Analytical Modeling of Flow and Transport in Aquifers

Efficient management of ground-water aquifers and geothermal reservoirs requires accurate estimates of the hydraulic properties of water-bearing formations. These are needed to predict water- level changes, aquifer storage capacity, and the rate of movement of chemical species or thermal energy. Analytical models, properly applied, can often be used to estimate the hydraulic and transport properties of complex aquifer systems. This project's objective is to obtain analytical solutions to specific problems of flow and transport in water- bearing formations that can be used for evaluating the hydraulic and transport properties of aquifers and geothermal reservoirs.

REPORTS PUBLISHED 2000-2006

Moench, A.F., 2008, Analytical and numerical analyses of an unconfined aquifer test considering unsaturated zone characteristics: Water Resources Research, v. 44, W06409, doi:10.1029/2006WR005736. (on-line abstract or on-line article in pdf format, 1234 KB, published by the American Geopysical Union, not subject to U.S. copyright)

Moench, A.F., 2004, Importance of the vadose zone in analyses of unconfined Aquifer tests: Ground Water, v. 42, no. 2, p. 223-233. (on-line abstract)

Moench, A.F., 2004, Comment on "Aquifer parameter identification using the extended Kalman filter" by C.H. Leng and H.D. Yeh: Water Resources Research, v. 40, no. 4.

Ge, S., Bekins, B.A., Bredehoeft, J., Brown, K., Davis, E.E., Gorelick, S.M., Henry, P., Kooi, H., Moench, A.F., Ruppel, C., Sauter, M., Screaton, E., Swart, P.K., Tokunaga, T., Voss, C.I., and Whitaker, F., 2003, Fluid flow in sub-sea floor processes and future ocean drilling: EOS Transactions American Geophysical Union, v. 84, p. 145, 151-152.

Moench, A.F., 2003, Estimation of hectare-scale soil-moisture characteristics from aquifer-test data: Journal of Hydrology, v. 281, p. 82-95. (on-line abstract)

Ge, S., Bekins, B.A., Bredehoeft, J., Brown, K., Davis, E.E., Gorelick, S.M., Henry, P., Kooi, H., Moench, A.F., Ruppel, C., Sauter, M., Screaton, E., Swart, P.K., Tokunaga, T., Voss, C.I., and Whitaker, F., 2002, Hydrogeology program planning group final report: JOIDES Journal, v. 28, no. 2, p. 24-29. (on-line journal with article - pdf format)

Moench. A.F., Garabedian, S.P., and LeBlanc, D.R., 2001, Estimation of hydraulic parameters from an unconfined aquifer test conducted in a glacial outwash deposit, Cape Cod, Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1629, 69 p. (on-line abstract or to obtain pdf file)

Moench, A.F., and Kharaka, Y.K., 2001, Analytical model for deep well injection of cold brine into a hot aquifer in Cidu, R., ed., Proceedings of the tenth international symposium WRI-10, Villasimius, Italy, 10-15 June 2001: A.A. Balkema, v. 1, p. 193-196.

Barlow, P.M., DeSimone, L.A., and Moench, A.F., 2000, Aquifer response to stream-stage and recharge variations, II. Convolution method and applications: Journal of Hydrology, v. 230, p. 211- 229. (on-line abstract)

Moench, A.F., and Barlow, P.M., 2000, Aquifer response to stream- stage and recharge variations, I. Analytical step-response functions: Journal of Hydrology, v. 230, p. 192-210. (on-line abstract)

Moench, A.F., Garabedian, S.P., and LeBlanc, D.L., 2000, Estimation of Hydraulic Parameters from an Unconfined Aquifer Test Conducted in a Glacial Outwash Deposit, Cape Cod, Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 00-485. (on-line abstract or on-line report in pdf format, 961 kb)

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