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First the following condition is checked in order to allow water movement through the aquifer:
First the following condition is checked in order to allow water movement through the aquifer:
: <math>V = w_g > z_a</math>
: <math>V = w_{g,t} > z_a</math>


Based on this condition being true, the transported volume V is calculated:
Based on this condition being true, the transported volume V is calculated:
: <math>V = \Delta w_g \cdot {KD}_a \cdot \Delta t</math>
: <math>V = \Delta w_{g,t} \cdot {KD}_a \cdot \Delta t</math>




Where:
Where:
: <math>w_g</math> = Ground water level in the cell;
: <math>w_{g,t}</math> = Ground water level in the cell at time <math>t</math>;
: <math>z_a</math> = [[Aquifer datum (Water Overlay)|the datum height of the aquifer]] at the cell.
: <math>z_a</math> = [[Aquifer datum (Water Overlay)|the datum height of the aquifer]] at the cell.
: <math>V</math> = Volume in <math>m{3}</math> that flows between the two adjacent cells due to the aquifer.
: <math>V</math> = Volume in <math>m{3}</math> that flows between the two adjacent cells due to the aquifer.
: <math>\Delta w_g</math> = Ground water level difference between the two adjacent cells;
: <math>\Delta w_{g,t}</math> = Ground water level difference between the two adjacent cells at time <math>t</math>;
: <math>\Delta t</math> = Computational timestep.
: <math>\Delta t</math> = Computational timestep.
: <math>{KD}_a</math> = The [[Aquifer kd (Water Overlay)|AQUIFER_KD]] attribute of aquifer.
: <math>{KD}_a</math> = The [[Aquifer kd (Water Overlay)|AQUIFER_KD]] attribute of aquifer.

Revision as of 17:09, 1 February 2023

Underground flow is different from surface flow, since it has to account for the slowdown and porousness of the medium. In general, horizontal underground flow is calculated using formulas described in Harbaugh 2005[1][2]. However, when an aquifer is present, the aquifer variant is applied.

Default horizontal flow

Two adjacent cells, where underground water level of cell 1 is larger than cell 2.

The flow between the two cells is calculated as:

Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \Delta w = w_{1} - w_{2}}

Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle B_{ex} = max ( B_{1} , B_{2} ) - D_{ground}}

Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle A_{c} = \Delta x \cdot ( w_{avg} - B_{ex} )}

Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle K = min(K_{1} , K_{2} )}

Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle q = \Delta w \cdot K \cdot A_{c} / \Delta x \cdot \Delta t}

where:

Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle w_n} = The underground water level of cell n.
Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle B_n} = The surface height of cell n.
Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle K_n} = The hydraulic conductivity of the cell, defined in HYDRAULIC_CONDUCTIVITY_ND of the underground terrain.
Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle D_{ground}} = The configured ground bottom distance, defined in GROUND_BOTTOM_DISTANCE_M of the Water Overlay.
Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle A_c} = Area of conductance.
= Underground water level difference.
Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \Delta t} = Computational timestep.
Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \Delta x} = Size of grid cell.
Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle w_{avg}} = Averaged underground water level, based on water levels in underground, WATER_STORAGE_PERCENTAGE and potentially the surface water level, when the underground is filled to the top.

Aquifer formula

When an aquifer is present, its hydraulic diffusivity is used to calculate the water flow.

First the following condition is checked in order to allow water movement through the aquifer:

Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle V = w_{g,t} > z_a}

Based on this condition being true, the transported volume V is calculated:

Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle V = \Delta w_{g,t} \cdot {KD}_a \cdot \Delta t}


Where:

Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle w_{g,t}} = Ground water level in the cell at time Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle t} ;
Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle z_a} = the datum height of the aquifer at the cell.
Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle V} = Volume in Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle m{3}} that flows between the two adjacent cells due to the aquifer.
Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \Delta w_{g,t}} = Ground water level difference between the two adjacent cells at time Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle t} ;
Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \Delta t} = Computational timestep.
Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle {KD}_a} = The AQUIFER_KD attribute of aquifer.

Related

The following topics are related to this formula.

Features
Aquifer
Formulas
Groundwater level formula
Underground infiltration formula
Models
Underground model
Infiltration model
Tracer flow model

See also

References

  1. Harbaugh, A.W., 2005, MODFLOW-2005, the U.S. Geological Survey modular ground-water model-the Ground-Water Flow Process: U.S. Geological Survey Techniques and Methods 6-A16, variously paginated.
  2. Langevin, C.D., Hughes, J.D., Banta, E.R., Niswonger, R.G., Panday, Sorab, and Provost, A.M. (2017) ∙ Documentation for the MODFLOW 6 Groundwater Flow Model: U.S. Geological Survey Techniques and Methods, book 6, chap. A55 ∙ p 31 ∙ found at: https://doi.org/10.3133/tm6A55 (last visited 2019-02-04)