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

It depends on the configuration of the HYDRAULIC_CONDUCTIVITY_WITH_THICKNESS attribute value in the Water Overlay what Hydraulic Conductivity formula is used:

A value $<=0$ means Hydraulic Conductivity without Thickness formula will be used.
A value $>0$ means Hydraulic Conductivity with Thickness formula will be used.

Hydraulic Conductivity without Thickness

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

The flow between the two cells is calculated as:

$\Delta w_{t}=w_{1,t}-w_{2,t}$

$B_{bb}=max(B_{1}-d_{b,1},B_{2}-d_{b,2})$

$A_{c,t}=\Delta x\cdot ({\bar {w_{t}}}-B_{bb})$

$K=min(K_{1},K_{2})$

$V_{K,t}={\frac {\Delta w\cdot K\cdot A_{c,t}}{\Delta x}}\cdot \Delta t$

where:

w_{n,t}

= The ground water level of cell

n

at time

t

.

B_{c}

= the datum height of the surface of cell c, set by the elevation or a Terrain elevation prequel.

d_{b,c}

= The ground bottom distance of the cell c, defined by a Bottom distance prequel or a general GROUND_BOTTOM_DISTANCE_M of the Water Overlay.

B_{bb}

= the datum height of the bottom boundary at the edge of interaction between the two cells.

K_{n}

= The hydraulic conductivity of the cell, defined in HYDRAULIC_CONDUCTIVITY_MD of the ground terrain.

A_{c,t}

= Area of conductance at time

t

.

\Delta w

= Ground water level difference at time

t

.

\Delta t

= Computational timestep in seconds.

\Delta x

= Size of grid cell.

{\bar {w_{t}}}

= Averaged ground water level at time

t

, based on water levels in ground, WATER_STORAGE_PERCENTAGE and potentially the surface water level, when the ground is filled to the top.

V_{K,t}

= The amount of water to be transported at time

t

between one cell and the other.

Hydraulic Conductivity with Thickness

The flow between the two cells is calculated as:

$\Delta w_{t}=w_{1,t}-w_{2,t}$

$KD=min(KD_{1},KD_{2})$

$V_{KD,t}={\frac {\Delta w\cdot KD\cdot \Delta x}{\Delta x}}\cdot \Delta t$

where:

w_{n,t}

= The ground water level of cell

n

at time

t

.

KD_{n}

= The hydraulic conductivity of the cell, multiplied with the thickness of the layer, defined in HYDRAULIC_CONDUCTIVITY_WITH_THICKNESS_MD of the ground terrain.

\Delta w

= Ground water level difference at time

t

.

\Delta t

= Computational timestep in seconds.

\Delta x

= Size of grid cell.

V_{KD,t}

= The amount of water to be transported at time

t

between one cell and the other.

Aquifer formula

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

Based on conditions being true, the calculated volume of water that is transported through the aquifer is calculated as:

V_{a,t}={\begin{cases}{\dfrac {\Delta w_{t}\cdot {KD}_{a}\cdot \Delta x}{\Delta x}}\cdot \Delta t&{\text{if }}w_{n,t}>z_{a}{\text{ and }}KD_{a}>0\\V_{K(D),t}&{\text{otherwise}}\end{cases}}

Where:

\Delta w_{t}

= Ground water level difference between the two adjacent cells at time

t

;

{KD}_{a}

= The AQUIFER_KD attribute of aquifer.

\Delta x

= Size of grid cell.

\Delta t

= Computational timestep in seconds.

w_{n,t}

= Ground water level in cell

n

at time

t

;

z_{a}

= the datum height of the aquifer at the cell.

V_{K(D),t}

= The calculated amount of water to be transported at time

t

between one cell and the other.

V_{a,t}

= Volume in

m^{3}

that flows between the two adjacent cells due to the aquifer at time

t

.

References

↑ 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.
↑ 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)

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[Harbaugh-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.

[Modflow-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)

