Open AccessMethod developed for extrapolating scale behavior
Author(s) -
SchulzeMakuch Dirk,
Cherkauer Douglas S.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/97eo00005
Subject(s) - hydraulic conductivity , aquifer , groundwater , scale (ratio) , carbonate , groundwater flow , geology , flow (mathematics) , geotechnical engineering , soil science , groundwater model , petroleum engineering , environmental science , hydrology (agriculture) , mechanics , materials science , physics , quantum mechanics , metallurgy , soil water
The two most fundamental hydraulic parameters of the subsurface are hydraulic conductivity (K) and longitudinal dispersivity (α). While K describes the resistivity of a medium to fluid flow, α describes the local variations in the velocity field of a groundwater solute in the direction of fluid flow. More attention has been given to the scale behavior of dispersivity, because a is a fundamental parameter needed for defining the transport of groundwater contaminants. In this study, the scale behavior for both parameters was examined in the carbonate aquifer system of southeastern Wisconsin and a method was developed to link their scale behavior together. This study showed that K and α measurements from a carbonate aquifer had similar responses to increases in scale.