1. Project Goals
The goals of this project are to:
- conduct a simple material balance for the groundwater/surface water portion of the Edwards Aquifer that affects Barton Springs
- develop graphical displays illustrating the direction of flows for the groundwater and surface water
- gain insights into the interrelationship between the groundwater and surface water
2. Project Description
I hope to use two programs for this class project. These programs have developed by Zichuan Ye, David R. Maidment, Francisco Olivera, Seann Reed, and Daene C. McKinney. The first is the MAP-BASED SURFACE FLOW SIMULATION MODEL. The second program is the MAP-BASED GROUND WATER FLOW SIMULATION MODEL. I would like to look at the effect of variables such as pumping rate, recharge, precipitation, upon the outflow to Barton Springs and devlop spatial and temporal graphics illustrating this effect. I will also rely on work done by Prof. Maidment's students in gathering data for the Edwards Aquifer/Barton Springs area, such as Francisco Olivera's Spatial Hydrologic Data of the City of Austin CD-ROM Documentation . This includes data on the Edwards aquifer recharge and contributing zones.
3. Results Expected
At the end of this project, I hope to:
- gain experience with ARCVIEW and other GIS systems
- gain knowledge of resources on the web for such data as precipitation, radiation, drainage networks
- gain an appreciation for the interaction of atmospheric, surficial, and groundwater systems
- learn a bit about a very important resource of the area in which I live
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