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@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-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<ref name="Harbaugh"/><ref name="Modflow"/>. However, when an [[Aquifer (Water_Overlay)|aquifer]] is present, the aquifer variant is applied.
+Ground flow is different from surface flow, since it has to account for the slowdown and porousness of the medium. In general, horizontal ground flow is calculated using formulas described in Harbaugh 2005<ref name="Harbaugh"/><ref name="Modflow"/>. However, when an [[Aquifer (Water_Overlay)|aquifer]] is present, the [[ground flow formula (Water Overlay)#Aquifer formula|Aquifer formula]] is applied.
+It depends on the configuration of the [[Hydraulic conductivity with thickness (Water Overlay)|HYDRAULIC_CONDUCTIVITY_WITH_THICKNESS]] attribute value in the [[Water Overlay]] what Hydraulic Conductivity formula is used:
+* A value <math><= 0</math> means [[Ground flow formula (Water Overlay)#Hydraulic Conductivity without Thickness|Hydraulic Conductivity without Thickness]] formula will be used.
+* A value <math>> 0</math> means [[Ground flow formula (Water Overlay)#Hydraulic Conductivity with Thickness|Hydraulic Conductivity with Thickness]] formula will be used.
 ===Hydraulic Conductivity without Thickness===
-[[File:Undergroundflow2.png|right|400px|thumb|Two adjacent cells, where underground water level of cell 1 is larger than cell 2.]]
+[[File:Undergroundflow2.png|right|400px|thumb|Two adjacent cells, where ground water level of cell 1 is larger than cell 2.]]
 The flow between the two cells is calculated as:
 <math>\Delta w_t = w_{1,t} - w_{2,t}</math>
-<math>B_{ex} = max ( B_{1} , B_{2} ) - d_{ground}</math>
+<math>B_{bb} = max ( B_{1}- d_{b,1} , B_{2}- d_{b,2} ) </math>
-<math>A_{c,t} = \Delta x \cdot ( w_{avg,t} - B_{ex} )</math>
+<math>A_{c,t} = \Delta x \cdot ( \bar{w_{t}} - B_{bb} )</math>
 <math>K = min(K_{1} , K_{2} )</math>
-<math>V_t = \Delta w \cdot K \cdot A_{c} / \Delta x \cdot \Delta t</math>
+<math>V_{K,t} = \frac{\Delta w \cdot K \cdot A_{c,t}}{ \Delta x} \cdot \Delta t</math>
 where:
-: <math>w_n</math> = The [[Groundwater level formula (Water Overlay)|underground water level]] of cell <math>n</math> at time <math>t</math>.
+: <math>w_{n,t}</math> = The [[Groundwater level formula (Water Overlay)|ground water level]] of cell <math>n</math> at time <math>t</math>.
-: <math>B_n</math> = The [[terrain height (Water Overlay)|surface height]] of cell n.
+: <math>B_c</math> = the datum height of the surface of cell c, set by the [[Elevation (Water Overlay)|elevation]] or a [[Terrain elevation prequel (Water Overlay)|Terrain elevation prequel]].
-: <math>K_n</math> = The hydraulic conductivity of the cell, defined in [[Terrain hydraulic conductivity md (Water Overlay)|HYDRAULIC_CONDUCTIVITY_MD]] of the underground terrain.
+: <math>d_{b,c}</math> = The ground bottom distance of the cell c, defined by a [[Bottom distance prequel (Water Overlay)|Bottom distance prequel]] or a general [[Ground_bottom_distance_m_(Water_Overlay)|GROUND_BOTTOM_DISTANCE_M]] of the Water Overlay.
-: <math>d_{ground}</math> = The configured ground bottom distance, defined in [[Ground_bottom_distance_m_(Water_Overlay)|GROUND_BOTTOM_DISTANCE_M]] of the Water Overlay.
+: <math>B_{bb}</math> = the datum height of the bottom boundary at the edge of interaction between the two cells.
-: <math>A_{c,t}</math> = Area of conductance at time <math>t</math>..
+: <math>K_n</math> = The hydraulic conductivity of the cell, defined in [[Terrain hydraulic conductivity md (Water Overlay)|HYDRAULIC_CONDUCTIVITY_MD]] of the ground terrain.
-: <math>\Delta w</math> = Underground water level difference at time <math>t</math>.
+: <math>A_{c,t}</math> = Area of conductance at time <math>t</math>.
-: <math>\Delta t</math> = Computational timestep.
+: <math>\Delta w</math> = Ground water level difference at time <math>t</math>.
+: <math>\Delta t</math> = Computational [[Timestep formula (Water Overlay)|timestep]] in seconds.
 : <math>\Delta x</math> = Size of grid cell.
-: <math>w_{avg,t}</math> = Averaged underground water level at time <math>t</math>, based on water levels in underground, [[Terrain water storage percentage (Water Overlay)|WATER_STORAGE_PERCENTAGE]] and potentially the [[Surface water level formula (Water Overlay)|surface water level]], when the underground is filled to the top.
+: <math>\bar{w_{t}}</math> = Averaged ground water level at time <math>t</math>, based on water levels in ground, [[Terrain water storage percentage (Water Overlay)|WATER_STORAGE_PERCENTAGE]] and potentially the [[Surface water level formula (Water Overlay)|surface water level]], when the ground is filled to the top.
-: <math>V_t</math> = The amount of water to be transported at time <math>t</math> between one cell and the other
+: <math>V_{K,t}</math> = The amount of water to be transported at time <math>t</math> between one cell and the other.
