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List of Publications
Diana M. Allen, Earth Sciences, Simon Fraser University

Journal / Book Publications
Note: Students/post-docs underlined

McArthur, S.A.Q., Allen, D.M., and Luzitano, R. (2011). Resolving Aquifer Heterogeneity using Ground Penetrating Radar and Borehole Geophysical Logging with Implications for Nitrate Transport Modeling. Environmental Earth Sciences 63(3): 581-593. DOI 10.1007/s12665-010-0726-9.

Green, T. M. Taniguchi, H. Kooi, J. Gurdak, K. Hiscock, D. Allen, H. Treidel, A. Aureli. (2011) Beneath the Surface of Global Change: Impacts of Climate Change on Groundwater. Journal of Hydrology, 405: 532-560. doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.05.002

Gleeson, T., Alley, W. M., Allen, D.M., Sophocleous, M.A., Zhou, Y., Taniguchi, M., VanderSteen, J. (On line, 2011). Towards sustainable groundwater use: setting long-term goals, backcasting and managing adaptively. Ground Water. doi: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2011.00825.x

Liggett, J.E. and Allen, D.M. (2011) Evaluating DRASTIC using different data sources, interpretations and mapping approaches in areas of limited geological variability. Environmental Geology 62:1577-1595. DOI : 10.1007/s12665-010-0642-z

Henry, C., Allen, D.M. and Huang, J. (2011) Groundwater Storage Variability and Annual Recharge Using Well Hydrograph and GRACE Satellite Data. Hydrogeology Journal 19(4): 741-755

Chesnaux, R., Allen, D.M. and Simpson, M.W.M. (2011). Comparing isotopic groundwater ages measurements with simulated groundwater ages: Example of the Abbotsford-Aquifer (USA and Canada) and application. Water and Environment Journal, 25(1). DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2011.00260.x

Allen, D.M., Cannon, A.J., Toews, M.W., and Scibek, J. (2010) Variability in simulated recharge using different GCMs. Water Resources Research, 46, W00F03, doi:10.1029/2009WR008932.

Liggett, J.E. and Allen, D.M. (2010). Comparing Approaches for Modeling Spatially-Distributed Direct Recharge in a Semi-Arid Region. Hydrogeology Journal 18: 339-357. DOI 10.1007/s10040-009-0512-5

Marquez-Lago, T.T., Allen, D.M. and Thewalt, J. (2010). A novel approach to modelling water transport and drug diffusion through the stratum corneum. Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling 2010, 7:33.

Pruneda, E., Barber, M., Wu, J. and Allen, D.M. (2010). Use of stream response functions to determine impacts of replacing surface-water use with groundwater withdrawals. Hydrogeology Journal, 18(5): 1077-1092. DOI 10.1007/s10040-010-0591-3.

Allen, D.M., Werner, A. and Whitfield, P.H. (2010) Groundwater Level Responses in Mountainous Terrain: Regime Classification, and Linkages to Climate and Streamflow. Hydrological Processes, 24(23): 3392-3412 DOI:10.1002/hyp.7757

Gleeson, T., VanderSteen, J., Sophocleous, M.A., Taniguchi, M., Alley, W.M., Allen, D.M., Zhou, Y. and Bruner, P. (2010). Groundwater sustainability strategies. Nature Geoscience, 3(6): 378-379.

Smerdon, B.S., Allen, D.M. and Neilsen, D. (2010). Evaluating the Use of a Gridded Climate Surface for Modelling Groundwater Recharge in a Semi-arid Region. Hydrological Processes 24(21): 3087-3100. DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7724.

Aleck Ostry, Malcolm Ogborn, Kate L. Bassil, Tim Takaro, Diana M. Allen (2010). Climate Change and Health in British Columbia: Projected Impacts and a Proposed Agenda for Adaptation Research and. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 7: 1018-1035. doi:10.3390/ijerph7031018.

Bridger, D.W. and Allen, D.M. (2010). Heat Transport Simulations in a Heterogeneous Aquifer Used for Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage (ATES). Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 47:96-115.

Chesnaux. R., Allen, D.M. and Jenni, S. (2009). Regional Fracture Network Permeability Using Outcrop Scale Measurements. Engineering Geology,108, Issues 3-4: 259-271.

Toews, M.W. and Allen, D.M. (2009). Simulated Response of Groundwater to Predicted Recharge in a Semi-Arid Region Using A Scenario of Modelled Climate Change. Environmental Research Letters 4, 035003. doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/4/3/035003

Toews. M.W. and Allen, D.M. (2009). Evaluating Different GCMs for Predicting Spatial Recharge in an Irrigated Arid Region. Journal of Hydrology, 374: 265-281. doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.06.022

Toews, M.W., Allen, D.M. and Whitfield, P.H. (2009) Recharge Sensitivity to Local and Regional Precipitation in the Southern Okanagan Basin, British Columbia. Water Resources Research, 45, W06404.

Smerdon, B.D., Allen, D.M., Grasby, S.E., and Berg, M.A.. (2009). An Approach for Predicting Groundwater Recharge in Mountainous Watersheds. Journal of Hydrology, 365: 156–172.

