2012 NGWA Ground Water Summit: Innovate and Integrate

What's Behind the Curtain? Demystifying Flow in the Vadose Zone

Tuesday, May 8, 2012: 4:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
Royal Ballroom D/F (Hyatt Regency Orange County)
This session will illustrate through examples in the field and laboratory the behavior of water movement through the vadose zone and some of the counter-intuitive aspects pertaining to it. We will briefly cover basic concepts of unsaturated flow to explain the unexpected behavior. We also Show how principles governing flow in the vadose zone differ from concepts governing flow in aquifers. Information presented is highly relevant to developing conceptual and numerical models of flow and transport in the vadose zone, including applications to groundwater recharge and contaminant migration.
Presenter:
Daniel B. Stephens, Ph.D., PG
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