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To obtain more accurate hydrogeological parameters of an aquifer, multi-methods are applied in this paper. Taking the Longkeng water source in Songyuan City as an example, a pumping test, as well as the groundwater dynamical, spring discharge inverse, and groundwater hydrochemical kinetics method are first applied to determine the hydrogeological parameters of the aquifer in this area. Groundwater numerical simulating models are then built using Groundwater Modeling System software to identify and certify the parameters. According to the all-time water-level fitting curve of long-term observation wells, the relative error of simulated water level is less than 6 %. According to these methods, the parameters for the whole region are obtained, and these parameters are more accurate than those obtained by using pumping tests alone.
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This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China in the 11th Five-year Plan Period (2007BAB28B04-03) and by the Ph.D. Programs Foundation of the Ministry of Education of China (200801830044). The authors are grateful to the anonymous reviewers for their constructive comments and suggested revisions.
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Fang, Z., Ma, Z., Xiao, Cl. et al. Application of multi-methods in the calculation and validation of aquifer parameters in Longkeng water source area in Songyuan City, China. Arab J Geosci 8, 1243–1250 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-013-1257-y
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