Shirazi, T. Allen, D.M., Quinton, W.L., Pomeroy, J.W., and Shook, K.R. (On Line 2009). Estimating Soil Thaw Energy in Sub-Alpine Tundra at the Hillslope Scale, Wolf Creek, Yukon Territory, Canada. Hydrology Research, 40(1): 1-18. doi: 10.2166/nh.2009.043

Schuurman, N., Deshpande, A., and Allen, D.M. (2008). Data Integration across Borders: A Case Study of the Abbotsford-Sumas Aquifer (British Columbia/ Washington State). Journal of American Water Resources Association, (JAWRA) 44(4): 921-934. DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2008.00192.x.

Chesnaux, R. and Allen, D.M. (2008). Groundwater travel times for unconfined island aquifers bounded by freshwater or seawater. Hydrogeology Journal, 16: 437-445. doi:10.1007/s10040-007-0241-6

Allen, D.M., Schuurman, N. Deshpande, A. and Scibek, J (2008) Data Integration and Standardization in Cross-Border Hydrogeological Studies: Hydrostratigraphic Model Development. Environmental Geology, 53:1441–1453. doi:10.1007/s00254-007-0753-3

Chesnaux, R. and Allen, D.M. (2008). Simulating Nitrate Leaching Profiles in a Highly Permeable Vadose Zone. Environmental Modeling and Assessment, 13(4): 527-539. doi:10.1007/s10666-007-9116-4.

M. Surrette, D.M. Allen and M. Journeay (2008). Regional evaluation of hydraulic properties in variably fractured rock using a hydrostructural domain approach. Hydrogeology Journal, 16(1): 11-30. doi:10.1007/s10040-007-0206-9

Surrette, M. and Allen, D.M. (2008). Quantifying heterogeneity in fractured sedimenatary rock using a hydrostructural domain approach. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 120(1): 225–237.

Rayner, S.F., Bentley, L.R., and Allen, D.M. (2007). Constraining Aquifer Architecture with Electrical Resistivity Imaging in a Fractured Hydrogeological Setting. Journal of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics, 12:323-335.

Berg, M.A. and Allen, D.M. (2007). Low Flow Variability in Groundwater- Fed Streams. Canadian Water Resources Journal, 32(3): 227-245.

Chesnaux, R., Allen, D.M. and Graham, G. (2007). Assessment of the Impact of Soil Amendment Practices on Nitrate Contamination in the Abbotsford-Sumas Aquifer. Environmental Science and Technology, 41(21): 7229-7234. doi: 10.1021/es0704131.

Denny, S., Allen, D.M., and Journeay, M. (2007). DRASTIC-Fm: A modified vulnerability mapping method for structurally-controlled aquifers. Hydrogeology Journal, 15: 483-493. Doi: 10.1007/s10040-006-0102-8

Allen, D.M., Schuurman, N. and Zhang, Q. (2007) Using Fuzzy Logic for Modeling Aquifer Architecture. Journal of Geographical Systems, 9: 289-310. Doi: 10.1007/s10109-007-0046-0.

Toews, M.W., Whitfield, P.H. and Allen, D.M. (2007). Seasonal statistics: the ‘seas’ package for R. Computers and Geosciences, 33:944-951. doi:10.1016/j.cageo.2006.11.011

Scibek, J., Allen, D.M., Cannon, A. and Whitfield, P. (2007). Groundwater-Surface Water Interaction Under Scenarios of Climate Change Using a High-Resolution Transient Groundwater Model. Journal of Hydrology, 333: 165-181, doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2006.08.005

Bridger, D.W. and Allen, D.M. (2006). An investigation into the effects of diffusion on salinity distribution beneath the Fraser River Delta. Hydrogeology Journal, 333: 165-181, doi 10.1007/s10040-006-0060-1

Scibek, J. and Allen, D.M. (2006) Modeled Impacts of Predicted Climate Change on Recharge and Groundwater Levels. Water Resources Research, 42, W11405, doi:10.1029/2005WR004742.

Scibek, J. and Allen, D.M. (2006). Comparing the responses of two high permeability, unconfined aquifers to predicted climate change. Global and Planetary Change, 50, p. 50-62.

Allen, D.M., Grasby, S.E. and Voormeij, D.A. (2006). Determining the circulation depth of thermal springs in the Rocky Mountain Trench, southeastern British Columbia, Canada using geothermometry and borehole temperature logs. Hydrogeology Journal, 14:159-172.

Bridger, D.W. and Allen, D.M. (2005). Considerations for the optimal design of aquifer thermal energy storage (ATES) systems. ASHRAE Journal, September, S32-S38.

Allen, D.M. (2004) Determining the origin of groundwater using stable isotopes of 18O, 2H and 34S. Ground Water, 42, 1, p. 17-31.

Allen, D.M. and Lepitre, M.E. (2004). Use of Pb, 18O, and 2H isotopes in mining related environmental studies. Mine Water and the Environment, 23:119-132.

Allen, D.M., Mackie, D.C. and Wei, M. (2004) Groundwater and climate change: a sensitivity analysis for the Grand Forks aquifer, southern British Columbia. Hydrogeology Journal, 12 (3): 270-290.

Allen, D.M. and Voormeij, D.A. (2002) Oxygen-18 and deuterium fingerprinting of tailings seepage at the Sullivan Mine, B.C. Mine Water and the Environment, 21: 168-182.

Lepitre, M.E., Allen, D.M., Mortensen, J.K. and Gabites, J.E. (2003). Differentiating sources of dissolved lead in mine waters using stable isotopes, Sullivan Mine, British Columbia. Water Resources Research, 39(1), 1008-1020.

