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GroMoPo Metadata for Qaidam Basin FEFLOW model


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Abstract

Traditional numerical models usually use extensive observed hydraulic-head data as calibration targets. However, this calibration process is not applicable in remote areas with limited or no monitoring data. This study presents an approach to calibrate a large-scale groundwater flow model using the monthly Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellite data, which have been available globally on a spatial grid of 1A degrees in the geographic coordinate system since 2002. A groundwater storage anomaly isolated from the terrestrial water storage (TWS) anomaly is converted into hydraulic head at the center of the grid, which is then used as observed data to calibrate a numerical model to estimate aquifer hydraulic conductivity. The aquifer system in the remote and hyperarid Qaidam Basin, China, is used as a case study to demonstrate the applicability of this approach. A groundwater model using FEFLOW is constructed for the Qaidam Basin and the GRACE-derived groundwater storage anomaly over the period 2003-2012 is included to calibrate the model, which is done using an automatic estimation method (PEST). The calibrated model is then run to output hydraulic heads at three sites where long-term hydraulic head data are available. The reasonably good fit between the calculated and observed hydraulic heads, together with the very similar groundwater storage anomalies from the numerical model and GRACE data, demonstrate that this approach is generally applicable in regions of groundwater data scarcity.

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Coverage

Spatial

Coordinate System/Geographic Projection:
WGS 84 EPSG:4326
Coordinate Units:
Decimal degrees
Place/Area Name:
China
North Latitude
39.5000°
East Longitude
99.0000°
South Latitude
35.0000°
West Longitude
90.0000°

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Additional Metadata

Name Value
DOI 10.1007/s10040-015-1278-6
Depth 1900
Scale Other
Layers 3
Purpose Groundwater resources
GroMoPo_ID 221
IsVerified True
Model Code Feflow
Model Link https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-015-1278-6
Model Time 2003-2012
Model Year 2015
Model Authors Hu, LT; Jiao, JJ
Model Country China
Data Available Report/paper only
Developer Email litanghu@bnu.edu.cn; jjiao@hku.hk
Dominant Geology Model focuses on multiple geologic materials
Developer Country Peoples R China
Publication Title Calibration of a large-scale groundwater flow model using GRACE data: a case study in the Qaidam Basin, China
Original Developer No
Additional Information
Integration or Coupling None of the above
Evaluation or Calibration GRACE storage anomaly
Geologic Data Availability No

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GroMoPo, S. Ruzzante (2023). GroMoPo Metadata for Qaidam Basin FEFLOW model, HydroShare, http://www.hydroshare.org/resource/9339d1099c0e4331b1da1a9b1d6e19c8

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