Marios A. Sophocleous

Address Information Kansas Geological Survey 1930 Constant Avenue Lawrence, KS 66047-3724 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 December 2007 (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
• Associate Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Arid Land, July 2010 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. and Merriam, D.F., 2012, The Ogallala Formation of the Great Plains in Central US and Its Containment of Life-Giving Water. Natural Resources Research, vol. 21, no. 4, p. 415-426. [Full Text in PDF form]
• Sophocleous, M.A., 2012, Conserving and extending the useful life of the largest aquifer in North America: The future of the High Plains/Ogallala aquifer: Ground Water, vol. 50, no. 6, p. 831-839. [Full Text in PDF form]
• Sophocleous, M.A., 2012, On understanding and predicting groundwater response time: Ground Water, vol. 50, no. 4, p. 528-540. [Full Text in PDF form]
• Sophocleous, M.A., 2012, The Evolution of groundwater management paradigms in Kansas and possible new steps towards water sustainability: Journal of Hydrology, vol. 414-415, p. 550-559. [Full Text in PDF form]
• Gleeson, T., Alley, W.M., Allen, D.M., Sophocleous, M.A., Zhou, Y., Taniguchi, M., VanderSteen, J., 2012, Towards sustainable groundwater use: setting long-term goals, backcasting and managing adaptively: Ground Water, vol. 50, no. 1, p. 19-26. [Full Text in PDF form]
• Sophocleous, M.A., 2011, Groundwater legal framework and management practices in the High Plains aquifer, USA; in, A.N. Findikakis and K. Sato, eds.: Groundwater Management Practices, IAHR Monograph, CRC Press, p. 325-366. [Full Text in PDF form]
• Luo, Y. and Sophocleous, M., 2011, Two-way coupling of unsaturated-saturated flow by integrating the SWAT and MODFLOW models with application in an irrigation district in arid region of West China: Journal of Arid Land, vol. 3, no. 3, p. 164-173. [Full Text in PDF form]
• Gleeson, T., VanderSteen, J., Sophocleous, M.A., Tanikuchi, M., Alley, W.M., Allen, D.M., and Zhou, Y., 2010, Groundwater sustainability strategies: Nature Geoscience, vol. 3, no. 6, p. 378-379. [Full Text in PDF form]
• Luo, Y., Sophocleous, M.A., 2010, Seasonal groundwater contribution to crop-water use assessed with lysimeter observations and model simulations: Journal of Hydrology, vol. 389, no. 3-4, p. 325-335. [Full Text in PDF form]
• Sophocleous, M.A., 2010, Understanding and explaining surface tension and capillarity: An introduction to fundamental physics for water professionals: Hydrogeology Journal, vol. 18, no. 4, p. 811-821. [Full Text in PDF form]
• Chung, I.M., Kim, N.W., Lee, J., and Sophocleous, M.A., 2010, Assessing distributed groundwater recharge rate by using integrated surface-groundwater modeling: Application to Mihocheon watershed, Korea: Hydrogeology Journal, vol. 18, no. 5, p. 1253-1264. [Full Text in PDF form]
• Sophocleous, M.A., 2010, Groundwater management practices, challenges, and innovations in the High Plains aquifer, USA: Lessons and recommended actions: Hydrogeology Journal, vol. 18, no. 3, p. 559-575. [Full Text in PDF form]
• Sophocleous, M.A., Townsend, M.A., Vocasek, F., Ma. L., and KC, A., 2010, Treated Wastewater and Nitrate Transport Beneath Irrigated Fields near Dodge City, Kansas; in, Current Research in Earth Sciences: Kansas Geological Survey, Bulletin 258, part 1, 31 p. [available online]
• Bovolo, C.I., Parkin, G., and Sophocleous, M., 2009, Groundwater resources, climate and vulnerability: Environmental Research Letters, vol. 4, no. 3, p. 1-4. [Full Text in PDF form]
• Sophocleous, M.A., Townsend, M.A., Vocasek, F., Ma, L., and KC, A., 2009, Soil nitrogen balance under wastewater management: Field measurements and simulation results: Journal of Environmental Quality, vol. 38, no. 3, p. 1286-1301. [Full Text in PDF form]
• Luo, Y., He, C., Sophocleous, M., Yin, Z., Hongrui, R. and Ouyang, Z., 2008, Assessment of crop growth and soil water modules in SWAT2000 using extensive field experiment data in the irrigation district of the Yellow River basin: Journal of Hydrology, vol. 352, no. 1-2, p. 139-156. [Full Text in PDF form]
• Sophocleous, M.A., 2007, The science and practice of environmental flows and the role of hydrogeologists: Ground Water, vol. 45, no. 4, p. 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, vol. 43, no. 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, vol. 319, no. 1-4, p. 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 Journal, vol. 13, no. 4, p. 549-554}: Hydrogeology Journal, vol. 14, no. 7, p. 1386.
• Arabi, M., R.S. Govindaraju, Sophocleous, M.A., and J.K. Koelliker, 2006, Use of distributed models for watershed management: Case studies; in, Watershed Models, V.P. Singh and D.K. Frevert, eds.: 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, vol. 13, no. 4, p. 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, vol. 13, no. 2, p. 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, no. 5, p. 637, 2004}: Ground Water, vol. 43, no. 1, p. 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, vol. 286, no. 1-4, p. 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 vol. 13, no. 2, p. 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, vol. 42, no. 4, p. 618. [Full Text in PDF form]
• Sophocleous, M.A., 2004, Climate change: Why should water professionals care?: Ground Water, vol. 42, no. 5, p. 637. [Full Text in PDF form]
• Sophocleous, M.A., 2003, Groundwater Recharge; in, Groundwater, Luis Silveira and E. J. Usunoff, eds.: Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), vol. I, Developed under the auspices of the UNESCO, EOLSS Publishers, Oxford, UK, (http://www.eolss.net/), 41 p. [Full Text in PDF form]
• Sophocleous, M.A., 2003, Environmental implications of intensive groundwater use with special regard to streams and wetlands; in, Groundwater Intensive Use: Challenges and Opportunities, E. Custodio and R. Llamas, eds.: 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, vol. 10, no. 1, p. 52-67. [Abstract] || [Full Text in PDF form]
• Sophocleous, M.A., 2002, Water resources sustainability and its application in Kansas; in, Sustainability of Energy and Water through the 21st Century, L.C. Gerhard, P.P. Leahy, and V.J. Yannacone, Jr., eds.: 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, vol. 75, no. 2-3, p. 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, vol. 236, no. 3-4, p. 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, vol. 236, no. 3-4, p. 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, vol. 235, no. 1-2, p. 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, vol. 9, no. 2, p. 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, vol. 214, no. 1-4, p. 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, vol. 4, no. 1, p. 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, vol. 37, no. 3, p. 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, 239 p. [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, vol. 36, no. 3, p. 476-483. [Abstract] || [Full Text in PDF form]
• Sophocleous, M.A., 1997, Managing water resources systems: Why "safe yield" is not sustainable: Ground Water, vol. 35, no. 4, p. 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, vol. 201, no. 1-4, p. 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, vol. 122, no. 12, p. 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, vol. 122, no. 4, p. 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, vol. 33, no. 4, p. 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, vol. 152, no. 1-4, p. 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, vol. 137, p. 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, vol. 124, p. 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, vol. 124, p. 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, vol. 115, p. 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, vol. 98, p. 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, vol. 23, no. 6, p. 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, Encyclopedia of Water Science, B.A. Stewart and T. Howell, eds.:. 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]

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