Analysis of the Saltwater Wedge in a Coastal Karst Aquifer with a Double Conduit Network, Numerical Simulations and Sensitivity Analysis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Study Site
2.2. Hydrological Parameter
3. Results and Discussions
3.1. Spatial and Temporal Discretization
3.2. Initial and Boundary Conditions
3.3. Sensitivity Analysis
3.3.1. Local Sensitivity Analysis of Numerical Simulations in the Conduits
3.3.2. Local Sensitivity Analysis of Numerical Simulations in the Fractured Medium
3.4. Numerical Simulations Results of Seawater Intrusion Scenarios
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Parameter | Definition | Lower | Upper | Evaluated Value | Units |
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HCf | Hydraulic conductivity (fractured medium) | 10.0 | 3000.0 | 1045.0 | ay |
HCc | Hydraulic conductivity (conduits) | ||||
VA | Vertical anisotropy | 1.0 | 10.0 | 1.0 | dimensionless |
POf | Porosity (fractured medium) | 0.1 | dimensionless | ||
POc | Porosity (conduits) | 1.0 | dimensionless | ||
LDf | Longitudinal dispersivity (fractured medium) | 10.0 | |||
LDc | Longitudinal dispersivity (conduits) | 0.3 | |||
SC | Salinity concentration | 10.0 | 37.0 | 37.0 | |
SH | Specified head boundary conditions | 8.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
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Feo, A.; Zanini, A.; Petrella, E.; Hernàndez-Diaz, R.; Celico, F. Analysis of the Saltwater Wedge in a Coastal Karst Aquifer with a Double Conduit Network, Numerical Simulations and Sensitivity Analysis. Water 2019, 11, 2311. https://doi.org/10.3390/w11112311
Feo A, Zanini A, Petrella E, Hernàndez-Diaz R, Celico F. Analysis of the Saltwater Wedge in a Coastal Karst Aquifer with a Double Conduit Network, Numerical Simulations and Sensitivity Analysis. Water. 2019; 11(11):2311. https://doi.org/10.3390/w11112311
Chicago/Turabian StyleFeo, Alessandra, Andrea Zanini, Emma Petrella, Rebeca Hernàndez-Diaz, and Fulvio Celico. 2019. "Analysis of the Saltwater Wedge in a Coastal Karst Aquifer with a Double Conduit Network, Numerical Simulations and Sensitivity Analysis" Water 11, no. 11: 2311. https://doi.org/10.3390/w11112311