Hyporheic flow under periodic bed forms influenced by low-density gradients

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Nov 2011

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2011georl..3822401j&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 38, Issue 22, CiteID L22401

Physics

Biogeosciences: Water Quality, Cryosphere: Contaminants (0432), Hydrology: Groundwater Hydraulics, Hydrology: Groundwater/Surface Water Interaction, Hydrology: Groundwater Quality

Scientific paper

Small density variations across streambeds due to low solute concentrations in stream water exist commonly in streams and rivers. Using laboratory experiments and numerical modeling, we demonstrated that even small density variations can influence hyporheic flow in streambeds with periodic bed forms. The circulating pore water flow patterns in the bed were modified constantly as the solute front moved downward. Density-induced head gradients eventually overwhelmed the regional hydraulic gradient and drove the circulating flow below a hydraulic divide that would have existed without the density influence. The density-modified hyporheic flow provided a relatively fast solute transport mechanism and enhanced the overall mass exchange between the stream and bed. These results highlight the important role of weak, upward density gradients in modulating hyporheic flow.

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