Aquifer parameters estimation from natural groundwater level fluctuations at the mexicanwine-producing region Guadalupe Valley, BC

Determining hydrogeological properties of the rock materials that constitute an aquifer through stress tests or laboratory tests presents inherent complications. An alternative tool that has significant advantages is the study of the groundwater-level response as a result of the pore-pressure variat...

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Autores: Fuentes Arreazola, Mario A., Ramírez Hernández, Jorge, Vázquez González, Rogelio, Núñez Escribano, Diana, Díaz Fernández, Alejandro, González Ramírez, Javier
Tipo de documento: artigo
Data de publicação:2021
País:España
Recursos:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositório:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglês
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/92159
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/92159
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:556
Hydrogeological properties
Natural groundwater fluctuations
Semi-arid zones
Depleting groundwater resources
Guadalupe Valley Aquifer
Hidrología
2508 Hidrología
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Resumo:Determining hydrogeological properties of the rock materials that constitute an aquifer through stress tests or laboratory tests presents inherent complications. An alternative tool that has significant advantages is the study of the groundwater-level response as a result of the pore-pressure variation caused by the internal structure deformation of the aquifer induced by barometric pressure and solid Earth tide. The purpose of this study was to estimate the values of the physical/hydraulic properties of the geological materials that constitute the Guadalupe Valley Aquifer based on the analysis of the groundwater-level response to barometric pressure and solid Earth tide. Representative values of specific storage (1.27 × 10−6 to 2.78 × 10−6 m−1), porosity (14–34%), storage coefficient (3.10 × 10−5 to 10.45 × 10−5), transmissivity (6.67 × 10−7 to 1.29 × 10−4 m2∙s−1), and hydraulic conductivity (2.30 × 10−3 to 2.97 × 10−1 m∙d−1) were estimated. The values obtained are consistent with the type of geological materials identified in the vicinity of the analyzed wells and values reported in previous studies. This analysis represents helpful information that can be considered a framework to design and assess management strategies for groundwater resources in the overexploited Guadalupe Valley Aquifer.