Allen, D.M., Abbey, D.G., Mackie, D.C., Luzitano, R., and Cleary, M. (2002 ). Investigation of Potential Saltwater Intrusion Pathways in a Fractured Aquifer using an Integrated Geophysical, Geological and Geochemical Approach. Journal of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics, 7(1), p. 19-36.

Michel, F.A., Allen, D.M. and Grant, M.B. (2001). Hydrogeochemistry and Geothermal Characteristics of the White Lake Basin, British Columbia, Canada. Geothermics, Fall Issue, 2001.

Allen, D.M. and Suchy, M.S (2001) Geochemical Evolution of Groundwater on Saturna Island, British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 38, 1059-1080.

Ghomshei, M.M. and Allen, D.M. (2000). Potential Application of Oxygen-18 and Deuterium in Mining Effluent and Acid Rock Drainage (ARD) Studies. Environmental Geology, 39(7), p. 767-773.

Ghomshei, M.M. and Allen, D.M. (2000) Hydrochemical and Stable Isotope Assessment of Tailings Pond Leakage, Nickel Plate Mine, British Columbia. Environmental Geology, 39(8), p. 937-944.

Allen, D.M. and Michel, F.A. (1999) Characterizing a Faulted Aquifer by Field Testing and Numerical Simulation. Ground Water, 37(5), p. 718-728.

Allen, D.M. and Michel, F.A. (1998). Evaluation of multi-well test data in a faulted aquifer using linear and radial flow models. Ground Water, 36(6), p. 938-948.

Allen, D.M. (1996). Discussion of "Detailed Pumping Test to Characterize a Fractured Aquifer" by Gernand and Heidtman, 1996 in Ground Water, vol. 35, no. 4. In Ground Water, vol. 36, no. 2

Allen, D.M. and Michel, F. A. 1996. The successful use of microgravity profiling to delineate faults in buried bedrock valleys. Ground Water, 34 (6), p. 1132-1143.

Allen, D., Michel, F. and Judge, A. 1988. The permafrost regime in the Mackenzie Delta-Beaufort Sea Region, N.W.T. and its significance to the reconstruction of the paleoclimatic history. Journal of Quaternary Science, INQUA Volume, June 1988.

Other Refereed Contributions

Appaih-Adjei, E.K. and Allen, D.M. (2009). Quantifying the impact of predicted climate change on groundwater recharge to fractured rock aquifers. Groundwater and Climate in Africa, Proceedings of the Kampala Conference, Africa, Kampala, Uganda, June 24-28, 2008, IAHS Publication 334,ISBN 978-1-907161-05-6

Allen, D.M. and Liteanu, E. (2008). Long-term Dynamics of the Saltwater-Freshwater Interface on the Gulf Islands, British Columbia, Canada. In. G. Barrocu (Ed.) Proceedings of the First International Joint Saltwater Intrusion Conference, SWIM-SWICA, Cagliari, Italy, September 25-29, 2006. ISBN10-: 88-902441-2-7.

Walker, I.J. and Sydneysmith, R. (2008) British Columbia; in From Impacts to Adaptation: Canada in a Changing Climate 2007, edited by D.S. Lenmen, F.J. Warren, J. Lacroix and E. Bush, Government of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, p. 329-386. Section contribution on Water Resources by Cohen, S., Whitfield, P.H., Allen, D.M.

Scibek, J., Allen, D.M. and Whitfield, P.H. (2008). Quantifying the impacts of climate change on groundwater in an unconfined aquifer that is strongly influenced by surface water. In: Dragoni, W. & Sukhija, B.S. (eds) Climate Change and Groundwater. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 288:79–98. DOI: 10.1144/SP288.07.

Wei, M. and Allen, D.M. (2004) Groundwater Management in British Columbia: Challenges in a Regulatory Vacuum. In: M. Brentwood and Stephen F. Robar(Eds.) Managing Common Pool Groundwater Resources: An International Perspective, Praeger Publishers, westport, CT, p. 7-29.

Rivera, A. Allen, D.M., and Maathuis, H. (2004). Climate Change and Variability: Groundwater Resources (Chapter 10), In: Threats to Freshwater Availability in Canada, Environment Canada, p. 77-83.
Allen, D.M. and Bridger, D.W. (2003). ATES Systems in Heterogeneous Aquifers: A Modelling Case Study. In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Thermal Energy Storage, Futurestock, Warsaw, Poland, September 1-4, 2003.

Allen, D.M., Liteanu, E. and Mackie, D.C. (2003). Geological controls on the occurrence of saltwater intrusion in heterogeneous and fractured island aquifers in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. Second International Conference on Saltwater Intrusion and Coastal Aquifers, Merida, Mexico, March 31-April 3, 2003.

Allen, D.M., Matsuo, G., Suchy, M. and Abbey, D.G. 2001. A multidisciplinary approach to studying the nature and occurrence of saline groundwater in the Gulf Islands, British Columbia, Canada. In Proceedings of the First International Conference on Saltwater Intrusion and Coastal Aquifers - Monitoring, Modeling and Management, Essaouira, Morocco, April 23-25, 2001.

