Natural Groundwater Flow

About this book

Natural Groundwater Flow is an important volume focused on providing a complete description of groundwater flow velocity field and the velocity oriented approach for conducting numerical simulations and other applications. The book presents background information regarding the causes leading to spatial variations of the water table, related concepts of phreatic and specific storage, artificial flow, and flow driven by differences in groundwater density.Block-scale permeability is discussed in detail, and numerical applications using the Galerkin finite element method and pre-modeling techniques for obtaining data required for numerical modeling are examined. The book also presents never-before-published information regarding the theoretical justification and elucidation of hydrological systems analysis to analyze the effects of different spatio-temporal scales. "Natural Groundwater Flow" is an important reference for environmental physicists, hydrogeologists, civil engineers, mathematical geologists, and petroleum reservoir engineers.

Contents

Introduction. Basic Equations. Perfectly and Nonperfectly Layered Basins. Large-Scale Flow Parameters: Transmissivity and Conductivity. Introduction to Flow Systems Analysis. Transport of Dissolved Matter. The System-Analytical View of Groundwater Flow and Transport. Numerical Modeling. Computer Aspects. Examples and Applications. Bibliography. Appendices: From the Navier-Stokes Equations to Darcy's Law. Derivation of the Vector Field Equations. Flow Caused by Horizontal Gradients in Fluid Density. From the Small-Scale to the Large-Scale Darcy's Law. Basic Functions of the Finite Element Method. Index.

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