Sean A. McKenna: Selected Publications by Topic Area

Infrastructure Systems: Water Distribution Networks & Buildings:

  • Koch, M.W., and S.A. McKenna, 2008, Distributed Network Fusion for Water Quality, in Proceedings of ASCE World Environmental and Water Resources Congress, Honolulu, Hawaii, May 13-16.

  • Austin, R.G., B van Bloemen Waanders, S.A McKenna and C.Y. Choi, 2008, Transport Phenomena at Cross Junctions in Water Distribution Systems - An Experimental Study, ASCE Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management,134 (3, DOI: 10.1061/_ASCE_0733-9496_2008_134:3_295

  • McKenna, S.A., M. Wilson and K.A. Klise, 2008, Detecting Changes in Water Quality Data, American Water Works Association Journal, Vol. 100, No. 1, pp. 74-85.

  • McKenna, S.A. and D.B. Hart, 2008, On-Line Identification of Adverse Water Quality Events from Monitoring of Surrogate Data: CANARY Software, In Proceedings of: Singapore International Water Week, June 23rd-27th, Singapore

  • Finley, P., J. Ramsey, B.Melton and S. A. McKenna, 2007, Using GIS Technology to Manage Information Following a Bioterrorism Attack, Journal of Map & Geography Libraries , Special Issue on Department of Energy (DOE) Geospatial Science Innovations, 4 (1), pp. 207-220

  • Martin, S. and S.A. McKenna, 2007, Predicting Building Contamination Using Machine Learning, Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Machine Learning and Applications (ICMLA'07), 13-15 Dec. 2007, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, pp. 192-197

  • Klise, K.A. and S.A. McKenna, 2006, Water Quality Change Detection: Multivariate Algorithms, in Proceedings of SPIE (International Society for Optical Engineering), Defense and Security Symposium 2006, April 18-20, Orlando. Florida, 9pp.

  • Khanal, N., S.G. Buchberger and S.A. McKenna, 2006, Generalized Sensitivity Analysis of Contamination Events in Water Distribution System, ASCE Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, Special Issue on Drinking Water Distribution Systems Security, 132 (4), pp. 283-292.

  • McKenna, S.A., D.B. Hart and L. Yarrington, 2006, Impact of Sensor Detection Limits on Protecting Water Distribution Systems from Contamination Events, ASCE Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, Special Issue on Drinking Water Distribution Systems Security, 132 (4), pp. 305-309.

    Statistical Approaches to UXO Site Characterization:

  • McKenna, S.A., 2009, UXO Target Area Identification with Hidden Markov Models, Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment , Published online, Jan. 2008, DOI: 10.1007/s00477-007-0209-z

  • Roberts, B.L. and S.A. McKenna, 2009, The Use of Secondary Information in Geostatistical Target Area Identification, Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, Published online, Jan. 2008, DOI: 10.1007/s00477-007-0207-1

  • Saito, H. and S.A. McKenna, 2006, Delineating High Density Areas in Spatial Poisson Fields from Strip Transect Sampling using Indicator Geostatistics, Journal of Environmental Management , vol. 84, pp. 71-82, DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2006.05.002.

  • Saito, H., T.C. Coburn and S.A. McKenna, 2005, Geostatistical Noise Filtering of Geophysical Images: Application to Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Sites, in: Geostatistics Banff 2004 , Leuangthong, O. and C.V. Deutsch (eds.) 6 pp.

  • Saito, H., S.A. McKenna and P. Goovaerts, 2005, Accounting for geophysical information in geostatistical characterization of unexploded ordnance (UXO) sites, Environmental and Ecological Statistics , 12, pp. 7-25.

  • Saito, H., S.A. McKenna, D.A. Zimmerman and T.C. Coburn, 2005, Geostatistical Interpolation of Object Intensities Collected from Multiple Finite Transects, Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment , 19, pp. 71-85, DOI: 10.1007/s00477-004-0207-3

  • Bilisoly, R.L. and S.A. McKenna, 2002, Determining Optimal Location and Numbers of Sample Transects for Characterization of UXO sites, SAND2002-3962, Sandia National Laboratories, January, 2003, 44 pp. Download 1.0 MB pdf file

  • Saito, H., P. Goovaerts and S.A. McKenna, 2002, Combining Logistic Regression with Kriging for Mapping the Risk of Occurrence of Unexploded Ordnance (UXO), in proceedings of the 2002 IAMG Annual Meeting, Berlin, Germany, September.

