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By Scott T. Prinos |
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CORRELATION ANALYSIS OF A GROUND-WATER LEVEL MONITORING NETWORKAnalytical ConsiderationsSeasonal Water-Level VariationThe seasonal pattern of rainfall, combined with the way in which the hydrologic system is managed in southern Florida, creates distinct differences in the water levels at monitoring wells in the wet and dry seasons. The seasonal variation in aquifer water levels depends on the hydrology and management of the area. The monthly variation in mean water levels and the variation in monthly standard deviation of water levels for wells
The widely varying amounts of rainfall at differing locations that occur in southern Florida particularly during the wet season (fig. 3A and 3B) can have a direct effect on how well the water-level data from different monitoring wells correlate. Conversely, during the dry season, the allocation of water through the system of canals, control structures, and well fields can become an overriding factor in determining whether water levels at two different wells will correlate. Therefore, an important consideration is whether water levels at wells in the ground-water monitoring network correlate from season to season. Next: Temporal Changes in Correlation Between Monitoring Wells |
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