Groundwater hydrology [[electronic resource] ] : conceptual and computational models / / K.R. Rushton |
Autore | Rushton K. R |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley, c2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (432 p.) |
Disciplina | 551.49 |
Soggetto topico | Groundwater flow - Mathematical models |
ISBN |
1-280-27408-5
9786610274086 0-470-34160-2 0-470-87166-0 0-470-87165-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Groundwater Hydrology; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Groundwater Investigations - a Detective Story; 1.2 Conceptual Models; 1.3 Computational Models; 1.4 Case Studies; 1.5 The Contents of this Book; 1.6 Units, Notation, Journals; Part I: Basic Principles; 2 Background to Groundwater Flow; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Basic Principles of Groundwater Flow; 2.2.1 Groundwater head; 2.2.2 Direction of flow of groundwater; 2.2.3 Darcy's Law, hydraulic conductivity and permeability; 2.2.4 Definition of storage coefficients
2.2.5 Differential equation describing three-dimensional time-variant groundwater flow2.3 One-dimensional Cartesian Flow; 2.3.1 Equation for one-dimensional flow; 2.3.2 Aquifer with constant saturated depth and uniform recharge; 2.3.3 Definition of transmissivity; 2.3.4 Aquifer with constant saturated depth and linear variation in recharge; 2.3.5 Aquifer with constant saturated depth and linear decrease in recharge towards lake; 2.3.6 Confined aquifer with varying thickness; 2.3.7 Unconfined aquifer with saturated depth a function of the unknown groundwater head 2.3.8 Time-variant one-dimensional flow2.4 Radial Flow; 2.4.1 Radial flow in a confined aquifer; 2.4.2 Radial flow in an unconfined aquifer with recharge; 2.4.3 Radial flow in an unconfined aquifer with varying saturated depth; 2.4.4 Radial flow in a leaky aquifer; 2.4.5 Time-variant radial flow; 2.4.6 Time-variant radial flow including vertical components; 2.5 Two-dimensional Vertical Section (Profile Model); 2.5.1 Steady-state conditions, rectangular dam; 2.5.2 Time-variant moving water table; 2.6 Regional Groundwater Flow; 2.6.1 Analysis of Connorton (1985) 2.6.2 Illustrative numerical examples of one-dimensional flow2.6.3 When vertical flows must be included explicitly; 2.7 Numerical Analysis; 2.7.1 One-dimensional flow in x-direction; 2.7.2 Example; 2.7.3 Radial flow; 2.7.4 Vertical section; 2.8 Monitoring and Additional Indirect Evidence; 2.8.1 Introduction; 2.8.2 Monitoring groundwater heads; 2.8.3 Surface water monitoring; 2.8.4 Monitoring borehole discharge; 2.8.5 Monitoring groundwater quality; 2.8.6 Data handling and presentation; 2.9 Introduction to Quality Issues; 2.9.1 Introduction; 2.9.2 Fresh and saline groundwater 2.9.3 Conditions at the coast2.9.4 Upconing; 2.9.5 Monitoring the movement of a saline interface; 2.9.6 Hydrodynamic dispersion and contaminant transport; 2.10 Concluding Remarks; 3 Recharge due to Precipitation or Irrigation; 3.1 Introduction; 3.1.1 Representative field situations; 3.1.2 Symbols used in this chapter; 3.2 Brief Review of Alternative Methods of Estimating Recharge; 3.2.1 Methods based on field measurements; 3.2.2 Estimates using properties of unsaturated soil; 3.3 Conceptual models for the Soil Moisture Balance Technique; 3.3.1 Introduction 3.3.2 Representation of moisture conditions in the soil |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910143227603321 |
Rushton K. R | ||
Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley, c2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Groundwater hydrology : conceptual and computational models / / K.R. Rushton |
Autore | Rushton K. R |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley, c2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (432 p.) |
Disciplina | 551.49 |
Soggetto topico | Groundwater flow - Mathematical models |
ISBN |
1-280-27408-5
9786610274086 0-470-34160-2 0-470-87166-0 0-470-87165-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Groundwater Hydrology; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Groundwater Investigations - a Detective Story; 1.2 Conceptual Models; 1.3 Computational Models; 1.4 Case Studies; 1.5 The Contents of this Book; 1.6 Units, Notation, Journals; Part I: Basic Principles; 2 Background to Groundwater Flow; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Basic Principles of Groundwater Flow; 2.2.1 Groundwater head; 2.2.2 Direction of flow of groundwater; 2.2.3 Darcy's Law, hydraulic conductivity and permeability; 2.2.4 Definition of storage coefficients
2.2.5 Differential equation describing three-dimensional time-variant groundwater flow2.3 One-dimensional Cartesian Flow; 2.3.1 Equation for one-dimensional flow; 2.3.2 Aquifer with constant saturated depth and uniform recharge; 2.3.3 Definition of transmissivity; 2.3.4 Aquifer with constant saturated depth and linear variation in recharge; 2.3.5 Aquifer with constant saturated depth and linear decrease in recharge towards lake; 2.3.6 Confined aquifer with varying thickness; 2.3.7 Unconfined aquifer with saturated depth a function of the unknown groundwater head 2.3.8 Time-variant one-dimensional flow2.4 Radial Flow; 2.4.1 Radial flow in a confined aquifer; 2.4.2 Radial flow in an unconfined aquifer with recharge; 2.4.3 Radial flow in an unconfined aquifer with varying saturated depth; 2.4.4 Radial flow in a leaky aquifer; 2.4.5 Time-variant radial flow; 2.4.6 Time-variant radial flow including vertical components; 2.5 Two-dimensional Vertical Section (Profile Model); 2.5.1 Steady-state conditions, rectangular dam; 2.5.2 Time-variant moving water table; 2.6 Regional Groundwater Flow; 2.6.1 Analysis of Connorton (1985) 2.6.2 Illustrative numerical examples of one-dimensional flow2.6.3 When vertical flows must be included explicitly; 2.7 Numerical Analysis; 2.7.1 One-dimensional flow in x-direction; 2.7.2 Example; 2.7.3 Radial flow; 2.7.4 Vertical section; 2.8 Monitoring and Additional Indirect Evidence; 2.8.1 Introduction; 2.8.2 Monitoring groundwater heads; 2.8.3 Surface water monitoring; 2.8.4 Monitoring borehole discharge; 2.8.5 Monitoring groundwater quality; 2.8.6 Data handling and presentation; 2.9 Introduction to Quality Issues; 2.9.1 Introduction; 2.9.2 Fresh and saline groundwater 2.9.3 Conditions at the coast2.9.4 Upconing; 2.9.5 Monitoring the movement of a saline interface; 2.9.6 Hydrodynamic dispersion and contaminant transport; 2.10 Concluding Remarks; 3 Recharge due to Precipitation or Irrigation; 3.1 Introduction; 3.1.1 Representative field situations; 3.1.2 Symbols used in this chapter; 3.2 Brief Review of Alternative Methods of Estimating Recharge; 3.2.1 Methods based on field measurements; 3.2.2 Estimates using properties of unsaturated soil; 3.3 Conceptual models for the Soil Moisture Balance Technique; 3.3.1 Introduction 3.3.2 Representation of moisture conditions in the soil |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910876872003321 |
Rushton K. R | ||
Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley, c2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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