  • McKenna, S.A., 2001, Application of a Doubly Stochastic Poisson Model to the Spatial Prediction of Unexploded Ordnance, invited paper, presented at: IAMG annual meeting, September, 9-12, 2001, Cancun, Mexico

    Solute Transport in Ground Water Systems:

  • Klise, K.A., V.C. Tidwell and S.A. McKenna, (in press) Comparison of laboratory-scale solute transport visualization experiments with numerical simulation using cross-bedded sandstone, Accepted for publication in: Advances in Water Resources , August, 2008.

  • McKenna, S.A. and J.-O. Selroos, 2004, Constraining Performance Assessment Models with Tracer Test Results: A Comparison of Two Conceptual Models, Hydrogeology Journal , 12 (3), pp. 243-256, DOI: 10.1007/s10040-004-0336-2

  • McKenna, S.A., D.D. Walker and B.W. Arnold, 2003, Modeling Dispersion in Three-Dimensional Heterogeneous Fractured Media at Yucca Mountain, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology , (62-63), pp. 577-594.

  • Altman, S.J., L.C. Meigs, T. L. Jones and S.A. McKenna, 2002, Controls of Mass-Recovery Rates in Single-Well Injection-Withdrawal Tracer Tests with a Single-Porosity Heterogeneous Conceptualization, Water Resources Research , Vol. 38, No. 7, DOI: 10.1029/2000WR000182

  • McKenna, S.A. and L.C. Meigs, and R. Haggerty, 2001, Tracer Tests in a Fractured Dolomite 3. Double Porosity, Multiple-Rate Mass-Transfer Processes in Two-Well Convergent Flow Tests, Water Resources Research , 35 (7), pp. 1143-1154.

  • Haggerty, R., S. W. Fleming, L.C. Meigs and S.A. McKenna, 2001, Tracer Tests in a Fractured Dolomite. 2. Analysis of Mass Transfer in Single-Well Injection Withdrawal Tests, Water Resources Research , 35 (7), pp. 1129-1142.

  • Haggerty, R., S. A. McKenna, and L. C. Meigs, 2000, On the late-time behavior of tracer test breakthrough curves, Water Resources Research, 36(12), pp. 3467-3479.

  • McKenna, S.A. , N.L. Ingraham, R.L. Jacobson, and G.F. Cochran, 1992, A Stable Isotope Study of Bank Storage Mechanisims in the Truckee River Basin, Journal of Hydrology , Vol. 134, pp. 203-219.

    Stochastic Modeling of Rock Properties / Stochastic Inverse Modeling:

  • McKenna, S.A. and P.C. Reeves, 2006, Chapter 14: Fractured Continuum Approach to Stochastic Permeability Modeling, in: Stochastic Modeling and Geostatistics: Principles, Methods and Case Studies, Volume II, AAPG Computer Applications in Geology 5, Coburn, Yarus and Chambers (eds), AAPG, Tulsa, Oklahoma. pp.. 173–186

  • McKenna, S.A. and G. A. Smith, 2004, Sensitivity of Groundwater Flow Patterns to Parameterization of Object-Based Fluvial Aquifer Models, in: SEPM Special Publication #80: Aquifer Characterization, Bridge and Hyndman (eds.), SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology), Tulsa, Oklahoma, pp. 29-40.

  • Gaud, M. N., G.A. Smith and S.A. McKenna, 2004, Relating Small-Scale Permeability Heterogeneity to Lithofacies Distribution, in: SEPM Special Publication #80: Aquifer Characterization, Bridge and Hyndman (eds.), SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology), Tulsa, Oklahoma, pp. 55-66.

  • McKenna, S.A., J. Doherty and D.B. Hart, 2003, Non-Uniqueness of Inverse Transmissivity Field Calibration and Predictive Transport Modeling, Journal of Hydrology, 281 (4), pp. 265-280. (Special Issue on Stochastic Inverse Methods)

  • Wingle, W.L., E.P. Poeter and S.A. McKenna, 1999, UNCERT: Geostatistics, Uncertainty Analysis, and Visualization Software Applied to Groundwater Flow and Contaminant Transport Modeling, Computers and Geosciences , Vol. 25, No. 4, pp. 365-376.

