Articles | Volume 22, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-3951-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-3951-2018
Research article
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20 Jul 2018
Research article |  | 20 Jul 2018

Analysis of three-dimensional unsaturated–saturated flow induced by localized recharge in unconfined aquifers

Chia-Hao Chang, Ching-Sheng Huang, and Hund-Der Yeh

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Short summary
Existing analytical solutions associated with groundwater recharge are only applicable to the studies of saturated flow in aquifers. This paper develops an analytical solution for 3-D unsaturated–saturated flow due to localized recharge into an unconfined aquifer. The effects of unsaturated flow on the recharge process are analyzed. The present solution agrees well with a finite-difference solution. The solution’s predictions also match well with observed data obtained by a field experiment.