The impact of urban groundwater upon surface water - eTheses ...

LIST OF TABLES
Table 3.1 Description of geological units 37
Table 3.2 Hydraulic properties of the subdivisions of the Birmingham Aquifer 43
Table 4.1 The number and type of samples collected during the research. 61
Table 4.2 Representative values of the Hazen coefficient. 86
Table 4.3 Representative values of the Shepherd shape factors and exponents. 87
Table 4.4 Time for overland flow to cease after a rainfall event. 95
Table 4.5 Summary of the methods of chemical analyses undertaken. 105
Table 4.6 Typical errors for the different methods of chemical analyses 107
Table 5.1 Baseflow analyses of 1999 gauging station data. 117
Table 5.2 Comparison of mean baseflow obtained using filter and recession analyses methods. 118
Table 5.3 Estimates of mean diffuse baseflow discharge per unit of catchment area. 119
Table 5.4 Summary of precipitation data for 1999 from the University of Birmingham. 120
Table 5.5 Summary of Darcy calculation specific discharge through the riverbed. 135
Table 5.6 Summary of radial flow discharge calculations. 136
Table 5.7 Summary of flow estimates derived from the vertical temperature gradient. 139
Table 6.1 The selection of modelling tools to meet the different objectives. 152
Table 6.2 Conductivity values used in the FAT3D model sensitivity analyses. 184
Table 6.3 Average conductivity for the saturated thickness of the FAT3D steady state model. 188