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DOI 10.1002/saj2.20537
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Titel (primär) 3D surface-subsurface modeling of a bromide tracer test in a macroporous tile-drained field: Improvements and limitations
Autor Boico, V.F.; Therrien, R.; Fleckenstein, J.H.; Nogueira, G.; Iversen, B.V.; Petersen, R.J.
Quelle Soil Science Society of America Journal
Erscheinungsjahr 2023
Department HDG
Band/Volume 87
Heft 3
Seite von 462
Seite bis 484
Sprache englisch
Topic T5 Future Landscapes
Abstract The assessment and forecasting of nutrient loss by tile drains in agricultural areas often rely on physically-based models that have adequate representations of macropores and tile drains. Macroporosity has been adequately represented in hydrological models using a dual continuum approach. However, its implementation in hydrological and solute transport models is limited to plot-scale or to one- and two-dimensional models due to the large number of parameters that are rarely available and the long computational times. The purpose of this study is to simulate a tracer test using a 3D coupled surface-subsurface model to improve the representation of the tracer concentration at the drainage discharge. A three-dimensional HydroGeoSphere model was developed and calibrated to simulate tile drainage discharge, Br mass discharge and hydraulic heads from a Br tracer test in a densely tile-drained field. The conductivity of the drain was one of the most important parameters for drain discharge and solute transport simulations. The model accurately simulated drainage discharge and Br transport to tile drains. However, most of the Br peaks and the late-time Br mass in the drain outflow were underestimated. Our simulation results indicate that explicitly representing tile drains with seepage nodes allows for a physically-based, yet computationally-efficient representation of Br transport behavior surrounding tile drains at field scale. However, we cannot confirm that the single-porosity model with immobile zone is suitable for simulating the Br peaks at the drain outlet and the late-time Br mass. Improvements to the model include the implementation of heterogeneous soil layers and the inclusion of more measured data to reduce uncertainty during calibration.
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Boico, V.F., Therrien, R., Fleckenstein, J.H., Nogueira, G., Iversen, B.V., Petersen, R.J. (2023):
3D surface-subsurface modeling of a bromide tracer test in a macroporous tile-drained field: Improvements and limitations
Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 87 (3), 462 - 484 10.1002/saj2.20537