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Presence Current · Arkansas
Last published 2026
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John W. Nowlin

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Interim Associate Dean/Associate Professor

Also affiliated: University of North Carolina at Greensboro (2016); Purdue University West Lafayette (2013); University of Arkansas System (2024)

Faculty Researcher

4 h-index 13 pubs 36 cited

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

John W. Nowlin's research focuses on water resource management, with a particular emphasis on groundwater and irrigation systems. His work investigates methods to optimize water recharge into sedimentary aquifers, utilizing simulation-optimization approaches. He has also explored the extension of irrigation reservoir histories to improve groundwater modeling and support conjunctive water management strategies in critical groundwater areas within Arkansas.

His recent publications include studies on using Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems for generating digital elevation surfaces relevant to irrigation and precision grading, as well as the application of deep learning models, specifically Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) networks coupled with wavelet transforms, for enhancing multilevel groundwater level forecasts. Nowlin also examines surface water storage and subsurface recharge dynamics within declining aquifer systems, such as the Mississippi River Valley Alluvial Aquifer, and has worked on automated detection methods for on-farm irrigation reservoirs.

Metrics

  • h-index: 4
  • Publications: 13
  • Citations: 36

Selected Publications

  • Surface Water Storage and Subsurface Recharge in Declining Portions of the Mississippi River Valley Alluvial Aquifer (2026)
    Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water DOI OpenAlex
  • A maximal overlap discrete wavelet packet transform coupled with an LSTM deep learning model for improving multilevel groundwater level forecasts (2024)
    Discover Water 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Optimizing the quantity of recharge water into a sedimentary aquifer through infiltration galleries using a surrogate assisted coupled simulation–optimization approach (2024)
    Journal of Hydrology 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Automated Detection of On-Farm Irrigation Reservoirs in Two Critical Groundwater Regions of Arkansas (2024)
    International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research DOI OpenAlex
  • Extending irrigation reservoir histories for improved groundwater modeling and conjunctive water management in two Arkansas critical groundwater areas (2024)
    Agricultural Water Management 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Agro-Terrestrial Surveys Comparison for Generating Digital Elevation Surfaces for Irrigation and Precision Grading (2023)
    Drones 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • A Maximal Overlap Discrete Wavelet Packet Transform Coupled with an LSTM Deep Learning Model for Improving Multilevel Groundwater Level Forecasts (2023)
    Research Square DOI OpenAlex
  • Extending Irrigation Reservoir Histories for Improved Groundwater Modeling and Conjunctive Water Management in Two Arkansas Critical Groundwater Areas (2023)
    SSRN Electronic Journal DOI OpenAlex
  • Viticultural site selection: Testing the effectiveness of North Carolina's commercial vineyards (2019)
    Applied Geography 8 citations DOI OpenAlex

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