Analyses of uncertainties and scaling of groundwater level fluctuations

Liang, X. Y.; Zhang, Y.-K.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-19-2971-2015

Articles | Volume 19, issue 7

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-19-2971-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-19-2971-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 19, issue 7

Research article

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01 Jul 2015

Research article |

| 01 Jul 2015

Analyses of uncertainties and scaling of groundwater level fluctuations

X. Y. Liang and Y.-K. Zhang

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RC C59: 'Comment on 'Analyses of Uncertainties and Scaling of Groundwater Level Fluctuations'', Anonymous Referee #1, 05 Feb 2015
- AC C1597: 'Response to Anonymous Referee #1’s comments on “Analyses of Uncertainties and Scaling of Groundwater Level Fluctuations”', You-Kuan Zhang, 19 May 2015
RC C1206: 'Comments on HESS Paper “Analysis of uncertainties and scaling of groundwater level fluctuations “ X. Y. Liang and Y.-K. Zhang', Anonymous Referee #2, 22 Apr 2015
- AC C1602: 'Response to Anonymous Referee #2’s comments on “Analyses of Uncertainties and Scaling of Groundwater Level Fluctuations”', You-Kuan Zhang, 19 May 2015

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (Editor review) (21 May 2015) by Sabine Attinger

AR by You-Kuan Zhang on behalf of the Authors (21 May 2015)

ED: Publish as is (17 Jun 2015) by Sabine Attinger

AR by You-Kuan Zhang on behalf of the Authors (17 Jun 2015)

Short summary

The error or uncertainty in head, obtained with an analytical or numerical solution, at an early time is mainly caused by the random initial condition. The error reduces with time, later reaching a constant error. The constant error at a later time is mainly due to the effects of the uncertain source/sink. The error caused by the uncertain boundary is limited to a narrow zone. Temporal scaling of head exists in most parts of a low permeable aquifer, mainly caused by recharge fluctuation.