  • Poeter, E.P. and S.A. McKenna, 1998, Combining geologic information and inverse parameter estimation to improve groundwater models, in: SEPM Concepts in Hydrogeology and Environmental Geology No.1, Hydrogeologic Models of Sedimentary Aquifers , Fraser, G.S and J.M. Davis, eds., SEPM, Tulsa, Oklahoma, pp. 171-188.

  • Poeter, E.P., W.L. Wingle and S.A. McKenna, 1997, Improving ground water project analysis with geophysical data, The Leading Edge , November, 1997, Special Issue on Shallow Geophysics, pp. 1675-1681.

  • McKenna, S.A. and E.P. Poeter, 1995, Field example of data fusion for site characterization, Water Resources Research , 31 (12) pp. 3229-3240.

  • Poeter, E.P. and S.A. McKenna, 1995, Reducing uncertainty associated with groundwater flow and transport predictions, Ground Water , 33 (6), pp. 899-904.

  • McKenna, S.A. and E.P. Poeter, 1994, Simulating Geological Uncertainty with Imprecise Data for Groundwater Flow and Advective Transport Modeling, in: Stochastic Modeling and Geostatistics: Case Histories and Practical Examples , J. Yarus and R. Chambers (eds.), American Assoc. of Petroleum Geologists, Special Publication, Computer Applications in Geology, No. 3

    Optimal Sampling / Site Characterization / Monitoring Network Design:

  • Kulatilake, P.H.S.W, J. Park, P. Balasingham and S.A. McKenna, 2007, Hierarchical probabilistic regionalization of volcanism for Sengan region, Japan , Geotechnical and Geological Engineering Journal, 25, pp. 19-102

  • McKenna, S.A. and A. Wahi, 2006, Local Hydraulic Gradient Estimator Analysis of Long-Term Monitoring Networks, Ground Water, 44 (5), pp. 723-731.

  • McKenna, S.A., 2005, Evaluating Techniques for Regionalized Classification of Non-Collocated Multivariate Data, in: Geostatistics Banff 2004 , Leuangthong, O. and C.V. Deutsch (eds.), Springer, 10pp.

  • McKenna, S.A., 2004, Evaluating Sampling Designs for Detection and Estimation in Spatial Fields, in proceedings of: ASCE Joint Specialty Conference on Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural Reliability, Albuquerque, New Mexico, July 25th-28th

  • Reeves, P.C. and.S.A. McKenna, 2004, Evolution of Neural Networks for the Prediction of Hydraulic Conductivity as a Function of Borehole Geophysical Logs: Shobasama Site, Japan, SAND2003-2950, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 52 pp. Download 8.4 MB pdf file

  • Bilisoly, R. and S.A. McKenna, 2002, A Software Tool Using an Evolutionary Algorithm to Find Optimal Sensor Arrangements, in proceedings of the Second Annual Probabilistic Methods Conference, June 17-18, Newport Beach, California

  • McKenna, S.A. 1998, Geostatistical approach for managing uncertainty in environmental remediation of contaminated soils: Case study, Environmental and Engineering Geosciences, Vol. 4, No. 2, Summer. pp. 175-184.

    Syndromic Surveillance:

  • McKenna, S.A., R.L. Bilisoly and M.W. Koch, 2002, Comparing Techniques for Detection of Epidemics in Public Health Surveillance Data, in proceedings of BTR 2002: Unified Science and Technology for Reducing Biological Threats and Countering Terrorism, March 14-15, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico

  • Koch, M.W., S.A. McKenna and R.L. Bilisoly, 2002, Syndrome Surveillance Using Parametric Space-Time Clustering, SAND2002-3747, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 39 pp. Download 1.6 MB pdf file

  • Koch, M.W., S.A. McKenna and R.L. Bilisoly, 2002, Automatic Syndrome Surveillance Using Space-Time Clustering, in proceedings of: 2002 MSS National Symposium on Sensor and Data Fusion, San Diego, Calif., August 13-15, 2002.

  • Koch, M.W. and S.A. McKenna, 2001, Near-Real Time Surveillance Against Bioterror Attack using Space-Time Clustering, in proceedings of: Workshop on Unified Science and Technology for Biological Threat Reduction, Albuquerque, New Mexico, March 16 and 17, 2001.

  • McKenna, S.A., 2000, Development of a Discrete Spatial-Temporal SEIR Simulator for Modeling Infectious Diseases, SAND2000-2232, Sandia National Laboratories. Albuquerque, New Mexico, 23 pp. Download file

    • last update: August, 2008