| Abstract: | Two programs are documented which solve a discretized analytical equation derived to determine head changes at a point in a one-dimensional ground-water flow system. The programs, written for programmable calculators, are in widely divergent but commonly encountered languages and serve to illustrate the adaptability of the linear model to use in situations where access to true computers is not possible or economical. The analytical method assumes a semi-infinite aquifer which is uniform in thickness and hydrologic characteristics, bounded on one side by an impermeable barrier and on the other parallel side by a fully penetrating stream in complete hydraulic connection with the aquifer. Ground-water heads may be calculated for points along a line which is perpendicular to the impermeable barrie and the fully penetrating stream. Head changes at the observation point are dependent on (1) the distance between that point and the impermeable barrier, (2) the distance between the line of stress (the stream) and the impermeable barrier, (3) aquifer diffusivity, (4) time, and (5) head changes along the line of stress. The primary application of the programs is to determine aquifer diffusivity by the flood-wave response technique. (Woodard-USGS) |
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| Citation Author: | Kernodle, John Michael |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | iv, 69 p. :ill. ;27 cm. |
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| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey, |
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| Citation Series Number: | 78-356 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Linear ground-water flow, flood-wave response program for programmable calculators; 1978; OFR; 78-356; Kernodle, John Michael |
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| Text: | Linear ground-water flow, flood-wave response program for programmable calculators; 1978; OFR; 78-356; Kernodle, John Michael |
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| URL (DOCUMENT): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1978/0356/report.pdf |
| Date Other: | Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey, |