Allen, D.M., Woo, C., Shymko, G.F. and Maynard, S.(2000). Operating strategies for ATES in areas with non-ideal climates. Paper in Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Thermal Energy Storage, Terrastock. Stuttgart, Germany, August 27- Sept 3, 2000.

Michel, F.A. and Allen, D.M. (2000). ATES well field study and the choice of aquifer in a sedimentary environment: A case study. Paper in Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Thermal Energy Storage, Terrastock. Stuttgart, Germany, August 27- Sept 3, 2000.

Allen, D. M. and Michel, F. A. 1997. Hydrologic and Thermal Simulations of an ATES System in Fractured Limestone, Carleton University, Canada. Paper in Proceedings of Megastock '97, 7th International Conference on Thermal Energy Storage, Sapporo, Japan, June 1997.

Michel, F.A. and Allen, D.M. 1997. Optimizing Well Configurations for Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage Systems. Paper in Proceedings of Megastock '97, 7th International Conference on Thermal Energy Storage, Sapporo, Japan, June 1997.

Conference Proceedings

Allen, D.M. and Liteanu, E. (2011). Modeling the Effect of Post-Glacial Sea Level Change on the Position of the Saltwater-Freshwater Interface beneath Saturna Island, BC. In Proceedings GeoHydro 2011.Water and Earth: The Junction of Quaternary Geoscience and Hydrogeology. Joint Conference of the Canadian Quaternary Association (CANQUA) and the Canadian Chapter of the International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH-CNC). Quebec City, Quebec, Aug 28-31, 2011.

Simpson, M.W., Allen, D.M., Journeay, M.M. and Korteling, B. (Oral presentation) Assessing Risk to Groundwater Quality Using an Integrated Risk Framework. In Proceedings GeoHydro 2011.Water and Earth: The Junction of Quaternary Geoscience and Hydrogeology. Joint Conference of the Canadian Quaternary Association (CANQUA) and the Canadian Chapter of the International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH-CNC). Quebec City, Quebec, Aug 28-31, 2011.

Galway, L., Salomon, A., Takaro, T. and Allen, D.M. (2011). Resilience in environmental and public health: Is it time for a social-ecological systems approach? In Proceedings of ICARUS II: Climate Vulnerability and Adaptation: Marginal Peoples and Environments. Initiative on Climate Adaptation Research and Understanding through the Social Sciences, Ann Arbor, Michigan, May 5-8, 2011.

Neilson-Welch, L.A. and Allen, D.M. (2010) (Stolte Student Award) Partitioning of Regional Groundwater Flow to Streamflow and Mountain Front Recharge (MFR) in Mountainous Terrain. Canadian Water Resources Association Annual Conference, Vancouver, BC, June 14-19, 2010.

Fisher, G.C., Levson, V.M. and Allen, D.M. (2009) Hydrogeological investigation of stacked Quaternary and Late Cretaceous bedrock aquifers, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. In Proceedings: GeoHalifax, Canadian Geotechnical Society-International Association of Hydrogeologists-CNC Joint Annual Conference, Halifax, NS, Sept. 20-23, 2009.

Middleton, M.A. and Allen, D.M. (2009) Variability of Streamflow Temperature in two Groundwater-Fed Streams, Abbotsford-Sumas Aquifer, British Columbia. In Proceedings: GeoHalifax, Canadian Geotechnical Society-International Association of Hydrogeologists-CNC Joint Annual Conference, Halifax, NS, Sept. 20-23, 2009.

R. Winkler, D. Spittlehouse, D. Allen, T. Redding, T. Giles, G. Hope, B. Heise, Y. Alila. (2008). The Upper Penticton Creek Watershed Experiment: Integrated water resource research on the Okanagan plateau. In Proceedings of Canadian Water Resources Association and Okanagan Basin Water Board, One Watershed-One Water Conference, Kelowna, BC, October 21-23, 2008.

B.D. Smerdon, J.E. Liggett, and D.M. Allen (2008). Assessing one side of the water budget: How can groundwater recharge be predicted across the Okanagan Basin? In Proceedings of Canadian Water Resources Association and Okanagan Basin Water Board, One Watershed-One Water Conference, Kelowna, BC, October 21-23, 2008.

Voeckler, H. and Allen, D.M. (2008) Scale Implications for Estimating Fractured Bedrock Permeability. In Proceedings GeoEdmonton'08, Canadian Geotechnical Society-International Association of Hydrogeologists Joint Annual Conference, Edmonton, Alberta, Sept 21-24, 2008. Toth Award for Best Student Paper.

Liggett, J.E., Toews, M.W., Smerdon, B.D., Allen, D.M. (2008). Predicting Groundwater Recharge in the Okanagan Basin: A Comparison of Three Models. In Proceedings GeoEdmonton'08, Canadian Geotechnical Society-International Association of Hydrogeologists Joint Annual Conference, Edmonton, Alberta, Sept 21-24, 2008.

Henry, C. and D.M. Allen (2008) Quantifying Changes in Groundwater Storage Using Water Table Fluctuation and GRACE Satellite Data, Mali, Africa. In Proceedings GeoEdmonton'08, Canadian Geotechnical Society-International Association of Hydrogeologists Joint Annual Conference, Edmonton, Alberta, Sept 21-24, 2008.

