Time-lapse Mise-á-la-Masse measurements and modeling for tracer test monitoring in a shallow aquifer

MT Perri, P De Vita, R Masciale, I Portoghese… - Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
The main goal of this study is to evaluate the reliability of the Mise-á-la-Masse (MALM)
technique associated with saline tracer tests for the characterization of groundwater flow …

Point dilution tests to calculate groundwater velocity: an example in a porous aquifer in northeast Italy

L Piccinini, P Fabbri, M Pola - Hydrological Sciences Journal, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The point dilution test is a single-well technique for estimating horizontal flow velocity in the
aquifer surrounding a well. The test is conducted by introducing a tracer into a well section …

How to chase a tracer–combining conventional salt tracer testing and direct push electrical conductivity profiling for enhanced aquifer characterization

T Vienken, E Huber, M Kreck, P Huggenberger… - Advances in water …, 2017 - Elsevier
Tracer testing is a well-established technique in hydrogeological site characterization.
However, certain a priori knowledge of the hydraulic regime is required beforehand to avoid …

Surface electrical resistivity tomography and hydrogeological characterization to constrain groundwater flow modeling in an agricultural field site near Ferrara (Italy)

M Mastrocicco, G Vignoli, N Colombani… - Environmental Earth …, 2010 - Springer
A portion of an unconfined alluvial aquifer located in the Padana Plain (Italy) was
characterized following an integrated hydro-geophysical approach. Initially an electrical …

Stochastic characterization of the Montalto Uffugo research site (Italy) by geostatistical inversion of moment equations of groundwater flow

EB Janetti, M Riva, S Straface, A Guadagnini - Journal of hydrology, 2010 - Elsevier
We assess the applicability and performance of a methodology of inverting stochastic mean
groundwater flow equations to characterize the spatial variability of (natural) log …

The importance of observations on fluxes to constrain ground water model calibration

C Vassena, C Durante, M Giudici, G Ponzini - … of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 2008 - Elsevier
The aquifer system in the alluvial basin bordered by Adda, Po and Oglio rivers (Northern
Italy) is characterised by a dual flow regime. In shallow sediments, which constitute a …

Sequential aquifer tests at a well field, Montalto Uffugo Scalo, Italy

S Straface, TCJ Yeh, J Zhu, S Troisi… - Water Resources …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
This paper investigates our ability to characterize an aquifer using a sequential aquifer test
in a well field that consists of six wells. During the test, we pumped water out from the aquifer …

Combined use of heat and saline tracer to estimate aquifer properties in a forced gradient test

N Colombani, BMS Giambastiani, M Mastrocicco - Journal of Hydrology, 2015 - Elsevier
Usually electrolytic tracers are employed for subsurface characterization, but the
interpretation of tracer test data collected by low cost techniques, such as electrical …

[HTML][HTML] Improving hydrogeological understanding through well-test interpretation by diagnostic plot and modelling: a case study in an alluvial aquifer in France

T Garin, B Arfib, B Ladouche, J Goncalves… - Hydrogeology …, 2021 - inria.hal.science
The study of groundwater resources using pumping test data is usually carried out with the
Theis solution, which enables the hydraulic parameters of porous aquifers such as the …

Calibration of a vadose zone model using water injection monitored by GPR and electrical resistance tomography

R Deiana, G Cassiani, A Villa, A Bagliani… - Vadose Zone …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The noninvasive characterization of the vadose zone has been the objective of intense
research aiming at collecting data for the calibration of flow and transport models. This …