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Balancing practicality and hydrologic realism: A parsimonious approach for simulating rapid groundwater recharge via unsaturated‐zone preferential flow
Author(s) -
Mirus Benjamin B.,
Nimmo John R.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
water resources research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.863
H-Index - 217
eISSN - 1944-7973
pISSN - 0043-1397
DOI - 10.1002/wrcr.20141
Subject(s) - groundwater recharge , vadose zone , water table , groundwater , groundwater flow , hydrology (agriculture) , flow (mathematics) , flux (metallurgy) , key (lock) , groundwater model , environmental science , geology , soil science , computer science , aquifer , geotechnical engineering , mathematics , chemistry , geometry , organic chemistry , computer security
Key Points Unsaturated preferential flow is generally underestimated A simple model can simulate rapid water table fluctuations The model provides useful flux estimates and requires limited data inputs