Carmichael, V., Allen, D.M., Kenny, S., Gellein, C. (2008) Hydraulic properties of aquifers in the Okanagan Valley, BC. In Proceedings GeoEdmonton'08, Canadian Geotechnical Society-International Association of Hydrogeologists Joint Annual Conference, Edmonton, Alberta, Sept 21-24, 2008.

Allen, D.M., Stahl, K., Werner, A., Moore, R.D. and Whitfield, P.H. (2008). Groundwater and Low Flows: Seasonality and Trends in British Columbia. In Proceedings GeoEdmonton'08, Canadian Geotechnical Society-International Association of Hydrogeologists Joint Annual Conference, Edmonton, Alberta, Sept 21-24, 2008.

Smerdon, B.D., Allen, D.M., Grasby, S., and Berg, M.A. (2008). Linkages between upland water sources and valley bottom aquifers in a mountainous watershed. In Proceedings GeoEdmonton'08, Canadian Geotechnical Society-International Association of Hydrogeologists Joint Annual Conference, Edmonton, Alberta, Sept 21-24, 2008.

Wei, M., Ronneseth, K, Allen, D., Kohut, A.P., Turner, B., and Grasby, S. (2007) Types and general characteristics of aquifers in the Canadian Cordillera Hydrogeologic Region. In: Proceedings 8th Annual Canadian Geotechnical Society - International Association of Hydrogeologists Joint Conference, OttawaGeo2007: The Diamond Jubilee Conference, Ottawa, October 21-24, 2007.

Allen, D.M. (2006). Integrating Land Use, Groundwater, and Surface Water. In Proceedings of Source Protection: Governance, Science and Health: An Exploratory Workshop, University of British Columbia, Vancouver.

Chesnaux, R., McArthur, S.Q., Allen, D.M. and Scibek, J. (2006). Investigating the scale of heterogeneity and implications for nitrate transport, Abbotsford-Sumas Aquifer, BC and Washington State. In Proceedings of Canadian Geotechnical Society - International Association of Hydrogeologists Joint Conference, Sea-to-Sky, October 1-4, 2006.

Wei, M., Allen, D.M., Smart, H., and Brown, B. (2006). Development of new regulations to protect the ground water resource in British Columbia, Canada. In Proceedings of Canadian Geotechnical Society - International Association of Hydrogeologists Joint Conference, Sea-to-Sky, October 1-4, 2006.

Bridger, D.W. and Allen, D.M. (2006). An investigation into the nature and origin of the distribution of pore water salinity beneath the Fraser River Delta. In Proceedings of Canadian Geotechnical Society - International Association of Hydrogeologists Joint Conference, Sea-to-Sky, October 1-4, 2006.

Surrette, M. Appaih-Adjei, E.K and Allen, D.M. (2006). Quantifying Recharge to Fractured Aquifers using a Discrete Fracture Network Approach. In Proceedings of Canadian Geotechnical Society - International Association of Hydrogeologists Joint Conference, Sea-to-Sky, October 1-4, 2006.

Liggett, J. Allen, D.M., Journeay, M., Denny, S., Tolwar, S. and Ivey, L (2006). Intrinsic aquifer vulnerability maps in support of sustainable community planning, Okanagan Valley, BC. In Proceedings of Canadian Geotechnical Society - International Association of Hydrogeologists Joint Conference, Sea-to-Sky, October 1-4, 2006.

Toews, M., Whitfield, P. and Allen, D.M. (2006). Sensitivity of spatially modelled recharge to climate change in the Okanagan Valley, BC. In Proceedings of Canadian Geotechnical Society - International Association of Hydrogeologists Joint Conference, Sea-to-Sky, October 1-4, 2006.

Allen, D.M. and Scibek, J. Use of downscaled GCM Data for Modeling Groundwater Recharge, Basin Runoff, and Groundwater Levels. In Proceedings of XVI International Conference on Computational Methods in Water Resources (CMWR XVI), Global Climate Change and Hydrologic Processes Session, Copenhagen, Denmark, 19-22 June 2006

Scibek, J. and Allen, D.M. (2005). Modeled Climate Change Impacts in the Abbotsford-Sumas Aquifer, Central Fraser Lowland of BC, Canada and Washington State, US. In Proceedings of Puget Sound- Georgia Basin Conference, March 29-31, 2005, Seattle, WA.

Wei, M., Allen, D.M., Scibek, J., Bishop, T. Ronneseth, K., Carmichael, V., and Hardy, R. (2004). Characterizing the Aquifer at Grand Forks, Southern British Columbia to Support Local Community Planning and Protection Initiatives. Canadian Geotechnical Society/International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH-CNC/CGS) Joint Conference, Quebec City, Quebec, October 24-27, 2004.

Journeay, M.M., Denny, S., Allen, D.M., Wei, M. and Turner, B. (2004). Exploring sustainable Groundwater Resource Management Strategies in the Gulf Islands, BC. Canadian Geotechnical Society/International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH-CNC/CGS) Joint Conference, Quebec City, Quebec, October 24-27, 2004.

Scibek, J., Allen, D.M., Wei, M. and Whitfield, P. (2003). Modelling the impact of climate change on groundwater in Grand Forks, BC: consideration of aquifer heterogeneity (extended abstract). In Proceedings of the Canadian Geotechnical Society - International Association of Hydrogeologists Joint Annual Conference, Winnipeg, Manitoba, September 29-October 1, 2003.