 <br clear=both>
@@ Line 35: / Line 39: @@
 <math>KD = min(KD_{1} , KD_{2} )</math>
-<math>V_t = \frac{\Delta w \cdot KD \cdot \Delta x }{ \Delta x} \cdot \Delta t</math>
+<math>V_{KD,t} = \frac{\Delta w \cdot KD \cdot \Delta x }{ \Delta x} \cdot \Delta t</math>
 where:
-: <math>w_{n,t}</math> = The [[Groundwater level formula (Water Overlay)|underground water level]] of cell <math>n</math> at time <math>t</math>.
+: <math>w_{n,t}</math> = The [[Groundwater level formula (Water Overlay)|ground water level]] of cell <math>n</math> at time <math>t</math>.
-: <math>B_n</math> = The [[terrain height (Water Overlay)|surface height]] of cell n.
+: <math>KD_n</math> = The hydraulic conductivity of the cell, multiplied with the thickness of the layer, defined in [[Terrain hydraulic conductivity with thickness md (Water Overlay)|HYDRAULIC_CONDUCTIVITY_WITH_THICKNESS_MD]] of the ground terrain.
-: <math>KD_n</math> = The hydraulic conductivity of the cell, multiplied with the thickness of the layer, defined in [[Terrain hydraulic conductivity with thickness md (Water Overlay)|HYDRAULIC_CONDUCTIVITY_WITH_THICKNESS_MD]] of the underground terrain.
+: <math>\Delta w</math> = Ground water level difference at time <math>t</math>.
-: <math>\Delta w</math> = Underground water level difference at time <math>t</math>.
+: <math>\Delta t</math> = Computational [[Timestep formula (Water Overlay)|timestep]] in seconds.
-: <math>\Delta t</math> = Computational timestep.
 : <math>\Delta x</math> = Size of grid cell.
-: <math>V_t</math> = The amount of water to be transported at time <math>t</math> between one cell and the other.
+: <math>V_{KD,t}</math> = The amount of water to be transported at time <math>t</math> between one cell and the other.
 ===Aquifer formula===
 When an [[Aquifer (Water_Overlay)|aquifer]] is present, its [[Aquifer kd (Water Overlay)|hydraulic diffusivity]] is used to calculate the water flow.
-First the following condition is checked in order to allow water movement through the aquifer:
+Based on conditions being true, the calculated volume of water that is transported through the aquifer is calculated as:
-: <math>V_t = w_{g,t} > z_a</math>
+: <math>V_{a,t} =
+\begin{cases}
-Based on this condition being true, the transported volume V is calculated:
+ \dfrac{ \Delta w_{t} \cdot {KD}_a \cdot \Delta x}{\Delta x} \cdot \Delta t & \text{if } w_{n,t} > z_a  \text{ and } KD_a > 0 \\
-: <math>V = \Delta w_{g,t} \cdot {KD}_a \cdot \Delta t</math>
+ V_{K(D),t}  & \text{otherwise}
+\end{cases}
+</math>
 Where:
-: <math>w_{g,t}</math> = Ground water level in the cell at time <math>t</math>;
+: <math>\Delta w_{t}</math> = Ground water level difference between the two adjacent cells at time <math>t</math>;
+: <math>{KD}_a</math> = The [[Aquifer kd (Water Overlay)|AQUIFER_KD]] attribute of aquifer.
+: <math>\Delta x</math> = Size of grid cell.
+: <math>\Delta t</math> = Computational [[Timestep formula (Water Overlay)|timestep]] in seconds.
+: <math>w_{n,t}</math> = Ground water level in cell <math>n</math> at time <math>t</math>;
 : <math>z_a</math> = [[Aquifer datum (Water Overlay)|the datum height of the aquifer]] at the cell.
-: <math>V_t</math> = Volume in <math>m^{3}</math> that flows between the two adjacent cells due to the aquifer at time <math>t</math>.
+: <math>V_{K(D),t}</math> = The calculated amount of water to be transported at time <math>t</math> between one cell and the other.
-: <math>\Delta w_{g,t}</math> = Ground water level difference between the two adjacent cells at time <math>t</math>;
+: <math>V_{a,t}</math> = Volume in <math>m^{3}</math> that flows between the two adjacent cells due to the aquifer at time <math>t</math>.
-: <math>\Delta t</math> = Computational timestep.
-: <math>{KD}_a</math> = The [[Aquifer kd (Water Overlay)|AQUIFER_KD]] attribute of aquifer.
 {{article end
@@ Line 68: / Line 74: @@
 The following topics are related to this formula.
 ; Features
-: [[Aquifer (Water Overlay)|Aquifer]]
+: [[Aquifer (Water Overlay)]]
 ; Formulas
-: [[Groundwater level formula (Water Overlay)|Groundwater level formula]]
+: [[Groundwater level formula (Water Overlay)]]
-: [[Underground infiltration formula (Water Overlay)|Underground infiltration formula]]
+: [[Ground infiltration formula (Water Overlay)]]
 ; Models
-: [[Underground model (Water Overlay)|Underground model]]
+: [[Ground model (Water Overlay)]]
-: [[Infiltration model (Water Overlay)|Infiltration model]]
+: [[Infiltration model (Water Overlay)]]
-: [[Tracer flow model (Water Overlay)|Tracer flow model]]
+: [[Tracer flow model (Water Overlay)]]
 |seealso=
-* [[Underground model (Water Overlay)#Horizontal flow and aquifers| Underground horizontal flow]]
+* [[Ground model (Water Overlay)#Horizontal flow and aquifers| Ground model]]
 |references=
 <references>

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