Use of gaseous tracers (CFCs and SF6) and transit-time distribution spectrum to validate a shallow groundwater transport model

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 480, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-9

  Molénat, Jérôme ^a   Gascuel Odoux, Chantal ^b,c   Aquilina, Luc ^d,e   Ruiz, Laurent ^b,c  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UMR SAS   (France)

^c AGROCAMPUS OUEST   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ EUROPÉENNE DE BRETAGNE   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

CFC; Chloride concentration; Solute transport model; Spectral properties; Validation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TRACER; CHLORIDE CONCENTRATIONS; CONSERVATIVE TRACERS; EFFECTIVE POROSITY; GASEOUS TRACERS; GROUNDWATER TRANSPORT; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; LOW SENSITIVITY; MEAN TRANSIT TIME; MIXING RATIOS; MODEL PARAMETERS; MODEL VALIDATION; REALISTIC SIMULATION; SHALLOW GROUNDWATER; SIMULATED GROUND WATER; SIMULATED SPECTRA; SOLUTE TRANSPORT MODEL; SPECTRAL PROPERTIES; STREAM WATER; TRACER CONCENTRATION; TRANSIT TIME; TRANSIT-TIME DISTRIBUTIONS; VALIDATION; WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; CATCHMENTS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MIXING; MODELS; RAIN; RUNOFF; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; TIME SERIES; ULTRASONIC DEVICES; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCES;

GROUNDWATER;

CATCHMENT; CFC; CHLORIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FLOW MODELING; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LAND USE CHANGE; MIXING RATIO; MODEL VALIDATION; POROSITY; RAINFALL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; STREAMWATER; TIME SERIES; TRACER; WATER QUALITY;

FRANCE;

EID: 84872673266     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.11.043     Document Type: Article

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