Model Instance Title:
A steady-state groundwater flow model for Permo-Triassic sandstone in the Eden Valley  
Model Instance Short Name:
Eden Permo Triass  
Description:
The model (100 m by 100 m) was built up to calculate the thickness of unsaturated zones for the Penrith and St Bees sandstone aquifers  
Creation/Publication Date:
2013  
Keywords:
Hazards Ground water   
Others  
 
Disciplines:
GROUNDWATER SCIENCE   
Contact Details:
NameOrganisationCountryEmail
Lei Wang   British Geological Survey   UK   lei.wang@bgs.ac.uk  
 
Model Code Name:
Time Interval Covered:
from:   to:
Spatial Extent:
Bounding Box (Lat/Long WGS84):
West: -2.927   East: -2.821   South: 54.438   North: 54.88  
Scope of Vertical Extent: Superficial  
Vertical Extent (metres above OD) Maximum: 250   Minimum: 20    
Spatial Reference Systems of Datasets:
Horizontal Reference System: WGS 84
Vertical Datum:
Vertical Units:
Grid Resolution:
Spacing XSpacing YSpacing ZCells XCells YCells Z
100   100   0   461   501   0  

Time step interval: day   Time step value: �
Additional information (science questions addressed, assumptions etc.):
Science Question   How long will historical nitrate loading from agricultural land to reach water table in the study area  
Boundary Condition   No flow between sandstones and Carboniferous limestones  
 
Data:
Input Dataset NameVersionURL LinkParameterValueUnits
LTA groundwater recharge          
Verage pumping rates          
No output datasets  
Documents and Published Papers available for this model instance:
AuthorsTitleDate
Wang, L.; Butcher, A.S.; Stuart, M.E.; Gooddy, D.C.; Bloomfield, J.P.   The nitrate time bomb : a numerical way to investigate nitrate storage and lag time in the unsaturated zone.   2013