Modeling saltwater intrusion scenarios for a coastal aquifer at the German North Sea

Abstract

A 3d regional density-driven flow model of a heterogeneous aquifer system at the German North Sea Coast is set up within the joint project NAWAK (“Development of sustainable adaption strategies for the water supply and distribution infrastructure on condition of climatic and demographic change”). The development of the freshwater-saltwater interface is simulated for three climate and demographic scenarios.

Groundwater flow simulations are performed with the finite volume code d3f++ (distributed density driven flow) that has been developed with a view to the modelling of large, complex, strongly density-influenced aquifer systems over long time periods.

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Keywords
Konferenzschrift, Aquifers, Groundwater flow, Groundwater resources, Population statistics, Water supply, Aquifer systems, Coastal aquifers, Demographic changes, Density driven flows, Finite volume code, Heterogeneous aquifers, Joint projects, Time-periods, Salt water intrusion
Citation
Schneider, A., Zhao, H., Wolf, J., Logashenko, D., Reiter, S., Howahr, M., et al. (2018). Modeling saltwater intrusion scenarios for a coastal aquifer at the German North Sea (A. Szymkiewicz, A. Sadurski, & B. Jaworska-Szulc, eds.). Les Ulis : EDP Sciences. https://doi.org//10.1051/e3sconf/20185400031
License
CC BY 4.0 Unported