Modeling groundwater and surface water interaction: An overview of current status and future challenges.

Autor: Ntona MM; Campania University 'Luigi Vanvitelli', Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, Via Vivaldi 43, 81100 Caserta, Italy; Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Geology, Laboratory of Engineering Geology & Hydrogeology, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece., Busico G; Campania University 'Luigi Vanvitelli', Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, Via Vivaldi 43, 81100 Caserta, Italy., Mastrocicco M; Campania University 'Luigi Vanvitelli', Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, Via Vivaldi 43, 81100 Caserta, Italy., Kazakis N; Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Geology, Laboratory of Engineering Geology & Hydrogeology, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece. Electronic address: kazakis@geo.auth.gr.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The Science of the total environment [Sci Total Environ] 2022 Nov 10; Vol. 846, pp. 157355. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jul 16.
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157355
Abstrakt: The interaction between surface water and groundwater constitutes a critical process to understand the quantitative and qualitative regime of dependent hydrosystems. A multi-scale approach combining cross-disciplinary techniques can considerably reduce uncertainties and provide an optimal understanding of groundwater and surface water exchanges. The simulation process constitutes the most effective tool for such analysis; however, its implementation requires a variety of data, a detailed analysis of the hydrosystem, and time to finalize a reliable solution. The results of the simulation process contribute to the raising of awareness for water protection and the application of better management strategies. Knowledge of models' parameters has great importance to ensure reliable results in the modeling process. In this study, a literature overview of modeling applications in groundwater - surface water interaction is provided. In this context, a comprehensive and holistic approach to groundwater and surface water simulation codes is here presented; results, case studies, and future challenges are also discussed. The main finding of the analysis highlights uncertainties and gaps in the modeling process due to the lack of high frequency and depth dependent field measurements. In many studies, authors underestimate the importance of the hydrogeological regime, and the discretization of hydraulic parameters is often lumped in a simplified manner. The modeling ethics in terms of data transparency and openness should be widely considered to improve the modeling results. The current study contributes to overcome common weaknesses of model applications, fulfils gaps in the existing literature, and highlights the importance of the modeling process in planning sustainable management of water resources.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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