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Analysis of Steady‐State Flow in Semiconfined Aquifers: A New Approach
Author(s) -
Gupta S. K.,
Sharma P.
Publication year - 1985
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/j.1745-6584.1985.tb02796.x
Subject(s) - aquifer , drawdown (hydrology) , logarithm , steady state (chemistry) , flow (mathematics) , aquifer test , matching (statistics) , mathematics , geology , groundwater , geotechnical engineering , mathematical analysis , geometry , statistics , chemistry , groundwater recharge
We show that in the case of semiconfined aquifers the ratio of steady‐state drawdown to its gradient with respect to the logarithm of radial distance from the pumping well, i.e. s m /(δs m /δ log 10 r), determines the transmissivity of the aquifer. A new method for evaluation of aquifer parameters utilizing this principle is proposed. As the method does not involve curve matching, it avoids subjectivity. We illustrate the method with an example.