A field study (Massachusetts, USA) of the factors controlling the depth of groundwater flow systems in crystalline fractured-rock terrain

DF Boutt, P Diggins, S Mabee - Hydrogeology Journal, 2010 - search.proquest.com
Groundwater movement and availability in crystalline and metamorphosed rocks is
dominated by the secondary porosity generated through fracturing. The distributions of …

On the use of mean groundwater age, life expectancy and capture probability for defining aquifer vulnerability and time-of-travel zones for source water protection

JW Molson, EO Frind - Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 2012 - Elsevier
Protection and sustainability of water supply wells requires the assessment of vulnerability to
contamination and the delineation of well capture zones. Capture zones, or more generally …

Analysis of crystalline rock permeability versus depth in a Canadian Precambrian rock setting

AP Snowdon, SD Normani… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Over the last 50 years, there has been an increased interest in characterizing Precambrian
crystalline rock, such as the Canadian Shield, to investigate the feasibility of deep geologic …

Comparison of groundwater age models for assessing nitrate loading, transport pathways, and management options in a complex aquifer system

EH Koh, E Lee, D Kaown, CT Green… - Hydrological …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In an aquifer system with complex hydrogeology, mixing of groundwater with different ages
could occur associated with various flow pathways. In this study, we applied different …

Investigating the role of hydromechanical coupling on flow and transport in shallow fractured-rock aquifers

E Earnest, D Boutt - Hydrogeology journal, 2014 - search.proquest.com
Fractured-rock aquifers display spatially and temporally variable hydraulic conductivity
generally attributed to variable fracture intensity and connectivity. Empirical evidence …

[图书][B] Fractured rock hydrogeology

JM Sharp, U Troeger - 2014 - api.taylorfrancis.com
ABSTRACT The IAH Commission on Hardrock Hydrogeology (HyRoC) became a significant
feature of the International Association of Hyrogeologists since the early 1990s. It has …

[HTML][HTML] The role of groundwater in loading of nutrients to a restricted bay in a Precambrian Shield lake. Part 1.–Conceptual model and field observations

DR Van Stempvoort, WD Robertson, R MacKay… - Journal of Great Lakes …, 2021 - Elsevier
Previous studies of the nutrient budgets of lakes in Precambrian Shield regions have
generally ignored the role of groundwater as a source or sink (influx or efflux) of nutrients …

Topography scale effects on groundwater-surface water exchange fluxes in a Canadian Shield setting

AP Snowdon, JF Sykes, SD Normani - Journal of Hydrology, 2020 - Elsevier
Exchange fluxes occur when hydrological processes transfer water across the topographic
surface between the groundwater and surface water systems. Many hydrological models are …

Application of implicit sub-time stepping to simulate flow and transport in fractured porous media

YJ Park, EA Sudicky, S Panday, JF Sykes… - Advances in Water …, 2008 - Elsevier
In general, the accuracy of numerical simulations is determined by spatial and temporal
discretization levels. In fractured porous media, the time step size is a key factor in …

Radionuclide transport during glacial cycles: Comparison of two approaches for representing flow transients

JO Selroos, H Cheng, S Painter, P Vidstrand - … of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 2013 - Elsevier
The effect of future, transient ice sheet movement and permafrost development on transport
of radionuclides from a proposed repository site is investigated using numerical …