Journeay, M.M, Allen, D.M., de Kemp, E., Denny, S. and Turner, R. (2003). 3-D geologic architecture and vulnerability mapping in structurally-controlled aquifers, Gulf Islands, BC (extended abstract). In Proceedings of the Canadian Geotechnical Society - International Association of Hydrogeologists Joint Annual Conference, Winnipeg, Manitoba, September 29-October 1, 2003.

Allen, D.M. and Bridger, D.W. (2003). Dealing with load imbalances and aquifer heterogeneity: Design and monitoring of the ATES system in Agassiz, BC. In Proceedings of the Canadian Geotechnical Society - International Association of Hydrogeologists Joint Annual Conference, Winnipeg, Manitoba, September 29-October 1, 2003.

Michel, F.A. and Allen, D.M. Identification and management of potential problems in aquifer thermal energy storage systems. In Proceedings of Canadian Geotechnical Society - International Association of Hydrogeologists Joint Annual Conference, Winnipeg, Manitoba, September 29-October 4, 2003.

Allen, D.M. and Bridger, D.W. (2003). ATES Systems in Heterogeneous Aquifers: A Modelling Case Study. In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Thermal Energy Storage, Futurestock, Warsaw, Poland, September 1-4, 2003.

Allen, D.M., Liteanu, E. and Mackie, D.C. (2003). Geological controls on the occurrence of saltwater intrusion in heterogeneous and fractured island aquifers in southwestern British Columbia, Canada (2003) Second International Conference on Saltwater Intrusion and Coastal Aquifers, Merida, Mexico, March 31-April 3, 2003.

Allen, D.M., Scibek, J., Mackie, D.C. and Wei, M. (2002). Modelling the impact of climate change on a groundwater system: A case study for south central BC. Proceedings of the CGS-IAH Conference, Niagra Falls, Ontario, Oct. 20-23, 2002.

Paddington, S., Stead, D. and Allen, D.M. (2002). The influence of groundwater on the stability of forest slopes in British Columbia. Proceedings of the CGS-IAH Conference, Niagra Falls, Ontario, Oct. 20-23, 2002.

Mackie, D.C., Allen, D.M., Mustard, P.S. and Journeay, M. 2002. Structural controls on groundwater resource distribution in the southern Gulf Islands, British Columbia: A field-based analysis of brittle fault and fracture systems in the Upper Cretaceous Nanaimo Group with implications for resource management. In: Proceedings of the Fractured Rock Aquifer Conference, National Ground Water Association, Denver, CO, March 115, 2002.

Mackie, D., Allen, D.M. and Mustard, P.S. (2001) Conceptual model for the structurally complex, bedrock-controlled groundwater flow system on the southern Gulf Islands, British Columbia. In: Proceedings of the 2nd Joint CGS-IAH Groundwater Specialty Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Sept. 16-19, 2001.

Lepitre, M.E., Allen, D.M., Mortensen, J.K. and Ghomshei, M.M. (2001). Use of stable Pb, 18O and D isotopes for investigating acid rock drainage (ARD) at the Sullivan Mine, British Columbia. In: Proceedings of the 2nd Joint CGS-IAH Groundwater Specialty Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Sept. 16-19, 2001.

Jordan-Knox, Q.S., Allen, D.M. and Clague, J.J. 2001. Preliminary models of groundwater-surface water interactions within Cheakmus River Valley, B.C. In Proceedings of the Canadian Water Resources Association BC Branch Conference, Whistler, British Columbia, May 9-11, 2001.

Abbey, D.G. and Allen, D.M. (2000) Fracture zones, aquifer testing, and scale effects: Considerations in fractured bedrock aquifers of southwestern British Columbia. Paper in Proceedings of the 53rd Canadian Geotechnical Conference, Montreal, October 15th-18th, 2000.

Allen, D.M., Woo, C., Shymko, G.F. and Maynard, S. (2000). Operating strategies for ATES in areas with non-ideal climates. Paper in Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Thermal Energy Storage, Terrastock. Stuttgart, Germany, August 27- Sept 3, 2000.

Michel, F.A. and Allen, D.M. (2000). ATES well field study and the choice of aquifer in a sedimentary environment: A case study. Paper in Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Thermal Energy Storage, Terrastock. Stuttgart, Germany, August 27- Sept 3, 2000.

Allen, D.M., Ghomshei, M.M., Sadler-Brown, T.L., Holtz, D. and Dakin, A. (2000). The current status of geothermal exploration and development in Canada. Paper in Proceedings of teh World Geothermal Congress 2000, Kyushu-Tohoku, Japan, May 28-June 10, 2000.

Allen, D.M. Tiu, L. and Wei, M. 1999. Evidence of linear flow in bedrock aquifers in British Columbia. Paper in Proceedings of the Canadian Water Resources Association - British Columbia Conference, Confronting Uncertainty: Managing Change in Water Resources and the Environment, October 27-29, 1999, Vancouver, B.C.

Allen, D.M. Modelling protocol for successful simulations of flow and heat transport in ATES systems. Paper in Proceedings of the Stockton Geothermal Conference II, Stockton, N.J., March 16 & 17, 1997.

Allen, D.M. and Michel, F.A. 1997. Hydrologic and Thermal Simulations of an ATES System in Fractured Limestone, Carleton University, Canada. Paper in Proceedings of Megastock '97, 7th International Conference on Thermal Energy Storage, Sapporo, Japan, June 1997.

