Effect of Water Flux on Solute Velocity and Dispersion
M. K. Shukla*,a,
T. R. Ellsworthb,
R. J. Hudsonb and
D. R. Nielsenc
a School of Natural Resources, The Ohio State Univ., 422A Kottman Hall, 2021 Coffey Road, Columbus, OH 43210
b Dep. of Natural Resources and Environmental Sci., Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801
c Dep. of Land and Water Resources, Univ. of California, Davis, CA 95616

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Fig. 1. Measured and connective dispersion transport equation (CDE) fitted breakthrough curves from loam soil columns for G D0Vl model for step chloride application in (a, b) 10- and (d) 20-cm columns and pulse application in (c) 10-, (e) 20-, and (f) 30-cm columns. Note that time of effluent arrival is plotted on a log scale.
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Fig. 2. Measured and connective dispersion transport equation (CDE) fitted breakthrough curves from sandy loam soil columns for G D0Vl model for pulse chloride application in (a) 10-, (b) 20-, and (c) 30-cm columns. Time of effluent arrival is plotted on a log scale.
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Fig. 3. The relationship between measured pore water velocity (vm), ratio of observed and theoretical travel times, and ratio of measured and effective solute water velocity (v) for (a) loam and (b) sandy loam soil columns.
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Fig. 4. The relationship between measured pore water velocity and fitted pore water velocity for loam and sandy loam soil columns.
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Fig. 5. Dispersion coefficient (D) and measured pore water velocity (vm) relationships in loam and sandy loam soil columns. CDE = connective dispersion transport equation.
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