1. Simulating Groundwater Interaction with a Surface Water Network Using Connected Linear Networks.
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Muffels, Christopher, Panday, Sorab, Andrews, Charles, Tonkin, Matthew, and Spiliotopoulos, Alexandros
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WATER table , *SURFACE interactions , *WATER use , *GROUNDWATER monitoring , *GROUNDWATER - Abstract
Simulating the interaction of groundwater with surface water networks using traditional boundary packages available with MODFLOW‐USG can be challenging for complex systems. Often several package types are required as they are typically purpose built. Moreover, these packages generally do not interact with one another which complicates accounting of groundwater discharge at different points within the system. Here, we demonstrate that the connected linear network (CLN) package of MODFLOW‐USG, and advances therein in USG‐Transport, can be used to simulate groundwater interaction with a complex surface water network comprised of creeks, ponds, wetlands, and springs, in a manner that is comparable with these other packages, but with additional benefits, including explicit routing of water between the features. Article impact statement: We demonstrate the Connected Linear Network package can be used to simulate the exchange of groundwater with complex surface water networks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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