Abstract
AN ALGEBRAIC TECHNOLOGICAL FUNCTION (ATF) IS SHOWN TO EXIST FOR AN AQUIFER WHOSE FLOW TO WELLS CAN BE RE - MODELED BY BOUSSINESQ'S EQUATION.DRAWDOWN IS SHOWN TO BE AN INFINITE POWER SERIES IN PUMPING VALUES, AND THE ATF IS PROVIDED BY A FINITE SUM OF THE POWER SERIES.THE NUMBER OF TERMS NECESSARY FOR THE FINITE SUM TO PROVIDE A GOOD APPROXIMATION TO THE INFINITE SERIES IS SHOWN TO DEPEND ON A RATIO OF DRAWDOWN TO SATURATED THICKNESS.THE ATF CAN BE USED IN OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES OR AS A METHOD FOR PREDICTING DRAWDOWNS FROM PUMPING.(A).
Original language | English (US) |
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Journal | Water Resources Research |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 4 |
State | Published - 1974 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Aquatic Science
- General Environmental Science
- Environmental Chemistry
- Water Science and Technology