sustainability and its application in Kansas. In: Gerhard, L.C., Leahy, P.P., and Yannacone, V.J. Jr. (eds.), Sustainability of Energy and Water through the 21st Century. Proceedings of the Arbor Day Farm Conference, October 8-11, 2000. KGS in association with AAPG and the AAPG Division of Environmental Geosciences, Special Publication, p. 115-124. [Abstract] || [Full Text in PDF form]
• Sophocleous, M.A., 2000. Quantification and regionalization of ground-water recharge in south-central Kansas: Integrating field characterization, statistical analysis, and GIS. The Compass, 75(2-3): 101-115. [Abstract] || [Full Text in PDF form, 11 megs]
• Sophocleous, M. A., Perkins, S.R., 2000. Methodology and application of combined watershed and ground-water models in Kansas: Journal of Hydrology, 236(3-4):185-201. [Abstract] || [Full Text in PDF form]
• Ramireddygari, S. R., Sophocleous, M. A., Koelliker, J. K., Perkins, S.R., Govindaraju, R. S., 2000. Development and application of a comprehensive simulation model to evaluate impacts of watershed structures and irrigation water use on streamflow and ground water: The case of Wet Walnut Creek watershed, Kansas. Journal of Hydrology, 236(3-4):223-246. [Abstract] || [Full Text in PDF form]
• Sophocleous, M. A., 2000. From safe yield to sustainable development of water resources, and the Kansas experience. Journal of Hydrology, 235(1-2):27-43. [Abstract] || [Full Text in PDF form]
• Sophocleous, M. A., 2000. The origin and evolution of safe yield policies in the Kansas Groundwater Management Districts. Natural Resources Research 9(2):00-110. [Abstract] || [Full Text in PDF form]
• Sophocleous, M. A., Koelliker, J. K., Govindaraju, R. S., Birdie, T., Ramireddygari, S. R., Perkins, S. P., 1999. Integrated Numerical Modeling for Basin-wide Water Management: The Case of the Rattlesnake Creek Basin in South-central Kansas. Journal of Hydrology, 214(1-4): 179-196. [Abstract] || [Full Text in PDF form]
• Ma, T-S., Sophocleous, M.A., Yu, Y-S., 1999. Geostatistical applications in ground-water modeling in south-central Kansas. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, Amer. Society of Civil Engineers, 4(1): 57-64. [Abstract] || [Full Text in PDF form]
• Perkins, S. P., and Sophocleous, M. A., 1999. Development of a comprehensive watershed model applied to study stream yield under drought conditions. Ground Water, 37(3): 418-426. [Abstract] || [Full Text in PDF form]
• Sophocleous, M. A. (ed.), 1998. Perspectives on Sustainable Development of Water Resources in Kansas. Kansas Geological Survey Bulletin 239, Lawrence, KS, 239p. [Summary, Table of Contents, Sample Chapters]
• Sophocleous, M.A., and Ma, T-S., 1998. A decision support model to assess saltwater vulnerability in the Great Bend Prairie Aquifer of Kansas, Ground Water, 36(3): 476-483. [Abstract] || [Full Text in PDF form]
• Sophocleous, M.A., 1997. Managing water resources systems: Why "safe yield" is not sustainable. Ground Water, 35(4): 561. [HTML] || [Full Text in PDF form]
• Ma, T-S., Sophocleous, M.A., Yu, Y-S., and Buddemeier, R.W., 1997. Modeling salt-water upconing in a freshwater aquifer in south-central Kansas. Journal of Hydrology, 201(1-4): 120-137. [Abstract] || [Full Text in PDF form]
• Sophocleous, M.A., Stadnyk, N.G., and Stotts, M., 1996. Modeling impact of small Kansas landfills on underlying aquifers. Journ. of Environmental Engineering, Amer. Soc. of Civil Engineers, 122(12):1067-1077. [Abstract] || [Full Text in PDF form]
