scholarly journals Remarks on the hydrogeological setting of S. Eufemia Lamezia plain through the development of the top surface of the intermediate confined aquifer (central Calabria)

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Enzo Cuiuli
Keyword(s):  
Groundwater Flow ◽  
Shallow Aquifer ◽  
Direct Transfer ◽  
Confined Aquifer ◽  
Geological Data ◽  
Recharge Rate ◽  
Hydrogeological Setting ◽  
Artesian Aquifer ◽  
Rainfall Recharge ◽  
Clay Horizon

The S. Eufemia Lamezia plain, located in central Calabria, is characterized by the presence of a multi-layered aquifer. In particular, it was studied the intermediate artesian aquifer, content in the Pliocene sands and sandstones. The collection of new lithostratigraphic data, related to drilling for water supplies, allowed to draw the map of the top of intermediate artesian aquifer underlying in the study area. The top surface of sands and sandstones map, presented here, seems to confirm the structural-geological data of the surface showing, also in depth, the conditioning of tectonics on the study area and on the groundwater flow. The analysis of the selected stratigraphic data shows that the studied aquifer is constituted by Pliocene deposits of sand and sandstones, confined to the top by Pliocene clay. Therefore locally hydraulic connections with the shallow aquifer for leackage phenomena are possible. The supply of the studied aquifer happens mainly for lateral recharge because the clay horizon that borders with the top of the aquifer prevents direct transfer of rainfall recharge. However, a reduced recharge rate is due to the meteoric recharge, which is possible in limited parts of the territory to the east of the study area and over. Therefore, this study aims to implement the knowledge of the groundwater flow of S. Eufemia plain by returning the top intermediate confined aquifer map which, is little studied but strongly exploited because, respect to the shallow aquifer, is more productive and more protected by potential contamination due to the presence of the aquiclude/aquitard which isolates it by the top.

Uniform Horizontal Groundwater Flow against Dispersion in a Shallow Aquifer: Two Analytical Models

1992 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Ram Raj Vinda ◽  
Raja Ram Yadava ◽  
Naveen Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Point Source ◽  
Groundwater Flow ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Analytical Solutions ◽  
Concentration Distribution ◽  
Analytical Models ◽  
Shallow Aquifer ◽  
Horizontal Cross Section ◽  
Flow Components ◽  
Reactive Pollutant

Analytical solutions converging rapidly at large and small values of times have been obtained for two mathematical models which describe the concentration distribution of a non reactive pollutant from a point source against the flow in a horizontal cross-section of a finite saturated shallow aquifer possessing uniform horizontal groundwater flow. Zero concentration or the conditions in which the flux across the extreme boundaries are proportional to the respective flow components are applied. The effects of flow and dispersion on concentration distribution are also discussed.

scholarly journals Hydrogeological Classification and the Correlation of Groundwater Chemistry with Basin Flow in the South-Western Part of Bangladesh

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shahpara Sheikh Dola ◽  
Khairul Bahsar ◽  
Mazeda Islam ◽  
Md Mizanur Rahman Sarker
Keyword(s):  
Groundwater Flow ◽  
Water Chemistry ◽  
Sea Water ◽  
Shallow Groundwater ◽  
Shallow Aquifer ◽  
Deep Basin ◽  
Deep Groundwater ◽  
Deep Aquifer ◽  
Delta Plain ◽  
Type Water

Attempt has been made to find the relationship between the basin groundwater flow and the current water chemistry of south-western part of Bangladesh considering their lithological distribution and aquifer condition. The correlation of water chemistry and basin groundwater flow is depicted in the conceptual model. The water-types of shallow groundwater are predominantly Mg-Na-HCO3 and Ca- Mg-Na-HCO3 type. In the deep aquifer of upper delta plain is predominately Na-Cl, Ca-HCO3 and Mg- HCO3 type. In the lower delta plain Na-Cl type of water mainly occurs in the shallow aquifer and occasionally Ca-HCO3, Ca-Mg-Na-HCO3 and Mg-HCO3 type may also occur in shallow aquifer of the eastern part of lower delta plain which could have originated from the recent recharge of rain water. Na- Cl type water is also found in the deep aquifer of lower delta plain. The origin of Na-Cl type water in the deep aquifer of lower delta part might be connate water or present day sea water intrusion. Fresh water occurring in the deep aquifer in the lower delta area is mostly of Mg-Ca-HCO3 and Na-HClO3 types. This type of water originate from intermediate or deep basin flow from the northern part of Bangladesh. The probable source of deep groundwater is Holocene marine transgression (Khan et al. 2000) occurred in 3000–7000 cal years BP and the deep groundwater of Upper Delta plain and Lower Delta plain is clearly influenced by deep basin flow coming from north part of BangladeshJournal of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences, Vol. 42, No. 1, 41-54, 2018

