Review on Groundwater Flow and Solute Transport Modelling in India: Recent Advances and Future Directions

• Published in: Journal of the Geological Society of India Vol. 98; no. 2; pp. 278 - 284
• Main Authors: Janipella, Ramesh, Pujari, Paras R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New Delhi Geological Society of India 01.02.2022; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Anthropogenic factors; Aquifer systems; Aquifers; Climate change; Climate models; Computer programs; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Geology; Graphical user interface; Groundwater; Groundwater flow; Groundwater levels; Groundwater potential; Groundwater quality; Heavy metals; Hydrogeology; Literature reviews; Metals; Modelling; Momentum; Original Article; Pesticides; Research facilities; Sensitivity analysis; Software; Solute transport; Solutes; Steady state models; Transport; Water quality; Well yield; India

The declining groundwater level, deteriorating groundwater quality and decreasing well yield necessitate the need to have an informed understanding of the aquifer system vis-à-vis the natural and anthropogenic stresses. The groundwater modelling research has gained momentum in the last 30 years, and...