Simulation of Ground-Water Level Fluctuations Using Recharge Estimated by Field Infiltrometer Measurements
Publication: Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 123, Issue 10
Abstract
An infiltrometer was used at multiple locations at a site in Lee County, Fl. to define the spatial variability in infiltration parameters. Water-level data from a well at this site were collected hourly and used to determine the temporal variability in recharge. These results were used to define recharge in a representative stochastic numerical model of the aquifer. Model results without recharge compare well with existing analytical solutions for spatial head variability. Simulations with representative recharge events indicate that recharge produces a significant to dominant effect on head variability, which creates dispersion of contaminants, and that small-scale spatial and temporal recharge variations are the predominant mechanism causing the head variations.
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Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 123 • Issue 10 • October 1997
Pages: 904 - 912
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Copyright © 1997 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Oct 1, 1997
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