Publications
O'Brien, A (1977) Hydrology of Two Small Wetland Basins in Eastern Massachusetts; Water Resources Bulletin,
v. 13, n.2, pp. 325-340
O'Brien, A. (1979) Ground Water Interactions with Wetlands (abs.) Groundwater, v. 17, n.5 p. 500
Motts, W. & O'Brien, A. (1979) Guidelines for the Hydrogeologic Evaluation of Wetland
Groundwater, v. 17, n. 5, p. 500
Basins (abs.);
O'Brien, A. (1979) Ground Water Interactions with Wetlands; trans. of the NWWA, Ground Water Technology
Division Program, Oct. 10-11, 1979; in: Well Log, v. 10, n. 11, pp. 49-50
O'Brien, A. (1980) The Role of Ground Water in Stream Discharge from Two Small Wetland Controlled Basins in
Eastern Massachusetts; Groundwater, v. 18, n. 4, pp. 359-365
O'Brien, A. & Motts, W. (1980) Hydrogeologic Evaluation of Wetland Basins for Land Use Planning; Water
Resources Bulletin, v. 16, n. 5, pp. 785-789
O'Brien, A. (1980) Mechanisms of Ground Water Discharge to Streams in Wetland Areas
(abs.);
Proceedings, American Geophysical Union, Chapman Conference on Subsurface Water Contributions to
Streamflow, Univ. of New Hampshire, Durham, Oct. 5-9, 1980
O'Brien, A. (1981) The Determination of Ground Water Flow Patterns to a Small Pond as a Student Project (abs.); The
Geol. Soc. of America, N.E. Section, 16th Annual Meeting, Abstracts with Programs, V. 13, n. 3, p. 168
Motts, W. & O'Brien, A. (1981) Geology and Hydrology of Wetlands in Massachusetts; Publication No. 123 (Special
Report) Water Resources Research Center, Univ. of Mass. Amherst, MA, 147 pages [Reviewed in
Groundwater, 20:3]
O'Brien, A. (1982) Rapid Water-Table Rise; Water Resources Bulletin, v.18, n. 4, pp. 713-715
O'Brien, A. (1982) A Dynamic Earth Diagram, Journal of Geography, v. 18, n. 1, pp. 12-13
O'Brien, A. (1983) Alternative Approaches to Understanding Runoff in Small Watersheds; Journal of the Boston
Society of Civil Engineers; Section ASCE, v. 69, n. 2, pp. 303-319
Carter, V. et. al. (1984) Report of the Hydrology Panel in: Sather & Stuber, tech. coords. (1984) Proceedings of the
National Wetland Values Assessment Workshop; U.S. Dept. of the Interior; FWS/OBS - 84/12; 100p.
O'Brien, A. (1987) Hydrology and the Construction of a Mitigating Wetland, in: Larson &
Neill (eds.)
Mitigating Freshwater Wetland Alterations in the Glaciated Northeastern United States: An Assessment of
the Science Base; The Environmental Institute, U. Mass. Pub. #87-1, pp. 82-100
O'Brien, A. (1988) Evaluating the Cumulative Effects of Alteration on New England Wetlands; Environmental
Management, v. 12, n. 5, pp. 627-636
O'Brien, A. (1989) Hydrogeology of Wetlands in New England (abs.); Hydrogeology of Wetlands Symposium:
Abstracts, 28th International Geological Congress
(Wash. D.C.), v. II, p. 532
O'Brien, A. (1996) Groundwater/Surface Water Effects of Wetland Restoration (abs.)
American Institute of Hydrology - Water: Sustaining a Critical Resource, Book of
Abstracts, 3rd USA/CIS Joint Conference, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, p. 87
O'Brien, A. (1996) A Wetland Restoration in Southeastern Massachusetts; Newsletter,Assoc. of Mass. Wetland
Scientists, n. 10, pp. 11-13
O'Brien, A. (1996) Stormwater Detention in Wetlands; Newsletter, Assoc. of Mass. Wetland
Scientists, n. 11, pp. 12-13
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O'Brien, A. (1996) Groundwater/Surface Water Effects of Wetland Restoration;
Proceedings, Third USA/CIS
Joint Conference, Water: Sustaining a Critical Resource, Tashkent, Uzbekstan, Sept. 22-26, 1996, American
Institute of Hydrology, J.D. Powell, ed., pp. 116-121
O'Brien, A. (1997) Hydrogeologic Aspects of Stormwater Detention in the Wetlands of New England; Newsletter,
Assoc. of Mass. Wetland Scientists, n. 13, pp. 4-7
O'Brien, A. and Sanford, G.R. (1998) Potential Impacts to Vegetation Resulting from Stormwater Detention in New
England Wetlands; Newsletter, Assoc. of Mass. Wetland Scientists, n. 14, pp. 7-9
O'Brien, A. (1998) Water Quality and Stormwater Detention in New England Wetlands;
Newsletter, Assoc. of Mass. Wetland Scientists, n.15, p.4-7
O'Brien, A. and Michener, M.C. (1998) Wildlife and Stormwater Detention in New England Wetlands; Newsletter,
Assoc. of Mass. Wetland Scientists, n.17, p.4-6
O'Brien, A. (1999) Stormwater Detention in Wetlands: Wetland Effects; Newsletter, Assoc.
