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Response of an Unconfined Aquifer Induced by Time Varying Recharge from a Rectangular Basin

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An analytical solution is developed to predict spatio-temporal variation of the water table in a 2-D aquifer system which is receiving transient recharge from an overlying basin of rectangular shape. The transient recharge function is approximated by a number of line segments. Application of the solution is demonstrated with the help of an example problem.

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  1. National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad –, 500 007, India

    A. Manglik, S. N. Rai & R. N. Singh

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Manglik, A., Rai, S.N. & Singh, R.N. Response of an Unconfined Aquifer Induced by Time Varying Recharge from a Rectangular Basin. Water Resources Management 11, 185–196 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007998810835

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