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Development of a Model for Simulation of Solute Transport in a Stream–Aquifer System

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A model for simulation of solute transport in a dynamic stream–aquifer system is developed by integrating four existing sub-models. Interface packages are created to link the sub-models. The developed model is successfully used to simulate chloride transport in the stream–aquifer system of the Arkansas River and the Equus Beds Aquifer in Kansas and demonstrates that chloride concentration in the aquifer decreases in the vicinity of the simulated channel over time.

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  1. 1212 Raintree Dr. # B45, Ft. Collins, CO, 80526, USA

    Hashem A. Faidi

  2. Integrated Decision Support (IDS) Group, Colorado State University, 502 University Services Center, 601 S. Howes Street, Ft. Collins, CO, 80523, USA

    Luis A. Garcia

  3. Department of Civil Engineering, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO, 80523, USA

    Maurice M. Albertson

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Faidi, H.A., Garcia, L.A. & Albertson, M.M. Development of a Model for Simulation of Solute Transport in a Stream–Aquifer System. Environmental Modeling & Assessment 7, 191–206 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1016380806404

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