Articles | Volume 23, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-2461-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-2461-2019
Research article
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22 May 2019
Research article |  | 22 May 2019

A partially coupled hydro-mechanical analysis of the Bengal Aquifer System under hydrological loading

Nicholas D. Woodman, William G. Burgess, Kazi Matin Ahmed, and Anwar Zahid

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by editor and referees) (15 Nov 2018) by Monica Riva
AR by Anna Mirena Feist-Polner on behalf of the Authors (12 Dec 2018)  Author's response
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (21 Jan 2019) by Monica Riva
RR by Garth van der Kamp (15 Feb 2019)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (15 Mar 2019) by Monica Riva
AR by Nick Woodman on behalf of the Authors (22 Mar 2019)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (08 Apr 2019) by Monica Riva
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Short summary
We show that a conventional hydraulic understanding of groundwater level fluctuation is too simplistic for the extensive floodplains of Bangladesh and West Bengal. This is crucial because 150 million people of the region rely on groundwater for drinking and irrigation. We describe a more complex situation: the coupled hydro-mechanical action of surface water coming and going as the seasons change. Our model results will assist sustainable management of groundwater resources across the region.