Track: Water Resources
Using ArcInfo in Modeling Groundwater Flow and Selenium Transport at the Lower Western San Joaquin Valley, California
Ajay KumarJoan Wu , Mike Klinefelter
A three-dimensional groundwater flow modeling study was conducted to investigate the effects of various hydraulic property parameters and management alternatives on groundwater budget and selenium transport in the western San Joaquin Valley, California. ArcInfo was used to construct a conceptual hydrologic model. The model inputs such as geometric configuration, hydraulic properties, sinks, and sources were constructed within ArcInfo. Groundwater Modeling System (GMS), a computer simulation model, was used to simulate the groundwater flow and solute transport processes utilizing ArcInfo-developed input data. Optimum management plans that can control the water table levels and reduce selenium were then determined based on the results of scenario simulations.
Ajay Kumar
University of California
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