Evaluation of the groundwater-flow model for the Ohio River alluvial aquifer near Carrollton, Kentucky, updated to conditions in September 2010

In this paper, the development of the conceptual and groundwater flow model for the coastal aquifer system of the alluvial plain of River Nestos (N. Greece), that suffers from seawater intrusion due to over-pumping for irrigation, is analyzed. The study area is a typical semi-arid hydrogeologic environment, composed of a multi-layer granular aquifers that covers the eastern coastal delta system of R. Nestos. This study demonstrates the results of a series of field measurements (such as geophysical surveys, hydrochemical and isotopical measurements, hydro-meteorological data, land use, irrigation schemes) that were conducted during the period 2009 to 2014. The synthesis of the above resulted in the development of the conceptual model for this aquifer system, that formed the basis for the application of the mathematical model for simulating groundwater flow. The mathematical modeling was achieved using the finite difference method after the application of the USGS code MODFLOW-2005.

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Geological and groundwater flow model of a submarine groundwater discharge site at Hanko (Finland), northern Baltic Sea

Hydrogeology Journal ◽

10.1007/s10040-021-02313-3 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Samrit Luoma ◽

Juha Majaniemi ◽

Arto Pullinen ◽

Juha Mursu ◽

Joonas J. Virtasalo

Keyword(s):

Hydraulic Conductivity ◽

Groundwater Flow ◽

Baltic Sea ◽

Submarine Groundwater Discharge ◽

Flow Model ◽

Groundwater Discharge ◽

Coarse Grained ◽

Local Geometry ◽

Groundwater Flow Model ◽

Submarine Groundwater

AbstractThree-dimensional geological and groundwater flow models of a submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) site at Hanko (Finland), in the northern Baltic Sea, have been developed to provide a geological framework and a tool for the estimation of SGD rates into the coastal sea. The dataset used consists of gravimetric, ground-penetrating radar and shallow seismic surveys, drill logs, groundwater level monitoring data, field observations, and a LiDAR digital elevation model. The geological model is constrained by the local geometry of late Pleistocene and Holocene deposits, including till, glacial coarse-grained and fine-grained sediments, post-glacial mud, and coarse-grained littoral and aeolian deposits. The coarse-grained aquifer sediments form a shallow shore platform that extends approximately 100–250 m offshore, where the unit slopes steeply seawards and becomes covered by glacial and post-glacial muds. Groundwater flow preferentially takes place in channel-fill outwash coarse-grained sediments and sand and gravel interbeds that provide conduits of higher hydraulic conductivity, and have led to the formation of pockmarks on the seafloor in areas of thin or absent mud cover. The groundwater flow model estimated the average SGD rate per square meter of the seafloor at 0.22 cm day−1 in autumn 2017. The average SGD rate increased to 0.28 cm day−1 as a response to an approximately 30% increase in recharge in spring 2020. Sensitivity analysis shows that recharge has a larger influence on SGD rate compared with aquifer hydraulic conductivity and the seafloor conductance. An increase in recharge in this region will cause more SGD into the Baltic Sea.

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A Basin-Scale Groundwater Flow Model of the Columbia Plateau Regional Aquifer System in the Palouse (USA): Insights for Aquifer Vulnerability Assessment

International Journal of Environmental Research ◽

10.1007/s41742-021-00318-0 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

pp. 299-312

Author(s):

Giacomo Medici ◽

Nicholas B. Engdahl ◽

Jeffery B. Langman

Keyword(s):

Groundwater Flow ◽

Vulnerability Assessment ◽

Flow Model ◽

Aquifer Vulnerability ◽

Groundwater Flow Model ◽

Aquifer System ◽

Columbia Plateau ◽

Basin Scale ◽

Regional Aquifer

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Inverse Parametrization of a Regional Groundwater Flow Model with the Aid of Modelling and GIS: Test and Application of Different Approaches

ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information ◽

10.3390/ijgi7010022 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 22 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Muhammad Usman ◽

Thomas Reimann ◽

Rudolf Liedl ◽

Azhar Abbas ◽

Christopher Conrad ◽

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Keyword(s):

Groundwater Flow ◽

Flow Model ◽

Groundwater Flow Model ◽

Regional Groundwater

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GEOPOLIS software tools – Groundwater flow modeling at deep repository of liquid radioactive waste at Severny test site

Gornyi Zhurnal ◽

10.17580/gzh.2021.05.12 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 91-97

Author(s):

V. V. Suskin ◽

A. V. Rastorguev ◽

I. V. Kapyrin

Keyword(s):

Groundwater Flow ◽

Flow Model ◽

Liquid Radioactive Waste ◽

Three Dimensional ◽

Test Site ◽

Geological Structure ◽

Groundwater Flow Model ◽

Flow Modeling ◽

Three Dimensional Model ◽

Groundwater Flow Modeling

This article discusses a three-dimensional groundwater flow model of a deep disposal facility at Severny test site. The three-dimensional model is a part of the certified software GEOPOLIS, based on the hydrogeological code GeRa (Geomigration of Radionuclides) serving as the calculation engine. This study describes the hydrogeological patterning of the groundwater flow model, as well as the results of calibration and verification of the model water heads with respect to the data of monitoring for more than 40 years of the deep repository exploitation. The article begins with a brief overview of the previously developed hydrogeological models of this object and continues with a description of the geological structure of the territory, and with a substantiation of the boundaries and parameters of the model. The results of groundwater flow modeling, model calibration, verification and estimation of discrepancy between the model results and monitoring data are shown. The comparison of the modeled and observed water heads in the stationary conditions (before the start of injection) and during operation of the deep repository allows making conclusion on the quality of calibration.

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