caa a22 4500 445815299 CHVBK 20180317145226.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20111201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10040-011-0781-7 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10040-011-0781-7 Flow and transport model of a polder area in the Belgian coastal plain: example of data integration [Elektronische Daten] [Alexander Vandenbohede, Klaus Hinsby, Carolien Courtens, Luc Lebbe] Modèle de flux et d'écoulement dans un polder de la plaine côtière belge: exemple d'intégration de données Tracer data can serve to derive parameters related to groundwater systems or can be used in the calibration of transport and flow models. Temperature, 3H/3He (age dating) and hydrochemical data, together with head measurements, borehole logs and an aquifer test, were used to obtain insight into the flow and transport of a Quaternary aquifer system located in the Belgian polder area. Flow and transport model code SEAWAT acted as the integration medium for the different data. Each type of data has its own interpretation technique and adds components to the model. Additionally, different types of data aid in verification of the results. For instance, fluxes from temperature logs (used with the SEAWAT model), and water quality and age dating all provide information on flow to and velocities in the vicinity of drainage ditches. Different data also provide information on different scales. Temperature logs and aquifer tests act on a small scale, groundwater age is influenced by larger-scale flow, and water quality is determined by the general flow of the area. Integration of different kinds of geological, hydrological, geophysical and geochemical data is shown to be an important way forward in the efforts to model real-world cases. Springer-Verlag, 2011 Temperature data nationallicence Environmental tracers nationallicence Hydrochemistry nationallicence Numerical modeling nationallicence Belgium nationallicence Vandenbohede Alexander Research Unit Groundwater Modeling, Department Geology and Soil Science, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 (S8), 9000, Ghent, Belgium aut Hinsby Klaus Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS), Department of Hydrology, Øster Voldgade 10, 1350, Copenhagen, Denmark aut Courtens Carolien Research Unit Groundwater Modeling, Department Geology and Soil Science, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 (S8), 9000, Ghent, Belgium aut Lebbe Luc Research Unit Groundwater Modeling, Department Geology and Soil Science, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 (S8), 9000, Ghent, Belgium aut Hydrogeology Journal Springer-Verlag 19/8(2011-12-01), 1599-1615 1431-2174 19:8<1599 2011 19 10040 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-011-0781-7 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-011-0781-7 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Vandenbohede Alexander Research Unit Groundwater Modeling, Department Geology and Soil Science, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 (S8), 9000, Ghent, Belgium aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hinsby Klaus Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS), Department of Hydrology, Øster Voldgade 10, 1350, Copenhagen, Denmark aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Courtens Carolien Research Unit Groundwater Modeling, Department Geology and Soil Science, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 (S8), 9000, Ghent, Belgium aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Lebbe Luc Research Unit Groundwater Modeling, Department Geology and Soil Science, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 (S8), 9000, Ghent, Belgium aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Hydrogeology Journal Springer-Verlag 19/8(2011-12-01), 1599-1615 1431-2174 19:8<1599 2011 19 10040 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer