Geohydrology and Digital-Simulation Model of the Farrington Aquifer in the Northern Coastal Plain of New Jersey

摘要

A digital computer model was developed to simulate the Farrington aquifer in the Northern Costal Plain of New Jersey. Calibration of the model was achieved by comparing the observed potentiometric surface of November 1973 with the model computed potentiometric surface at the end of the 15-year simulation period. Hydrographs were also compared with model hydrographs. The calibration was made by matching the calculated head changes with observed head changes under a known stress during the 15-year period. Water levels determined by steady-state runs compared favorably with limited prepumping water-levels data. Ground-water budget analyses for steady state and transient conditions for the entire study area and for several rectangular subareas yielded reasonable values of ground-water inflow and discharge.