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Validation of Hydrogeologic Models to Describe Ground-Water Flow in the Crystalline Basement of Northern Switzerland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2011

Robert W. Andrews ,
Francesco Kimmeier ,
Pierre Perrochet  and
Laszlo Kiraly
Robert W. Andrews
Affiliation:
INTERA Technologies, Inc., 6850 Austin Center Blvd., Austin, TX 78731
Francesco Kimmeier
Affiliation:
Centre d'Hydrogeologie, Universite de Neuchatel, CH-2000 Neuchatel, Switzerland
Pierre Perrochet
Affiliation:
Centre d'Hydrogeologie, Universite de Neuchatel, CH-2000 Neuchatel, Switzerland
Laszlo Kiraly
Affiliation:
Centre d'Hydrogeologie, Universite de Neuchatel, CH-2000 Neuchatel, Switzerland
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Abstract

Two hydrogeologic conceptual models have been developed to describe the ground-water flow regime in the crystalline rocks of northern Switzerland. The purpose of these models has been to characterize the regional and local ground-water flow systems and to define the groundwater travel paths and velocities from potential waste disposal areas to the biosphere. Several parameters have been used as validation tools in the modeling process. These include potentiometric data, volumetric discharge rates, infiltration rates, bulk and isotopic geochemistry, and temperature distributions. The results of utilizing these validation tools are described.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 50: Symposium STOCKHOLM – Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management IX , 1985 , 107
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1985

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