Modelling and monitoring of Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage Impacts of heterogeneity, thermal interference and bioremediation Wijbrand Sommer PhD thesis, Wageningen University, Wageningen, NL (2015) ISBN 978-94-6257-294-2 Abstract Aquifer thermal energy storage (ATES) is applied world-wide to provide heating and cooling to buildings. Application of ...
Groundwater-surface water (GW-SW) interaction in numerical groundwater flow models is generally simulated using a Cauchy boundary condition, which relates the flow between the surface water and the groundwater to the product of the head difference between the node and the surface water level, and a coefficient, often referred to as the “conductance...
Subjects: bioremediation; biodegradation; environmental biotechnology, subsurface and groundwater contamination; biological processes; geochemistry; microbiology The combination of enhanced natural attenuation (ENA) of chlorinated volatile organic compounds (CVOCs) and aquifer thermal energy storage (ATES) appears attractive because such integratio...
This paper considers the impact of tidal forcing on regional groundwater flow in an unconfined coastal aquifer. Numerical models are used to quantify this impact for a wide range of hydrogeological conditions. Both a shallow and a deep aquifer are investigated with regard to three dimensionless parameter groups that determine the groundwater flow t...
Binnen Kennis voor Klimaat worden kleinschalige maatregelen ontwikkeld om de zoetwatervoorziening te verbeteren. In deze studie zijn methoden ontwikkeld waarmee de potentie van dergelijke maatregelen op het schaalniveau van een groter gebied, voor hoog en laag Nederland, kan worden verkend. In deze studie zijn de opschalingsmogelijkheden bekeken vo...
In coastal zones with saline groundwater, fresh groundwater lenses may form due to infiltration of rain water. The thickness of both the lens and the mixing zone, determines fresh water availability for plant growth. Due to recharge variation, the thickness of the lens and the mixing zone are not constant, which may adversely affect agricultural an...
In regions with saline groundwater, fresh water lenses may develop due to rainwater infiltration. The amount of fresh water that is available for e.g. agricultural crops depends on the thickness of the lens and the extent of mixing between fresh and saline water. In this paper, we consider the mixing of fresh water and upward moving saline ground w...
To confront the arsenic crisis in Bangladesh, several options for a safe water supply in the rural As-affected areas are available. Most of these options have shown a minimum scope to mitigate arsenic-related risks because of their poor performance and non-acceptability by the rural households. In this research, therefore, the development of an app...
This report describes the results of the study on options for changing the eco-nomic incentive structure for groundwater extraction in Yemen. The study aims to evaluate the potential role of economic incentives to reduce unsustainable ir-rigation water consumption and to make recommendations for implementing water conservation incentives. It first ...
Het experimentele en theoretische onderzoek gepresenteerd in dit proefschrift heeft geleid tot een verbetering van de mogelijkheden om stoffentransport in de ondergrond beneden een onverzadigde bodem te observeren. De lange termijn prestaties van de nieuwe multi-compartement samplers onder de ruwe omstandigheden van het open veld waren overtuigend....
