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Hydrologic studies using the Boussinesq equation with recharge term
Author(s) -
Zucker Melvin B.,
Remson Irwin,
Janet Ebert,
Aguado Eduardo
Publication year - 1973
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/wr009i003p00586
Subject(s) - groundwater recharge , groundwater , nonlinear system , term (time) , water balance , hydrology (agriculture) , inverse , partial differential equation , environmental science , soil science , mathematics , geology , geotechnical engineering , aquifer , mathematical analysis , geometry , physics , quantum mechanics
The Boussinesq equation, which is used to describe one‐dimensional unconfined ground water movement, is modified to accept groundwater recharge as computed by a climatological soil‐moisture balance. It is solved efficiently by using a predictor‐corrector technique for nonlinear partial differential equations. The method is applied to studies of the effects of system parameters on groundwater and to the determination of system parameters by the inverse method. It is used to predict the effects of certain land development options on groundwater occurrence and on groundwater discharge to streams.