Tidal influence on behaviour of a coastal aquifer adjacent to a low-relief estuary

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 327, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 110-127

  Mao, X ^a   Enot, P ^a   Barry, D A ^a,b   Li, L ^c,d   Binley, A ^e   Jeng, D S ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d Resources and Hydraulic Engineering   (China)

^e LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Numerical model; Salt water intrusion; SEAWAT 2000; Submarine groundwater discharge; Water table fluctuation

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ESTUARIES; GROUNDWATER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SALT WATER INTRUSION; TIDES;

NUMERICAL MODELS; SEAWAT-2000; SUBMARINE GROUNDWATER DISCHARGE; WATER TABLE FLUCTUATION;

AQUIFERS;

AQUIFERS; COASTAL ZONES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ESTUARIES; GROUNDWATER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SALT WATER INTRUSION; TIDES;

BEACH; COASTAL AQUIFER; ESTUARY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; SALINIZATION; SALT WATER; SUBMARINE;

EID: 33746211257     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2005.11.030     Document Type: Article

References (43)

1. Ataie-Ashtiani B., Volker R.E., and Lockington D.A. Tidal effects on sea water intrusion in unconfined aquifers. Journal of Hydrology 216 (1999) 17-31
2. Ataie-Ashtiani B., Volker R.E., and Lockington D.A. Numerical and experimental study of seepage in unconfined aquifers with a periodic boundary condition. Journal of Hydrology 222 (1999) 165-184
3. Ataie-Ashtiani B., Volker R.E., and Lockington D.A. Tidal effects on groundwater dynamics in unconfined aquifers. Hydrological Processes 15 (2001) 655-669
4. Ataie-Ashtiani, B., Volker, R.E., Lockington, D.A., 2002. Contaminant transport in the aquifers influenced by tide, Australian civil Engineering Transactions, Institution of Engineers, Australia, CE43, pp. 1-11.
5. Barry D.A., Barry S.J., and Parlange J.-Y. Capillarity correction to periodic solutions of the shallow flow approximation. Mixing Processes in Estuaries and Coastal Seas. In: Pattiaratchi C.B. (Ed). Coastal and Estuarine Studies vol. 50 (1996), American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC 496-510
6. Bear J., Cheng A.H.-D., Sorek S., Ouazar D., and Herrera I. Seawater Intrusion in Coastal Aquifers - Concepts, Methods and Practices (1999), Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht
7. Buddemeier, R.W., 1996. Groundwater flux to the ocean: definitions, data, applications, uncertainties. In: Buddemeier, R.W. (Ed.), Groundwater Discharge in the Coastal Zone: Proceedings of an International Symposium. LOICZ IGBP, LOICZ/R&S/96-8, Texel, The Netherlands, pp. 16-21.
8. Cartwright N., Li L., and Nielsen P. Response of the salt-freshwater interface in a coastal aquifer to a wave-induced groundwater pulse: Field observations and modelling. Advances in Water Resources 27 (2004) 297-303
9. Chen B.F., and Hsu S.M. Numerical study of tidal effects on seawater intrusion in confined and unconfined aquifers by time-independent finite-difference method. ASCE Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering 130 (2004) 191-206
10. In: Cheng A.H.-D., and Ouazar D. (Eds). Coastal Aquifer Management Monitoring, Modelling, and Case Studies (2003), Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, FL
11. Erskine A.D. The effect of tidal fluctuation on a coastal aquifer in the UK. Ground Water 19 (1991) 556-562
12. Gallagher D.L., Dietrich A.M., Reay W.G., Hayes M.C., and Simmons Jr. G.M. Ground water discharge of agricultural pesticides and nutrients to estuarine surface water. Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation 16 (1996) 118-129
13. Guo, W., Langevin, C.D., 2002. User's Guide to SEAWAT: A Computer Program for Simulation of Three-Dimensional Variable-Density Ground-Water Flow. US Geological Survey Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations, Book 6 USA.
14. Henry, H.R., 1964. Effects of dispersion on salt encroachment in coastal aquifers, sea water in coastal aquifers. US Geological Survey Water Supply Paper 1613-C, 70-84 USA.
15. Jeng D.-S., Seymour B.R., Barry D.A., Parlange J.-Y., Lockington D.A., and Li L. Steepness expansion for free surface flows in coastal aquifers. Journal of Hydrology 309 (2005) 85-92
16. Jeng, D.-S., Mao, X., Enot, P., Barry, D.A., Li, L., 2005. Spring-neap tide-induced beach water table fluctuations in a sloping coastal aquifer. Water Resources Research 41, W07026, doi:10.1029/2005WR003945.
17. Jiao J.J., and Tang Z. An analytical solution of groundwater response to tidal fluctuation in a leaky confined aquifer. Water Resources Research 35 (1999) 747-751
18. Kaleris V., Lagas G., Marczinek S., and Piotrowski J.A. Modelling submarine groundwater discharge: an example from the western Baltic Sea. Journal of Hydrology 265 (2002) 76-99
