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Numerical Groundwater Models

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Numerous questions in the field of hydrogeology (such as the effects of large abstractions in extensive heterogeneous aquifers, infiltration and discharge to nearby receiving waters) require detailed mathematical calculations. There was a move towards investigating these points using models because

  • it is not possible to take samples from the groundwater system,

  • the transferability of analytical calculations to large areas with different subareas cannot be ensured and

  • sampling the reaction of the natural systems can only be carried out slowly and so has significant time and financial consequences.

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Hölting, B., Coldewey, W.G. (2019). Numerical Groundwater Models. In: Hydrogeology. Springer Textbooks in Earth Sciences, Geography and Environment. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-56375-5_9

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