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

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

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-2437-2020

Articles | Volume 24, issue 5

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-2437-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-2437-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 24, issue 5

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

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'Review', Anonymous Referee #1, 23 Sep 2019
- AC1: 'Response to Reviewer 1 Comments', Stephen Maples, 25 Nov 2019
  - AC3: 'Revised Manuscript addressing Reviewer 1 Comments', Stephen Maples, 25 Nov 2019
RC2: 'Review', Anonymous Referee #2, 25 Oct 2019
- AC2: 'Response to Reviewer 2 Comments', Stephen Maples, 25 Nov 2019
  - AC4: 'Revised Manuscript addressing Reviewer 2 Comments', Stephen Maples, 25 Nov 2019

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Publish subject to revisions (further review by editor and referees) (15 Dec 2019) by Insa Neuweiler

AR by Stephen Maples on behalf of the Authors (26 Jan 2020) Author's response

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (17 Feb 2020) by Insa Neuweiler

RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (17 Mar 2020)

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (31 Mar 2020)

ED: Publish as is (02 Apr 2020) by Insa Neuweiler

AR by Stephen Maples on behalf of the Authors (06 Apr 2020)

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.