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GroMoPo Metadata for Tronto River MODFLOW model


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Abstract

In shallow alluvial aquifers characterized by coarse sediments, the evapotranspiration rates from groundwater are often not accounted for due to their low capillarity. Nevertheless, this assumption can lead to errors in the hydrogeological balance estimation. To quantify such impacts, a numerical flow model using MODFLOW was set up for the Tronto river alluvial aquifer (Italy). Different estimates of evapotranspiration rates were retrieved from the online Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) database and used as input values. The numerical model was calibrated against piezometric heads collected in two snapshots (mid-January 2007 and mid-June 2007) in monitoring wells distributed along the whole alluvial aquifer. The model performance was excellent, with all the statistical parameters indicating very good agreement between calculated and observed heads. The model validation was performed using baseflow data of the Tronto river compared with the calculated aquifer-river exchanges in both of the simulated periods. Then, a series of numerical scenarios indicated that, although the model performance did not vary appreciably regardless of whether it included evapotranspiration from groundwater, the aquifer-river exchanges were influenced significantly. This study showed that evapotranspiration from shallow groundwater accounts for up to 21% of the hydrogeological balance at the aquifer scale and that baseflow observations are pivotal in quantifying the evapotranspiration impact.

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Spatial

Coordinate System/Geographic Projection:
WGS 84 EPSG:4326
Coordinate Units:
Decimal degrees
Place/Area Name:
Italy
North Latitude
42.8838°
East Longitude
13.9327°
South Latitude
42.8625°
West Longitude
13.5531°

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Additional Metadata

Name Value
DOI 10.3390/w13070950
Depth
Scale 101 - 1 000 km²
Layers 1
Purpose Groundwater resources
GroMoPo_ID 277
IsVerified True
Model Code MODFLOW
Model Link https://doi.org/10.3390/w13070950
Model Time SS
Model Year 2021
Model Authors Colombani, N; Gaiolini, M; Busico, G; Postacchini, M
Model Country Italy
Data Available Report/paper only
Developer Email n.colombani@univpm.it; s1086579@studenti.univpm.it; gianluigi.busico@unicampania.it; m.postacchini@univpm.it
Dominant Geology Unconsolidated sediments
Developer Country Italy
Publication Title Quantifying the Impact of Evapotranspiration at the Aquifer Scale via Groundwater Modelling and MODIS Data
Original Developer No
Additional Information
Integration or Coupling MODIS Evapotranspiration
Evaluation or Calibration Baseflow
Geologic Data Availability No

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GroMoPo, K. Compare (2023). GroMoPo Metadata for Tronto River MODFLOW model, HydroShare, http://www.hydroshare.org/resource/8988c1699c16450f97728dcd2955a5cc

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