Alternative linearization of water table kinematic condition for unconfined aquifer pumping test modeling and its implications for specific yield estimates

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 399, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 141-147

  Malama, Bwalya ^a  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Linearization; Nonlinear kinematic condition; Specific yield; Unconfined aquifer; Water table

Indexed keywords

BOISE HYDROGEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH SITES; COMPLEX MODEL; DIFFUSE PROCESS; FLOW THEORIES; IDAHO , US; KINEMATIC CONDITION; LIMITING VALUES; LINEARIZATION PARAMETER; MOVING MATERIALS; NONLINEAR KINEMATICS; PUMPING TESTS; PUMPING WELL; SPECIFIC YIELD; UNCONFINED AQUIFERS; UNSATURATED ZONE; WATER EXTRACTION; WATER TABLE; WATER TABLES;

ESTIMATION; KINEMATICS; LINEARIZATION; PUMPS; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; WATER TREATMENT;

AQUIFERS;

GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; KINEMATICS; LINEARITY; MODEL TEST; POROSITY; UNCONFINED AQUIFER; VADOSE ZONE; WATER TABLE;

IDAHO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79952003192     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2010.11.007     Document Type: Article

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