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Interface Flow With Vertically Varying Hydraulic Conductivity
Author(s) -
Toller Erik A. L.,
Strack Otto D. L.
Publication year - 2019
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 - 10.1029/2019wr024927
Subject(s) - hydraulic conductivity , saltwater intrusion , aquifer , infiltration (hvac) , geology , intrusion , conductivity , geotechnical engineering , interface (matter) , flow (mathematics) , mechanics , soil science , petroleum engineering , groundwater , materials science , physics , composite material , quantum mechanics , soil water , geochemistry , bubble , maximum bubble pressure method
We present an approach for solving problems of saltwater intrusion in aquifers with an hydraulic conductivity that varies in the vertical direction. The approach is based on the concept of a comprehensive potential, whose gradient exactly represents the vertically integrated discharge, which is, by definition, a two‐dimensional vector. We apply the approach to an island in Sweden and use it to estimate maximum allowable pumping rates of wells that recover part of the infiltration on the island.