Model-estimated ground-water recharge and hydrograph of ground-water discharge to a stream
The computer model PULSE, described in this report, can be used to construct a hydrograph of ground-water discharge to a stream. The model is applicable to a ground-water flow system that is driven by areally uniform recharge to the water table, and in which ground water discharges to a gaining stream. One of the two formulations used by the model allows for an instantaneous recharge pulse and subsequent ground-water discharge to the stream. The other formulation, which allows for a gradual hydrologic gain or loss term in addition to the instantaneous pulse, can be used to simulate the effects of gradual recharge to the water table, ground-water evapotranspiration, or downward leakage to a deeper aquifer.
Citation Information
Publication Year | 1997 |
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Title | Model-estimated ground-water recharge and hydrograph of ground-water discharge to a stream |
DOI | 10.3133/wri974253 |
Authors | A. T. Rutledge |
Publication Type | Report |
Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
Series Title | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
Series Number | 97-4253 |
Index ID | wri974253 |
Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |