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Two‐Dimensional Dispersivity Estimation Using Tracer Experiment Data
Author(s) -
Zou S.,
Parr A.
Publication year - 1994
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.1745-6584.1994.tb00653.x
Subject(s) - tracer , plume , flow (mathematics) , sampling (signal processing) , field (mathematics) , environmental science , slug test , mechanics , computer science , geology , groundwater , geotechnical engineering , meteorology , physics , mathematics , aquifer , filter (signal processing) , nuclear physics , pure mathematics , computer vision
This paper presents two analytical methods for estimating longitudinal and transversal dispersivities for a two‐dimensional plume generated by a slug tracer injection in a uniform ground‐water flow field. The first method requires the mapped plume area measurements at a given time after the tracer sources are injected. The second method requires concentration versus time data from one sampling well through which the plume passes. Detailed example calculations and comparisons with other procedures show that the methods presented herein represent improvements in both accuracy and ease of use over previous methods.