Evaluating recharge estimates based on groundwater head from different lumped models in Europe

[EN] Study region: The study uses 78 groundwater head time series across 10 European countries with various geological and hydrological settings. Study focus: The estimation of groundwater recharge using time series analysis and lumped modelling based on groundwater head time series is a low-cost an...

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Authors: Seidenfaden, I. K., Mansour, Majdi, Bessiere, Hélène, Pulido Velázquez, David, Højberg, A., Samolov, K. Atanaskovic, Baena Ruiz, Leticia, Bishop, H., Dessì, B., Hinsby, Klaus, Williams, N. H. Hunter, Larva, O., Martarelli, L., Mowbray, R., Nielsen, A. J., Öhman, J., Pantic, T. Petrovic, Stroj, A., Keur, P. van der, Zaadnoordijk, W. J.
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2023
Country:España
Institution:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repository:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/352852
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/352852
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85158024957
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Time series analysis
Europe
Groundwater recharge
Lumped modelling
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Summary:[EN] Study region: The study uses 78 groundwater head time series across 10 European countries with various geological and hydrological settings. Study focus: The estimation of groundwater recharge using time series analysis and lumped modelling based on groundwater head time series is a low-cost and practical method. However, lumped recharge estimation models based on groundwater level variations are uncertain, and successful applications are known to depend on both climate and hydrogeological setting. Here, we assess the suitability of three different models to estimate recharge (Metran - Transfer Function-Noise model, AquiMod - groundwater level driven hydrological model, and GARDÉNIA - lumped catchment model). New hydrological insights: Results showed that while all three models generally did well during the modelling of groundwater heads, the resulting recharge estimations from the models were different. The analysis showed that the transfer-noise modelling of groundwater heads with recharge and evapotranspiration in Metran is not generally applicable for recharge estimation. The addition of physical information in AquiMod improved the recharge estimations, but the reliability was still limited without control of the water balance due to non-uniqueness. By adding discharge information to the modelling, GARDÉNIA can provide more reliable recharge values. Thus, recharge estimation from groundwater head time series without water balance information must be considered uncertain with low precision, but applicability can be improved when including knowledge of the local system.

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