Identification of groundwater parameters at Columbus, Mississippi, using a 3D inverse flow and transport model

Heidi Christiansen Barlebo, Dan Rosbjerg, Mary C. Hill

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Resumé

An extensive amount of data including hydraulic heads, hydraulic conductivities and concentrations of several solutes from controlled injections have been collected during the MADE 1 and MADE 2 experiments at a heterogeneous site near Columbus, Mississippi. In this paper the use of three-dimensional inverse groundwater models including simultaneous estimation of flow and transport parameters is proposed to help identify the dominant characteristics at the site. Simulations show that using a hydraulic conductivity distribution obtained from 2187 borehole flowmeter tests directly in the model produces poor matches to the measured hydraulic heads and tritium concentrations. Alternatively, time averaged hydraulic head maps are used to define zones of constant hydraulic conductivity to be estimated. Preliminary simulations suggest that in the case of conservative transport many, but not all, of the major plume characteristics can be explained by large-scale heterogeneity in recharge and hydraulic conductivity.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TitelCalibration and reliability in groundwater modelling
UndertitelProceedings of the ModelCARE'96 conference held in Golden, Colorado, USA, from 24 to 26 September 1996
RedaktørerKarel Kovar, Paul van der Heijde
ForlagInternational Association of Hydrological Sciences
Sider189-208
Antal sider20
StatusUdgivet - 1996
Udgivet eksterntJa
BegivenhedModelCARE'96: International Conference on Calibration and Reliability in Groundwater Modelling - Golden, USA
Varighed: 24 sep. 199626 sep. 1996

Publikationsserier

NavnIAHS Publication
Vol/bind237
ISSN0144-7815

Konference

KonferenceModelCARE'96: International Conference on Calibration and Reliability in Groundwater Modelling
Forkortet titelModelCARE 96
Land/OmrådeUSA
ByGolden
Periode24/09/9626/09/96

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  • Programområde 2: Vandressourcer

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