Simulation of Net Infiltration and Potential Recharge Using a Distributed-Parameter Watershed Model of the Death Valley Region, Nevada and California
Title | Simulation of Net Infiltration and Potential Recharge Using a Distributed-Parameter Watershed Model of the Death Valley Region, Nevada and California PDF eBook |
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Publisher | DIANE Publishing |
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ISBN | 1428917497 |
Simulation of Net Infiltration and Potential Recharge Using a Distributed-Parameter Watershed Model of the Death Valley Region, Nevada and California
Title | Simulation of Net Infiltration and Potential Recharge Using a Distributed-Parameter Watershed Model of the Death Valley Region, Nevada and California PDF eBook |
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This report presents the development and application of the distributed-parameter watershed model, INFILv3, for estimating the temporal and spatial distribution of net infiltration and potential recharge in the Death Valley region, Nevada and California. The estimates of net infiltration quantify the downward drainage of water across the lower boundary of the root zone and are used to indicate potential recharge under variable climate conditions and drainage basin characteristics. Spatial variability in recharge in the Death Valley region likely is high owing to large differences in precipitation, potential evapotranspiration, bedrock permeability, soil thickness, vegetation characteristics, and contributions to recharge along active stream channels. The quantity and spatial distribution of recharge representing the effects of variable climatic conditions and drainage basin characteristics on recharge are needed to reduce uncertainty in modeling ground-water flow. The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy, developed a regional saturated-zone ground-water flow model of the Death Valley regional ground-water flow system to help evaluate the current hydrogeologic system and the potential effects of natural or human-induced changes. Although previous estimates of recharge have been made for most areas of the Death Valley region, including the area defined by the boundary of the Death Valley regional ground-water flow system, the uncertainty of these estimates is high, and the spatial and temporal variability of the recharge in these basins has not been quantified.
Simulation of Net Infiltration and Potential Recharge Using a Distributed-parameter Watershed Model of the Death Valley Region, Nevada and California
Title | Simulation of Net Infiltration and Potential Recharge Using a Distributed-parameter Watershed Model of the Death Valley Region, Nevada and California PDF eBook |
Author | Joseph A. Hevesi |
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Release | 2003 |
Genre | Groundwater flow |
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Hydrology and Geochemistry of Yucca Mountain and Vicinity, Southern Nevada and California
Title | Hydrology and Geochemistry of Yucca Mountain and Vicinity, Southern Nevada and California PDF eBook |
Author | John S. Stuckless |
Publisher | Geological Society of America |
Pages | 402 |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0813712092 |
Evaluation of geohydrologic framework, recharge estimates, and ground-water flow of the Joshua Tree area, San Bernardino County, California
Title | Evaluation of geohydrologic framework, recharge estimates, and ground-water flow of the Joshua Tree area, San Bernardino County, California PDF eBook |
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Publisher | DIANE Publishing |
Pages | 127 |
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ISBN | 1428983996 |
Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
Title | Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications PDF eBook |
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Pages | 1102 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Government publications |
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U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper
Title | U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper PDF eBook |
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Pages | 434 |
Release | 1984 |
Genre | Geology |
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