19. Langevin, C.D., Shoemaker, W.B., Guo, W., 2003. MODFLOW-2000, the US Geological Survey Modular Ground-Water Model - Documentation of the SEAWAT-2000 Version with the Variable-Density Flow Process (VDF) and the Integrated MT3DMS Transport Process (IMT). US Geological Survey Open-File Report 03-426 Tallahassee, FL, USA.
20. Li L., and Barry D.A. Wave-induced beach groundwater flow. Advances in Water Resources 23 (2000) 325-337
21. Li L., Barry D.A., and Pattiaratchi C.B. Numerical modelling of tide-induced beach water table fluctuations. Coastal Engineering 30 (1997) 105-123
22. Li L., Barry D.A., Stagnitti F., and Parlange J.-Y. Submarine groundwater discharge and associated chemical input to a coastal sea. Water Resources Research 35 (1999) 3253-3259
23. Li L., Barry D.A., Cunningham C., Stagnitti F., and Parlange J.-Y. A two-dimensional analytical solution of groundwater responses to tidal loading in an estuary and ocean. Advances in Water Resources 23 (2000) 825-833
24. Li L., Barry D.A., Stagnitti F., Parlange J.-Y., and Jeng D.-S. Beach water table fluctuations due to spring-neap tides: moving boundary effects. Advances in Water Resources 23 (2000) 817-824
25. Li L., Barry D.A., Stagnitti F., and Parlange J.-Y. Groundwater waves in a coastal aquifer: a new governing equation including vertical effects and capillarity. Water Resources Research 36 (2000) 411-420
26. Li L., Barry D.A., Pattiaratchi C.B., and Masselink G. BeachWin: modelling groundwater effects on swash sediment transport and beach profile changes. Environmental Modelling and Software 17 (2002) 313-320
27. Mango A.J., Schmeeckle M.W., and Furbish D.J. Tidally induced groundwater circulation in an unconfined coastal aquifer modeled with a Hele-Shaw cell. Geology 32 (2004) 233-236
28. McDonald, M.C., Harbaugh, A.W., 1998. MODFLOW, a modular three-dimensional finite difference ground water flow model. US Geological Survey, Open-file Report 83-875, USA.
29. Moore W.S. Large groundwater inputs to coastal waters revealed by Ra-226 enrichments. Nature 380 (1996) 612-614
30. Nielsen P. Tidal dynamics of the water table in beaches. Water Resources Research 26 (1990) 2127-2134
31. Purnalna A., Al-Barwani H.H., and Al-Lawatia M. Modelling dispersion of brine waste discharges from a coastal desalination plant. Desalination 155 (2003) 41-47
32. Raubenheimer B., and Guza R.T. Tidal water table fluctuations in a sandy ocean beach. Water Resources Research 35 (1999) 2313-2320
33. Robinson M.A., Gallagher D.L., and Reay W. Field observations of tidal and seasonal variations in ground water discharge to tidal estuarine surface water. Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation 18 (1998) 83-92
34. Simmons G.M. Importance of submarine groundwater discharge and sea water cycling to material flux across sediment/water interfaces in marine environments. Marine Ecology Progress Series 84 (1992) 173-184
35. Su N., Liu F., and Anh V. Tides as phase-modulated waves inducing periodic groundwater flow in coastal aquifers overlaying a sloping impervious base. Environmental Modelling and Software 18 (2003) 937-942
36. Teo H.T., Jeng D.S., Seymour B.R., Barry D.A., and Li L. A new analytical solution for water table fluctuations in coastal aquifers with sloping beaches. Advances in Water Resources 26 (2003) 1239-1247
37. Trefry M.G. Periodic forcing in composite aquifers. Advances in Water Resources 22 (1999) 645-656
38. Trefry, M.G., Bekele, E., 2004. Structural characterization of an island aquifer via tidal methods. Water Resources Research 40, W01505, doi:10.1029/2003WR002003.
39. Uchiyama Y., Nadaoka K., Rolke P., Adachi K., and Yagi H. Submarine groundwater discharge into the sea and associated transport in a sandy beach. Water Resources Research 36 (2000) 1467-1479
40. Ullman, W.J., Chang, B., Miller, D.C., Madsen, J.A., 2003. Groundwater mixing, nutrient diagenesis, and discharges across a sandy beachface, Cape Henlopen, Delaware (USA). Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 57, pp. 539-552.
41. Voss, C.I., 1984. SUTRA: a finite-element simulation model for saturated-unsaturated fluid-density-dependent ground-water flow with energy transport or chemically reactive single-species solute transport. US Geological Survey Water Resources Investigation Report 84-4369, USA, p. 409.
42. Weiskel P.K., and Howes B.L. Differential transport of sewage derived nitrogen and phosphorous through a coastal watershed. Environmental Science and Technology 26 (1992) 352-360
43. Zheng, C., Wang, P.P., 1999. MT3DMS: A Modular Three-Dimensional Multi-Species Transport Model for Simulation of Advection, Dispersion and Chemical Reactions of Contaminants in Groundwater Systems; Documentation and User's Guide. US Army Engineer Research and Development Centre Contract Report SERDP-99-1, Vicksburg, MS, USA, p. 202.