TY - JOUR
AU - Witherspoon, P. A.
AB - The natural basin yield of a ground water basin can be calculated from a quantitative analysis of the flow net obtained from a digital computer solution to a numerical mathematical model of the basin. The natural basin yield is an unique property of the basin and can be considered as a measure of the ground water recharge to the basin and a conservative estimate of the safe yield. Rates of ground water recharge and discharge vary from place to place throughout the areal extent of a basin; a quantitative analysis can be used to determine the positions of concentration. Quantitative interpretation of ground water flow nets can play an important role in the calculation of basin‐wide water balances due to the inter‐ relationships between ground water recharge and infiltration at one end of the flow system and ground water discharge, evapotranspiration, and stream baseflow at the other.
TI - Theoretical Analysis of Regional Ground Water Flow: 3. Quantitative Interpretations
JF - Water Resources Research
DO - 10.1029/WR004i003p00581
DA - 1968-06-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wiley/theoretical-analysis-of-regional-ground-water-flow-3-quantitative-8A9Ce0IB9l
SP - 581
EP - 590
VL - 4
IS - 3
DP - DeepDyve
ER -