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ESPERE —A Multiple‐Method Microsoft Excel Application for Estimating Aquifer Recharge
Author(s) -
Lanini Sandra,
Caballero Yvan,
Seguin JeanJacques,
Maréchal JeanChristophe
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
groundwater
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.84
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1745-6584
pISSN - 0017-467X
DOI - 10.1111/gwat.12390
Subject(s) - computer science , microsoft excel , groundwater recharge , content (measure theory) , aquifer , computer graphics (images) , world wide web , information retrieval , operating system , mathematics , geology , groundwater , geotechnical engineering , mathematical analysis
International audienceSeveral methods can be used to estimate groundwater recharge. These vary in terms of time scale and the nature of the data they treat. ESPERE, an MS Excel application, uses several different commonly-used methods to rapidly and simultaneously estimate recharge. It makes it possible to quantify recharge with a monthly and annual time step and to visualize related uncertainties. It was designed to limit the number and type of parameters that must be entered by the user so that it could be used in any context, including those in which knowledge is limited. It provides an excellent means of analyzing the behavior of an aquifer in response to recharge