By Emeritus Professor Ian Acworth

Journal articles

Acworth RI; Brain T, 2008, 'Calculation of barometric efficiency in shallow piezometers using water levels, atmospheric and earth tide data', Hydrogeology Journal, 16, pp. 1469 - 1482

Acworth RI; Hughes C; Turner IL, 2007, 'A radioisotope tracer investigation to determine the direction of groundwater movement adjacent to a tidal creek during spring and neap tides', Hydrogeology Journal, 15, pp. 281 - 296

Acworth RI, 2007, 'Measurement of vertical environmental-head profiles in unconfined sand aquifers using a multi-channel manometer board', Hydrogeology Journal, 15, pp. 1279 - 1289, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10040-007-0178-9

Acworth RI; Hughes C; Turner IL, 2006, 'A radisisotope tracer investigation to determine the direction of groundwater movement adjacent to a tidal creek during spring and neap tides', Hydrogeology Journal, 10, pp. 1 - 16

Acworth RI; Jorstad LB, 2006, 'Integration of multi-channel piezometry and electrical tomography to better define chemical heterogeneity in a landfill leachate plume within a sand aquifer', Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 83, pp. 200 - 220

Acworth RI; Young R; Bernadi A, 2005, 'Monitoring soil moisture status in a Black Vertosol on the Liverpool Plains, NSW, using a combination of neutron scattering and electrical image methods', Australian Journal of Soil Research, 43, pp. 105 - 117

Timms WA; Acworth RI, 2005, 'Propagation of pressure change through thick clay sequences: an example from Liverpool Plains, NSW, Australia', Hydrogeology Journal, 13, pp. 858 - 870

Jorstad L; Jankowski J; Acworth RI, 2004, 'Analysis of the distribution of inorganic constituents in a landfill leachate-contaminated aquifer Astrolabe Park, Sydney, Australia', Environmental Geology, 46, pp. 263 - 272

Turner IL; Acworth RI, 2004, 'Field Measurements of Beachface Salinity Structure using Cross-Borehole Resistivity Imaging', Journal of Coastal Research, 20, pp. 753 - 760

Loke MH; Acworth RI; Dahlin T, 2003, 'A comparison of smooth and blocky inversion methods in 2D electrical imaging surveys', Exploration Geophysics, 34, pp. 182 - 187

Acworth RI; Timms WA, 2003, 'Hydrogeological investigation of mud-mound springs developed over a weathered basalt aquifer on the Liverpool Plains, NSW Australia', Hydrogeology Journal, pp. 659 - 672

Acworth RI; Dasey GR, 2003, 'Mapping of the hyporheic zone around a tidal creek using a combination of borehole logging, borehole electrical tomography and cross-creek electrical imaging, NSW Australia', Hydrogeology Journal, 11, pp. 368 - 377

Timms WA; Acworth RI, 2002, 'Origin, lithology and weathering characteristics of Upper Teritary - Quaternary clay aquitard units on the Lower Murrumbidgee alluvial fan', Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 49, pp. 525 - 537

Melis MI; Acworth RI, 2001, 'An aeolian component in pleistocene and holocene valley aggradation: Evidence from Dicks Creek Catchment, Yass, NSW', Australian Journal of Soil Research, pp. 13 - 38

Acworth RI, 2001, 'Physical and chemical properties of a DNAPL contaminated zone in a sand aquifer', Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, pp. 85 - 98

Acworth RI; Jankowski J, 2001, 'Salt source for dryland salinity - evidence from an upland catchment on the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales', Australian Journal of Soil Research, pp. 39 - 59

Timms WA; Acworth RI; Berhane D, 2001, 'Shallow groundwater dynamics in smectite dominated clay on the Liverpool Plains of NSW', Australian Journal of Soil Research, pp. 203 - 218

Acworth RI, 2001, 'The electrical image method compared with resistivity sounding and electromagnetic profiling for investigation in areas of complex geology: A case study from groundwater investigation in a weathered crytsalline rock environment', Exploration Geophysics, pp. 119 - 128

