scholarly journals Estimation of groundwater flow through Yucca Flat based on a multiple-well aquifer test at well ER-6–1–2 main, Nevada National Security Site, southern Nevada

Author(s):  
Tracie R. Jackson ◽  
Keith J. Halford
2016 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 1591-1606 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ylva Sjöberg ◽  
Ethan Coon ◽  
A. Britta K. Sannel ◽  
Romain Pannetier ◽  
Dylan Harp ◽  
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2007 ◽  
Vol 21 (25) ◽  
pp. 3463-3472 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephane Binet ◽  
Herve Jomard ◽  
Thomas Lebourg ◽  
Yves Guglielmi ◽  
Emmanuel Tric ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
pp. 136-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Didier Gastmans ◽  
Andrés Mira ◽  
Roberto Kirchheim ◽  
Luis Vives ◽  
Letícia Rodríguez ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 314 ◽  
pp. 04007
Author(s):  
Lhoussaine El Mezouary ◽  
Bouabid El Mansouri

Darcy’s law is the basic law of flow, and it produces a partial differential equation is similar to the heat transfer equation when coupled with an equation of continuity that explains the conservation of fluid mass during flow through a porous media. This article, titled the groundwater flow equation, covers the derivation of the groundwater flow equations in both the steady and transient states. We look at some of the most common approaches and methods for developing analytical or numerical solutions. The flaws and limits of these solutions in reproducing the behavior of water flow on the aquifer are also discussed in the article.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brighid É Ó Dochartaigh ◽  
Alan M. MacDonald ◽  
Andrew R. Black ◽  
Jez Everest ◽  
Paul Wilson ◽  
...  

Abstract. Groundwater plays a significant role in glacial hydrology and can buffer changes to the timing and magnitude of meltwater flows. However, proglacial aquifer characteristics or groundwater dynamics in glacial catchments are rarely studied directly. We provide direct evidence of proglacial groundwater storage, and quantify multi-year groundwater-meltwater dynamics, through intensive and high resolution monitoring of the proglacial system of a rapidly retreating glacier, Virkisjökull, in SE Iceland. Proglacial unconsolidated glaciofluvial sediments comprise a highly permeable aquifer in which groundwater flow in the shallowest 20–40 m of the aquifer is equivalent to 4.5 % (2.6–5.8 %) of mean annual meltwater river flow, and 9.7 % (5.8–12.3 %) of winter flow. Groundwater flow through the entire aquifer thickness represents 9.8 % (3.6–21 %) of annual meltwater flow. Groundwater in the aquifer is actively recharged by local precipitation, both rainfall and snowmelt, and strongly influenced by individual precipitation events. Significant glacial meltwater influence on groundwater within the aquifer occurs in a 50–500 m river zone within which there are complex groundwater / meltwater exchanges. Stable isotopes, groundwater dynamics and temperature data demonstrate active recharge from river losses, especially in the summer melt season, with more than 25 % of groundwater in this part of the aquifer sourced from meltwater. Such proglacial aquifers are common globally, and future changes in glacier coverage and precipitation are likely to increase the significance of groundwater storage within them. The scale of proglacial groundwater flow and storage has important implications for measuring meltwater flux, for predicting future river flows, and for providing strategic water supplies in de-glaciating catchments.


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