of Mass. Wetland Scientists, n.21, p. 4 - 6
O'Brien, A. and Johnson, J.A. (1999) Ground Water-Surface Water Interactions, Wetlands and Land Use Changes
(abs.); American Institute of Hydrology: Hydrologic Issues of the 21st Century (Apps and Tsang, eds.), p. 52
Johnson, J. and O'Brien, A. (1999) Perspectives on the Influence of Altering Surface Cover Conditions on Underlying
Ground Water Conditions (abs.) ; American Institute of Hydrology: Hydrologic Issues of the 21st Century
(Apps and Tsang, eds.), p. 56
O'Brien, A. and Pennell, S. (1999) Modeling the Impact of Cumulative Additions of Water from Suburban
Development on Hydrologically Sensitive Areas (abs.); American Institute of Hydrology: Hydrologic Issues
of the 21st Century (apps and Tsang, eds.), p. 119
Johnson, J., O'Brien, A. and Parcher, M.A. (1999) Perspectives on the Influence of Altering Surface Cover Conditions
on Underlying Ground Water Systems; Hydrological Science and Technology, 15(1-4) 106-114
O'Brien, A. and Johnson, J. (2000) Mechanisms of Ground Water Discharge to Streams in
Hydrological Science and Technology, 16(1-4) 123-132
Wetland Basins;
O'Brien, A. and Pennell, S. (2000) Assessing Cumulative Impact on Hydrologically Sensitive Areas under Conditions
of Suburban Development; Hydrological Sciences and Technology, 16(1-4) 133-142
Lahiri, S., O'Brien, A., and Feledy, Z. (2002) An Economic Evaluation of a Wetland: A Contingent Valuation
Approach; Eastern Economic Association, 28th Annual Conf. Boston, MA
Reports
O'Brien, A. (1997) Hydrologic Conditions at Heart Pond, Chelmsford, Mass., 1987 - 1995:
for Kopelman & Paige, P.C., Boston
O'Brien, A. (1997) Recharge Potential and Hydrogeologic Conditions at the Retention Basin, Colony Park
Subdivision, Easton, Massachusetts; for Gallagher Engineering
O'Brien, A. (1997) Hydrogeologic Analysis for the Protection of Blue-Spotted Salamander Habitat, Westford Academy
Expansion Project; for: Town of Westford and John Crowe Associates, Inc.
O'Brien, A. (1997) Hydrogeologic Report: Small Wetland and Intermittent Stream North of Robinson School and East
of Proposed Playing Fields; for Westford Conservation Commission
O'Brien, A. (1997) Hydrogeological Assessment: Determination of Mean High-Water Line, Ipswich River, Topsfield,
Mass.; for Hinckley, Allen & Snyder, Attys., Boston
O'Brien, A. & R. Gore (1997) Geological Assessment of the Authenticity of the "Westford Knight"; for Town of
Westford & Bradford Parker, historian
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O'Brien, A. (1997) Massachusetts Military Reservation, Plume Response Program: Review of Ecological Assessment
Associated with Groundwater Plumes and Remedial Activities; for Jacobs Enginering & Menzie, Cura
Associates
O'Brien, A. and S. Lahiri, eds. (1998) Evaluation of the Black Brook Greenway; video report
for the telecommunications honors course "Environmental Issues in Massachusetts" - a system-wide project.
[Work of students and University personnel gratfully acknowledged.]
O'Brien. A. (1999) Mayak Site in Western Siberia to be Topic of 1999 AIH/CIS Joint Conference; Bulletin, Am. Inst.
of Hydrology 17(2):7
O'Brien, A. & S. Pennell (1999) The Effects of Cummulative Hydrologic Change on Marine Deposits, Town of
Rowley - A Generic Assessment Using Numerical Modeling; forRowley Conservation Commission
O'Brien, A. (1999) Hydrogeologic Analysis of the Poncin-Hewitt Recreation Complex, City of Attleboro; for Office of
the Mayor, City of Attleboro
O'Brien, A. (2000) Movement of Pullutants through the Subsurface; video report for Bell
Atlantic Grant and
High School Scholar's Program. [Work of students and University personnel gratefully acknowledged.]
O'Brien, A. & S. Pennell (2000) Effects of West Siberian Bolota on Streamflow - a theoretical investigation; Russian
Academy of Sciences Conference on West Siberian Wetlands, Tomsk, Russia, September 7 - 11, 2000.
O'Brien, A. (2002) Historical Review of Past Climate Changes (abs.); Effects of Climate Change on New England
Wetlands, AMWS Annual Meeting, Boxboro, MA.
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