『Abstract
This applied research deals with the numerical modelling and
transient simulation of the joint surfacewater/groundwater flows
that characterize the freshwater/saltwater hydrology of the coastal
alluvial valley of the Low Guadalhorce River, Malaga, Spain. The
MELEF model used was mainly adapted and calibrated for a simulation
period of two hydrological years 1989/1990-1990/1991, before the
current channelling of the river, where floods and low precipitations
have been recorded. The model calibration process was performed
with the aid of phreatic levels measured in numerous wells and
piezometers, as well as recharges from precipitation and irrigation
on the alluvial surface, which was also assessed by the hydrologic
model SSMA-2. The present numerical approach can predict the forthcoming
hydrology of the coastal alluvial of the Guadalhorce River after
its final channelling.
Keywords: Coastal aquifer; Groundwater/surfacewater; Numerical
modelling; Saltwater/freshwater; Guadalhorce drainage basin (Spain)』
Introduction
Conceptual model
Hydrological setting
Simulation conditions
Calibration and validation of the model
General analysis of results
Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References