• Sophocleous, M.A., Stern, A.J., and Perkins, S.P., 1996. Hydrologic impact of Great Flood of 1993 in south-central Kansas. Journ. of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, Amer. Soc. of Civil Engineers, 122(4): 203-210. [Abstract] || [Full Text in PDF form]
• Sophocleous, M.A., Koussis, A., Martin, J.L. and Perkins, S.P., 1995. Evaluation of simplified stream-aquifer depletion models for water rights administration: Ground Water, 33(4): 579-588. [Abstract] || [Full Text in PDF form]
• Sophocleous, M.A., and Perkins, S.P., 1993. Calibrated models as management tools for stream-aquifer systems: the case of central Kansas, USA. Journal of Hydrology, 152(1-4): 31-56. [Abstract] || [Full Text in PDF form]
• Sophocleous, M.A., 1993. A comparative review of ground-water recharge estimates for the Great Bend Prairie aquifer of Kansas. In: Current Research on Kansas Geology, Kansas Geological Survey, Bulletin 235, p. 41-54. [Full Text in PDF form]
• Sophocleous, M.A., 1992. Groundwater recharge estimation and regionalization: The Great Bend Prairie of central Kansas and its recharge statistics. Journal of Hydrology, 137: 113-140. [Abstract] || [Full Text in PDF form]
• Sophocleous, M.A., 1991. Combining the soil-water balance and water-level fluctuation methods to estimate natural groundwater recharge: Practical aspects. Journal of Hydrology, 124: 229-241. [Abstract] || [Full Text in PDF form]
• Sophocleous, M.A., 1991. Stream-floodwave propagation through the Great Bend alluvial aquifer, Kansas: Field measurements and numerical simulations. Journal of Hydrology, 124: 207-228. [Abstract] || [Full Text in PDF form]
• Sophocleous, M., Townsend, M.A., and Whittemore, D.O., 1990. Movement and fate of atrazine and bromide in central Kansas croplands, Journal of Hydrology, 115: 115-137. [Abstract] || [Full Text in PDF form]
• Sophocleous, M.A., Townsend, M.A., Vogler, L.D., McClain, T.J., Marks, E.T., and Coble, G.R., 1988. Experimental studies in stream-aquifer interaction along the Arkansas River in central Kansas: Field testing and analysis. Journal of Hydrology, 98: 249-273. [Abstract] || [Full Text in PDF form]
• Sophocleous, M.A., and McAllister, J.A., 1987. Basinwide water-balance modeling with emphasis on spatial distribution of ground-water recharge. Water Resources Bulletin 23(6): 947-1010. [Abstract] || [Full Text in PDF form]
• Sophocleous, M.A., and Perry, C.A., 1987. Measuring and computing natural ground-water recharge at sites in south-central Kansas. U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Investigations Report 87-4097, 48 p. [Abstract]

Public Information Documents:

• Sophocleous, M.A. and Sawin, R.S., 1997. Safe yield and sustainable development of water resources in Kansas. Kansas Geological Survey, Public Information Circular 9, 6 p. [Available online]
• Sophocleous, M.A. and Buchanan, R.C., 2003. Ground-water recharge in Kansas. Kansas Geological Survey, Public Information Circular 22, 6 p. [Available online]
• Sophocleous, M.A., 2003. Mapping groundwater levels. In: Stewart, B.A., and Howell, T. (eds.), Encyclopedia of Water Science. Marcel Dekker, p. 336-341. DOI: 10.1081/E-EWS 120010085. [Full Text in PDF form] [Erratum notice: The lake water surface elevation in Figure 4 should be 2391 (not 291)]
• Suchy, D.R., Buchanan, R., and Sophocleous, M.A., 2005. Drilling a water well on your land: What you should know. Kansas Geological Survey, Public Information Circular 23. [Available online]

Also available is a complete listing of Dr. Sophocleous' publications.

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