A new method for high-resolution characterization of hydraulic conductivity
Water Resources Research
By: Gaisheng Liu, J.J. Butler Jr., Geoffrey C. Bohling, Ed Reboulet, Steve Knobbe, and D.W. Hyndman
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Abstract
A new probe has been developed for high-resolution characterization of hydraulic conductivity (K) in shallow unconsolidated formations. The probe was recently applied at the Macrodispersion Experiment (MADE) site in Mississippi where K was rapidly characterized at a resolution as fine as 0.015 m, which has not previously been possible. Eleven profiles were obtained with K varying up to 7 orders of magnitude in individual profiles. Currently, high-resolution (0.015-m) profiling has an upper K limit of 10 m/d; lower-resolution (???0.4-m) mode is used in more permeable zones pending modifications. The probe presents a new means to help address unresolved issues of solute transport in heterogeneous systems. Copyright 2009 by the American Geophysical Union.
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Liu, G., Butler, J., Bohling, G.C., Reboulet, E., Knobbe, S., Hyndman, D., 2009, A new method for high-resolution characterization of hydraulic conductivity: Water Resources Research, v. 45, no. 8, https://doi.org/10.1029/2009WR008319.
ISSN: 1944-7973 (online)
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | A new method for high-resolution characterization of hydraulic conductivity |
| Series title | Water Resources Research |
| DOI | 10.1029/2009WR008319 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Publication Date | August 29, 2009 |
| Year Published | 2009 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Water Resources Research |