Review: “Jacob’s Zoo”—how using Jacob’s method for aquifer testing leads to more intuitive understanding of aquifer characteristics

The interpretation of aquifer responses to pumping tests is an important tool for assessing aquifer geometry and properties, which are critical in the assessment of water resources or in environmental remediation. However, the responses of aquifers, measured by time-drawdown relationships in monitor...

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Published in:Hydrogeology journal 2021-09, Vol.29 (6), p.2001-2015
Main Authors: Pfannkuch, Hans-Olaf, Mooers, Howard D., Siegel, Donald I., Quinn, John J., Rosenberry, Donald O., Alexander, Scott C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aquatic Pollution
Aquifer characteristics
Aquifer testing
Aquifers
Conceptual models
Cooper-Jacob method
Drawdown
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Environmental cleanup
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Fluid dynamics
Fluid flow
Foundations (pedagogy)
Geology
Geophysics/Geodesy
Groundwater
Hydraulic properties
Hydraulics
Hydrogeology
Hydrology/Water Resources
Properties
Pumping
pumping test interpretation
Pumping tests
Time-drawdown relationships
Waste Water Technology
Water Management
Water Pollution Control
Water Quality/Water Pollution
Water resources
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Summary:The interpretation of aquifer responses to pumping tests is an important tool for assessing aquifer geometry and properties, which are critical in the assessment of water resources or in environmental remediation. However, the responses of aquifers, measured by time-drawdown relationships in monitoring wells, are nonunique solutions that are affected by many factors. Jacob’s Zoo is a collection of graphical interpretations that allows students and practitioners to develop an intuitive feel for how natural hydrogeological systems work, and develop a set of skills that provide a better understanding of aquifer properties far beyond interpretation of pumping tests. Jacob’s Zoo, based on the work of Jacob (1950), fosters a deeper understanding, although few practitioners realize the full utility of the method. Jacob CE (1950) Flow of groundwater, In: Rouse H (ed) Engineering Hydraulics, Wiley, New York. P 321–386.
ISSN:1431-2174
1435-0157
DOI:10.1007/s10040-021-02363-7