Thomas Calvert H; Ian Acworth R, 2000, 'Investigation of dryland salinity using electrical and electromagnetic methods, Yass, Australia', SEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts, 19, pp. 1243 - 1246, http://dx.doi.org/10.1190/1.1815619

Acworth RI, 1999, 'Investigation of dryland salinity using the electrical image method', Australian Journal of Soil Research, 37, pp. 623 - 636

Schneider RP; Chadwick BR; Jankowski J; Acworth RI, 1997, 'Determination of physicochemical parameters of solids covered with conditioning films from groundwaters using contact angles - comparative analysis of different thermodynamic approaches utilising a range of diagnostic liquids', Colloids and Surfaces A - Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 126, pp. 1 - 23

Jankowski J; Acworth RI, 1997, 'Impact of debris-flow deposits on hydrogeochemical processes and the development of dryland salinity in the Yass River catchment, New South Wales, Australia.', Hydrogeology Journal, pp. 71 - 88

Schneider RP; Chadwick BR; Jankowski J; Acworth RI, 1997, 'Modification of substratum physicochemistry by material adsorbed from groundwater - analysis by contact angles and relevance to microbial adhesion', Geomicrobiology Journal, 14, pp. 151 - 172

Acworth RI; Jankowski J, 1997, 'The relationship between bulk electrical conductivity and dryland salinity in the Narrabri Formation at Breeza, Liverpool Plains, New South Wales, Australia.', Hydrogeology Journal, 5, pp. 109 - 123

Acworth RI; Broughton A; Nicoll C; Jankowski J, 1997, 'The role of debris-flow deposits in dryland salinity development in the Yass River Catchment, NSW Australia', Hydrogeology Journal, pp. 22 - 36

Turner IL; Coates BP; Acworth RI, 1997, 'Tides, waves and the super-elevation of groundwater at the coast', Journal of Coastal Research, pp. 45 - 60

Lavitt N; Acworth RI; Jankowski J, 1997, 'Vertical hydrochemical zonation in a coastal section of the Botany Sands aquifer, Sydney, Australia.', Hydrogeology Journal, pp. 64 - 74

Turner IL; Coates BP; Acworth RI, 1996, 'The effects of tides and waves on water table elevations in coastal zones', Hydrogeology Journal, 4, pp. 51 - 69, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s100400050090

Schneider R; Chadwick BR; Pembrey R; Jankowski J; Acworth I, 1994, 'Retention of the Gram-negative bacterium SW8 on surfaces under conditions relevant to the subsurface environment: Effects of conditioning films and substratum nature', FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 14, pp. 243 - 254, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6941.1994.tb00110.x

Acworth I; Jankowski J, 1993, 'Hydrogeochemical zonation of groundwater in the Botany Sands Aquifer, Sydney', AGSO Journal of Australian Geology & Geophysics, 14, pp. 193 - 199

Hankowski J; Acworth I, 1993, 'The hydrogeochemistry of groundwater in fractured bedrock aquifers beneath dryland salinity occurrences at Yass, NSW', AGSO Journal of Australian Geology & Geophysics, 14, pp. 279 - 285

Acworth RI, 1987, 'The development of crystalline basement aquifers in a tropical environment.', Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology, 20, pp. 265 - 272, http://dx.doi.org/10.1144/gsl.qjeg.1987.020.04.02

ACWORTH RI; GRIFFITHS DH, 1985, 'SIMPLE DATA PROCESSING OF TRIPOTENTIAL APPARENT RESISTIVITY MEASUREMENTS AS AN AID TO THE INTERPRETATION OF SUBSURFACE STRUCTURE', Geophysical Prospecting, 33, pp. 861 - 887, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2478.1985.tb00782.x

ACWORTH RI; GRIFFITHS DH, 1982, 'THE USE OF WENNER TRIPOTENTIAL DATA TO QUALITATIVELY EVALUATE 2D LATERAL INHOMOGENEITY IN ELECTRICAL-RESISTIVITY PROFILING', GEOPHYSICAL JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY, 69, pp. 299 - 299, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:A1982NH59800113&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

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