Use of a groundwater flow model to explain strong upward gradients in rock formation underneath the Mercier site

1992 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 696-701
Author(s):  
Denis Isabel ◽  
Pierre Gélinas ◽  
Jacques Locat
Keyword(s):  
Finite Elements ◽  
Groundwater Flow ◽  
Flow Model ◽  
Environmental Problem ◽  
Complex Model ◽  
Groundwater Flow Model ◽  
Flow Modeling ◽  
Hydrogeological Setting ◽  
Modeling Strategy ◽  
Bedrock Aquifer

The groundwater pollution case at Mercier is a very complex one. Groundwater flow modeling has been a valuable tool in the assessment of this large environmental problem. However, due to the complexity of the hydrogeological setting, the modeling has been performed with various simple case models in lieu of a large complex model. Here we report the results of one of these piecewise modeling tasks that proved very useful in the explanation of the strong upward gradients observed in the bedrock aquifer. These results and their interpretation prove the usefulness of the piecewise modeling strategy in this case. Key words : ground water modeling, finite elements.

scholarly journals Evaluation of hillslope storage with variable width under temporally varied rainfall recharge

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ping-Cheng Hsieh ◽  
Tzu-Ting Huang
Keyword(s):  
Groundwater Flow ◽  
Analytical Solutions ◽  
Water Conservation ◽  
Numerical Solutions ◽  
Integral Transform ◽  
Time Discretization ◽  
Third Order ◽  
Analytical And Numerical Solutions ◽  
Rainfall Recharge ◽  
Integral Transform Technique

Abstract. This study discussed water storage in aquifers of hillslopes under temporally varied rainfall recharge by employing a hillslope-storage equation to simulate groundwater flow. The hillslope width was assumed to vary exponentially to denote the following complex hillslope types: uniform, convergent, and divergent. Both analytical and numerical solutions were acquired for the storage equation with a recharge source. The analytical solution was obtained using an integral transform technique. The numerical solution was obtained using a finite difference method in which the upwind scheme was used for space derivatives and the third-order Runge–Kutta scheme was used for time discretization. The results revealed that hillslope type significantly influences the drains of hillslope storage. Drainage was the fastest for divergent hillslopes and the slowest for convergent hillslopes. The results obtained from analytical solutions require the tuning of a fitting parameter to better describe the groundwater flow. However, a gap existed between the analytical and numerical solutions under the same scenario owing to the different versions of the hillslope-storage equation. The study findings implied that numerical solutions are superior to analytical solutions for the nonlinear hillslope-storage equation, whereas the analytical solutions are better for the linearized hillslope-storage equation. The findings thus can benefit research on and have application in soil and water conservation.

The use of simulation and multiple environmental tracers to quantify groundwater flow in a shallow aquifer

1994 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 421-433 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas E. Reilly ◽  
L. Niel Plummer ◽  
Patrick J. Phillips ◽  
Eurybiades Busenberg
Keyword(s):  
Groundwater Flow ◽  
Shallow Aquifer ◽  
Environmental Tracers

scholarly journals Variation of Groundwater Flow Caused by Any Spatiotemporally Varied Recharge

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 287
Author(s):  
Ming-Chang Wu ◽  
Ping-Cheng Hsieh
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Solution ◽  
Groundwater Flow ◽  
Unconfined Aquifer ◽  
Initial Water ◽  
The Past ◽  
Sloping Aquifer ◽  
Taichung City ◽  
Spatially Distributed ◽  
Recharge Rates ◽  
Rainfall Recharge

The objective of this study was to develop a complete analytical solution to determining the effect of any varying rainfall recharge rates on groundwater flow in an unconfined sloping aquifer. The domain of the unconfined aquifer was assumed to be semi-infinite with an impervious bottom base, and the initial water level was parallel to the impervious bottom of a mild slope. In the past, similar problems have been discussed mostly by considering a uniform or temporally varying recharge rate, but the current study explored the variation of groundwater flow under temporally and spatially distributed recharge rates. The presented analytical solution was verified by comparing its results with those of previous research, and the practicability of the analytical solution was validated using the 2012 and 2013 data of a groundwater station in Dali District of Taichung City, Taiwan.

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