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A Computerized Ground Water Monitoring System
Author(s) -
Way ShaoChih Ted,
McKee C.R.,
Wainwright H. K.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
groundwater monitoring and remediation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1745-6592
pISSN - 1069-3629
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-6592.1984.tb01214.x
Subject(s) - aquifer , drawdown (hydrology) , aquifer test , data acquisition , well test (oil and gas) , environmental science , test data , data collection , groundwater , field (mathematics) , petroleum engineering , hydrology (agriculture) , geology , geotechnical engineering , computer science , mathematics , statistics , groundwater recharge , pure mathematics , programming language , operating system
This article describes a computer automated, hydrologic analysis system designed to allow the collection of high quality, long‐term pumping test data. The instrument solves two of the major problems encountered in the field during aquifer tests: insufficient data, particularly during the early part of a test when drawdown is rapid; and high labor costs associated with long‐term monitoring. To illustrate the system's application, results are presented from the test of a highly transmissive aquifer. The aquifer's drawdown response was rapid; thus the time‐drawdown curve was essentially flat after the first two minutes of the test, and correspondingly rapid data acquisition was essential for a unique solution of the aquifer's three‐dimensional hydraulic conductivities.