Groundwater Flow and Contaminant Transport Modeling
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Hydrogeology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 October 2025 | Viewed by 108
Special Issue Editor
Interests: uncertainty quantification and data assimilation; subsurface flow and transport modeling; watershed hydrologic and biogeochemical modeling; spatial-temporal data analysis using machine learning; ecohydrology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Understanding groundwater flow and the transport of constituents including contaminants is critical in addressing water quantity and quality challenges that impact public health and sustainable water resource management. This Special Issue aims to gather innovative research that advances the modeling efforts in this vital area. We welcome submissions addressing, but not limited to, the following topics:
- Development and validation of new groundwater flow and transport models;
- Numerical and analytical methods for groundwater modeling;
- Contaminant transport mechanisms in subsurface environments;
- Application of machine learning and AI in groundwater modeling;
- Impacts of climate and environmental changes on groundwater resources;
- Integration of surface water, land surface, and groundwater models;
- Hydrobiogeochemical interactions affecting contaminant and organic matter mobility;
- Managed aquifer recharge and its implications for groundwater quality;
- Policy and management strategies for groundwater protection;
- Understanding and reducing the uncertainty of complex subsurface systems.
Dr. Xingyuan Chen
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- groundwater hydrology
- flow and reactive transport
- numerical modeling
- machine learning
- disturbance impacts
- surface water and groundwater interactions
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