Structure of the Wiki
Structure of the Wiki
The Limestone Wiki is composed of two major parts:
- Data acquisition and conceptual model development
- Modeling contaminant transport in limestone
The first part focuses on field methods to obtain data about the geology and hydrogeology and the contaminant distribution. It will be shown, how data from field and lab measurements contributes to enhance a conceptual model of a contaminated limestone site.
The second part of this Wiki aims at giving an overview of modeling tools that can be used for the interpretation and prediction of flow and transport processes in fractured limestone aquifers (Chapter Model concepts). Fracture flow and transport models with different complexity are available for the modeling of contaminant transport, ranging from simple spreadsheet tools to advanced models that incorporate the fracture geometry. The models will be compared for their suitability to simulate field data and to represent typical features of fracture flow and transport based on a field example. The steps how to build up a numerical model will be exemplified, and recommendations for a good modeling practice will be made.
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