Propagation of seasonal temperature signals into an aquifer upon bank infiltration

Ground Water

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 491-502

  Molina Giraldo, Nelson ^a   Bayer, Peter ^b   Blum, Philipp ^c   Cirpka, Olaf A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL MODEL; AQUITARDS; DIURNAL TEMPERATURES; GROUNDWATER VELOCITY; HEAT EXCHANGE; HEAT TRANSPORT; INFILTRATION RATE; LAND SURFACE; MULTIDIMENSIONAL FLOW; MULTIDIMENSIONALITY; NATURAL TRACERS; OBSERVATION POINT; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL; REALISTIC CONDITIONS; REGIONAL GROUNDWATER; RIVER WATER; SEASONAL FLUCTUATIONS; SEASONAL TEMPERATURE; SEASONAL TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATIONS; SHALLOW AQUIFERS; SIMULATED RESULTS; SUBSTANTIAL ERRORS; SYNTHETIC TESTS; SYSTEM ELEMENTS; TEMPERATURE SIGNAL; TIME SHIFTS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL CROSS SECTIONS; UNSATURATED ZONE;

AQUIFERS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RIVERS; SEEPAGE; SOIL MECHANICS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

CONVECTION; DAMPING; DIURNAL VARIATION; FLOW FIELD; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INFILTRATION; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; RECHARGE; RIVER WATER; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHALLOW WATER;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; RIVER; SEASON; TEMPERATURE; THEORETICAL MODEL; WATER CYCLE; WATER SUPPLY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RIVERS; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE; WATER CYCLE; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 79959520967     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: 17456584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2010.00745.x     Document Type: Article

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