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Altitudes of the top of model layers for the transient ground-water flow model, Death Valley regional ground-water flow system, Nevada and California
This digital data set defines the altitudes of the tops of 16 model layers simulated in the
Death Valley regional ground-water flow system (DVRFS) transient flow model. The area
simulated by the DVRFS transient ground-water flow model is an approximately 45,000
square-kilometer region of southern Nevada and California. The thickness of model layers
is derived by sequentially subtracting the altitudes of the uppermost to the lowermost
model layers. Most model layers range in thickness from 50 to more than 300 meters,
and thickness generally increases with depth (Faunt and others, 2004). The upper model
layers are used to simulate relatively shallow flow primarily through basin-fill sediments
and volcanic rocks and adjacent mountain ranges. The lower layers predominantly
simulate deep flow through a regional carbonate-rock aquifer beneath the basin fill and
mountain ranges in the DVRFS. The DVRFS transient ground-water flow model is one
of the most recent in a number of regional-scale models developed by the U.S. Geological
Survey (USGS) for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to support investigations at the
Nevada Test Site (NTS) and at Yucca Mountain, Nevada (see "Larger Work Citation",
Chapter A, page 8).
Complete Metadata
| @id | http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/24122e8c529d2696852a3fcf86e155c3 |
|---|---|
| bureauCode |
[ "010:12" ] |
| identifier | USGS:95180e53-bb7f-4d7b-bf49-bfbcc324da5e |
| spatial | -117.718697,35.481569,-114.981308,38.12069 |
| theme |
[ "geospatial" ] |
