| Abstract: | A relatively simple and practical approach for calculating groundwater recharge in semiarid plain environments with a relatively shallow water table, such as the Kansas Prairies, is outlined. Major uncertainties in the Darcian, water balance, and groundwater fluctuation analysis approaches are outlined, and a combination methodology for reducing some of the uncertainties is proposed. By combining a storm-based soilwater balance (lasting several days) with the resulting water table rise, effective storativity values of the region near the water table are obtained. This combination method is termed the ‘hybrid water-fluctuation method‘. Using a simple average of several such estimates results in a site-calibrated effective storativity value that can be used to translate each major water-table rise tied to a specific storm period into a corresponding amount of groundwater recharge. Examples of soilwater balance and water-level fluctuation analyses based on field-measured data from Kansas show that the proposed methodology gives better and more reliable results than either of the two well-established approaches used singly. ?? 1991. |
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| Citation Author: | Sophocleous, M. A. |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Journal of Hydrology |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Combining the soilwater balance and water-level fluctuation methods to estimate natural groundwater recharge: Practical aspects; 1991; Article; Journal; Journal of Hydrology; Sophocleous, M. A. |
| Citation Start Page: | 229 |
| Citation Volume: | 124 |
| Citation Year: | 1991 |
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| Text: | Combining the soilwater balance and water-level fluctuation methods to estimate natural groundwater recharge: Practical aspects; 1991; Article; Journal; Journal of Hydrology; Sophocleous, M. A. |
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| Date Other: | Tue, 1 Jan 1991 00:00 -0600 |
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