Michel, F.A. and Allen, D.M. 1997. Optimizing Well Configurations for Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage Systems. Paper in Proceedings of Megastock '97, 7th International Conference on Thermal Energy Storage, Sapporo, Japan, June 1997.

Allen D., Michel, F. and Judge, A. 1988. Paleoclimate and permafrost in the Mackenzie Delta. Paper in Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Permafrost, Trondheim, Norway.

Maps
Denny, S.C., Journeay, M.J., Allen D.M., Turner, R.J.W, and Wei, M. (2006) Intrinsic Groundwater Susceptibility, Gulf Islands (92B and 92G), British Columbia; Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5333, scale 1:100 000.

Allen, D.M., Bishop, T., and Scibek, J. (2004). Hydrogeological Maps for Grand Forks, BC. Includes DRASTIC vulnerability, well capture zones, aquifer architecture. BC Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection.

Published Research Reports
Grasby, S.E., Allen, D.M., Bell, S., Chen, Z., Ferguson, G., Jessop, A., Kelman, M., Ko, M., Majorowicz, J., Moore, M., Raymond, J., René, T. (2011) Geothermal Energy Resource Potential of Canada, Geological Survey of Canada Open File 6914, 301 pp.

Norman, E., Bakker, K., Cook, C. Dunn, G. and Allen, D. (2010). Water Security: A Primer. Programme on Water Governance, University of British Columbia, 47pp. ISBN 978-0-88865-698-8

Wei, M., Allen, D.M., Carmichael, V. and Ronneseth, K. (2010). State of Understanding of the Hydrogeology of the Grand Forks Aquifer. BC Ministry of Environment, Victoria, BC. Available through BC ECOCAT. (ISBN 978-0-7726-6215-6 (External review by Water Stewarship staff, Ministry of Health, 2 consultants, and local water suppliers)

Ostry, A., Ogborn, M., Takaro, T., Bassil, K and Allen, D. (2008). Climate Change and Health in British Columbia. White paper prepared for BC Government by invitation of the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS), November 2008.

Allen D.M., Scibek, J., Whitfield, P. and Wei, M. (2004) Climate Change and Groundwater: Summary Report. Final report prepared for Natural Resources Canada, Climate Change Action Fund, March 2004, 404pp.http://www.adaptation.rncan.gc.ca/projdb/index_e.php?class=118Grand Forks

Allen, D.M. (2001). Groundwater and Climate: A Case Study for the Grand Forks Aquifer, Southern British Columbia. Final Report prepared for the Groundwater Section, Water Management Branch, B.C. Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, Victoria, B.C., Queen's Press, March 2001, 227 pp.

Allen, D.M. (2000). Numerical Modelling of the Grand Forks Aquifer, Southern British Columbia. Final report prepared for the Groundwater Section, Water Resources Branch, British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, Victoria, B.C., Queen's Press, March 2000, 126 pp. ISBN 0-7726-4374-1

Allen, D.M. (1999). An assessment of the methodologies used for analyzing hydraulic test data in British Columbia. Final Report prepared for Groundwater Section, Water Management Branch, British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, Victoria, B.C., Queen's Press, March 1999, 84pp. ISBN 0-7726-3914-0

Unpublished Research Reports
Smerdon, B.S. and Allen, D.M. (2009). Regional-Scale Groundwater Flow Model of the Kelowna Area and the Mission Creek Watershed, Central Okanagan, BC. Final report submitted to Water Stewardship Division, BC Ministry of Environment, 46 pp.

Carmichael, V., Kenny, S.L., Allen, D.M. and Gellein, C. (2008). Re-evaluating the aquifer hydraulic properties within the North Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada. Water Stewardship Division, BC Ministry of Environment.

Chesnaux, R. and Allen, D.M. (2008). Using PETREL and ECLIPSE to Model Fractured-Rock Type Aquifers. Unpublished Final Report submitted to Schlumberger Water Services.

Allen, D.M., Chesnaux, R. and McArthur, S. (2007). Nitrate Transport Modeling within the Abbotsford-Sumas Aquifer, British Columbia, Canada and Washington State, USA. Unpublished Final Report to Environment Canada, 166 pp.

Barber, M., Wu, J., Pruneda, E., McKenzie, C. and Allen, D.M. (2008) Groundwater Investigations of Bertrand and Tenmile Watersheds, DRAFT Final Report, prepared for Whatcom CountyWorks Department, Bellingham, WA, 83.pp.

Neilson-Welch, L. and Allen, D. (2007). Groundwater and Hydrogeological Conditions in the Okanagan Basin, British Columbia: A State-of-the-Basin. Prepared for Okanagan Basin Water Board for Objective 1 of the Phase 2 Groundwater Supply and Demand Project, December 2007.

Moore, R.D., Allen, D.M. and Stahl, K. (2007). Climate Change and Low Flows: Influences of Groundwater and Glaciers. Final Report for Climate Change Action Fund Project A875, 211 pp.

Toews, M.W. and Allen, D.M. (2008). Aquifer Characterization, Recharge Modeling and Groundwater Flow Modeling for Well Capture Zone Analysis in the Oliver Area of the Southern Okanagan, BC. Final Report to BC Ministry of Environment.

