A moving mesh algorithm for 3-D regional groundwater flow with water table and seepage face

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 83-95

  Knupp, P ^a  

^a Ecodynamics Research Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Free surface; Groundwater flow; Recharge; Seepage; Unconfined flow

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; AQUIFERS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CONFINED FLOW; KINEMATICS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PROBLEM SOLVING; RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS); SEEPAGE; STRATIGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

DELAWARE BASIN; FREE SURFACE; MOVING MESH ALGORITHM; SEEPAGE FACE; THREE DIMENSIONAL REGIONAL GROUNDWATER FLOW; UNCONFINED FLOW; WATER TABLE;

GROUNDWATER FLOW;

GROUND WATER;

ALGORITHM; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; FREE SURFACE FLOW; GROUNDWATER FLOW; RECHARGE; SEEPAGE FACE; UNCONFINED AQUIFER; WATER TABLE;

ALGORITHM; AQUIFER; CONDUCTANCE; MODEL; STEADY STATE; STRATIGRAPHY; UNITED STATES; WATER TABLE;

USA, NEW MEXICO, DELAWARE BASIN;

3-D-REGIONAL FLOW; ALGORITHMS; GROUNDWATER; MOVING MESH; SEEPAGE; WATER TABLES;

EID: 0029656704     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0309-1708(95)00033-X     Document Type: Article

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