Articles | Volume 24, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-2437-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-2437-2020
Research article
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13 May 2020
Research article |  | 13 May 2020

Sensitivity of hydrologic and geologic parameters on recharge processes in a highly heterogeneous, semi-confined aquifer system

Stephen R. Maples, Laura Foglia, Graham E. Fogg, and Reed M. Maxwell

Data sets

Parflow_HESS S. R. Maples https://github.com/stephenmaples/Parflow_HESS

Model code and software

Parflow_HESS S. R. Maples https://github.com/stephenmaples/Parflow_HESS

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Short summary
In this study, we use a combination of local- and global-sensitivity analyses to evaluate the relative importance of (1) the configuration of subsurface alluvial geology and (2) the hydraulic properties of geologic facies on recharge processes. Results show that there is a large variation of recharge rates possible in a typical alluvial aquifer system and that the configuration proportion of sand and gravel deposits in the subsurface have a large impact on recharge rates.