Chesnaux, R. and Allen, D.M. (2007). Updated Particle Tracking Results for Nitrate Hot Spot Study, Abbotsford-Sumas Aquifer, BC, Canada: Case for Large-Capacity Production Wells Only Activated in the Model. Final report to Fraser Health Authority and Environment Canada, February, 2007, 17pp.

Chesnaux, R. and Allen, D.M. (2006). Particle Tracking Results for Nitrate Hot Spot Study, Abbotsford-Sumas Aquifer, BC, Canada. Final report to Fraser Health Authority and Environment Canada, December 2006, 30 pp.

Chesnaux, R. and Allen, D.M. (2006). Preliminary Results for Nitrate Leaching Simulations in the Abbotsford-Sumas Aquifer, BC, Canada. Unpublished report prepared for BC Ministry of Environment and Environment Canada. 25p.

Scibek, J. and Allen, D.M. (2006). Groundwater Sensitivity to Climate Change: Modelling Recharge to Abbotsford-Sumas Aquifer, Southwest, British Columbia. Report prepared for BC Ministry Water, Land and Air Protection, and Environment Canada, 145p.

Liskop, T. and Allen, D.M. (2005). Observation well testing and recharge characterization of the Okanagan Basin, BC. Unpublished report prepared for BC Ministry Water, Land and Air Protection, Victoria, BC, 70pp.

Scibek, J. and Allen, D.M. (2005). Numerical Groundwater Flow Model of the Abbotsford-Sumas Aquifer, Central Fraser Lowland of BC, Canada, and Washington State, US. Unpublished report prepared for Environment Canada, Vancouver, BC, 203pp.

McArthur, S. and Allen, D.M. (2005) Abbotsford-Sumas Aquifer: Compilation of a Groundwater Chemistry Database with Analysis of Temporal Variations and Spatial Distributions of Nitrate Contamination. Report prepared for BC Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection, Climate Change Branch, Vancouver, BC, 54pp plus electronic chemical database.

Holt, M.D. and Allen, D.M. (2005). Hydrogeological Assessment of the Belcarra Aquifer, British Columbia. Unpublished report prepared for the Belcarra Environmental Committee, Belcarra, BC, 87pp.

Scibek J. and Allen, D.M. (2004). Groundwater Sensitivity to Climate Change (Part II): Analysis of Recharge for the Grand Forks Aquifer, Southern British Columbia. Report to be submitted to BC Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection, 166pp.

Scibek, J., Allen D.M., and Whitfield, P. (2004) Groundwater Sensitivity to Climate Change (Part III): Climate Change Modelling Results for the Grand Forks Aquifer, Southern British Columbia. Report to be submitted to BC Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection, 264pp.

Scibek J. and Allen, D.M. (2003). Groundwater Sensitivity to Climate Change (Part I): Analysis of Watershed Water Balance and River-Aquifer Interactions for the Grand Forks Aquifer, Southern British Columbia. Report to be submitted to BC Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection, 174 pp.

Allen, D.M. and Bishop, T.W. (2003). Nitrate Isotope Sampling Program 2002-2003 for Grand Forks, BC. Unpublished report prepared for the Grand Forks Aquifer Protection Society, June 2003, 23pp.

Allen, D.M., Scibek, J. and Bishop, T.W. (2003). A collection of Geographical Information System (GIS) maps and related documentation showing the geologic architecture of the Grand Forks aquifer, the vulnerability of the aquifer using DRASTIC, and numerical modelling results for groundwater flow. Provided to the BC Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection (website address: forthcoming)

Allen, D.M., Liteanu, E., Bishop. T.W. and Mackie, D.C. (2003). Determining the Hydraulic Properties of Fractured Bedrock Aquifers of the Gulf Islands, BC. Final Report submitted to Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection, March 2003, 107pp.

Jordan-Knox, Q.S. and Allen, D.M. (2001). Burnaby Mountain Development Baseline Water Quality: Upper Stoney Creek Stormflow and Baseflow Characterization. Unpublished report prepared for Burnaby Mountain Community Corporation, July 2001, 75pp.

Allen, D.M. and Suchy, M. (2001) Results of the Groundwater Geochemistry Study on Saturna Island, British Columbia. Report submitted to the Islands Trust, Victoria, B.C., 127 pp.

Allen, D.M. and Pelude, K. (2001). Dissolved Manganese in Drinking Water on the Gulf Islands: Occurrence and Toxicity. Report prepared for the Islands Trust and the BC Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, 40 pp.

Allen, D.M. and Matsuo, G.P. (2001) Results of the Groundwater Geochemistry Study on Hornby Island, British Columbia. Report prepared for the Islands Trust, Victoria, B.C., 119 pp.

Allen, D.M. and Voormeij, D.A. (2001). An Integrated Stable Isotope and Geochemical Analysis of Tailings Effluent and the Seepage Collection System at teh Sullivan Mine, B.C. Final Report prepared for Cominco Ltd, 103pp.

Allen, D.M. (2000). Assessment of the Potential for Low Temperature Geothermal Energy and Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage (ATES) Systems in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. Final report prepared for Environmental Conservation Branch, Environment Canada, Dartmouth, N.S., March 2000, 25pp.

Allen, D.M. (1998). Low flow rate hydraulic testing of a water well on Winchelsea Island, Nanoose Bay, B.C. Report prepared for Canadian Forces Maritime Experimental Test Ranges, Nanoose Bay, May 1998, 5pp.