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024 7 |a 10.1108/14777831011025580  |2 doi 
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045 2 |b d20100301  |b d20100430 
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100 1 |a Sultana Nasrin Nury 
245 1 |a Aquifer visualization for sustainable water management 
260 |b Emerald Group Publishing Limited  |c 2010 
513 |a Feature 
520 3 |a The purpose of this paper is to develop a three dimensional (3D) geological model, based on geographic information system (GIS), of the Barwon Downs Graben aquifer system in Victoria, Australia, and to visualize the complex geometry as a decision support tool for sustainable water management. A 3D visualization of the aquifer is completed, based on subsurface geological modelling. The existing borehole database, hydrogeological data, geological information and surface topography are used to model the subsurface aquifer. ArcGIS 9.2 is employed for two-dimensional (2D) GIS analysis and for 3D visualization and modelling geological objects computer aided design (GOCAD) 2.5.2 is used. The developed methodology of ArcGIS and GOCAD is implemented for creating the 3D geological model of the aquifer system. Findings - The 3D geomodel of the Barwon Downs Graben provides a new perspective of the complex subsurface aquifer geometry and its relation with surface hydrogeology in a more interactive manner. Considering the geometry, estimated volume of the unconfined Eastern View aquifer is as 0.83 × 1010 m3 and for the confined aquifer is about 1.02 × 1010 m3. The total volume of overlying strata of this aquifer is about 3.09 × 1010 m3. The water resources of the study area are affected by the pumping from this aquifer. This is also significantly influenced by the geometry of the Graben. The 3D model utilises comprehensive and generally available datasets in the public domain. Although the used 3D geomodelling tools are mainly developed for applications in the petroleum industry, the current paper shows its ability to be adapted to hydrogeological investigations. 
651 4 |a Australia 
651 4 |a Victoria Australia 
653 |a Studies 
653 |a Statistical analysis 
653 |a Geographic information systems 
653 |a Geology 
653 |a Water supply 
653 |a Aquifers 
653 |a Mathematical models 
653 |a 3-D technology 
653 |a Decision support systems 
653 |a Computer based modeling 
653 |a Resource management 
653 |a Water quality 
653 |a Surface water 
653 |a Hypothesis testing 
653 |a Fault lines 
653 |a Hypotheses 
653 |a Groundwater 
653 |a Water shortages 
653 |a Sustainability 
653 |a Visualization 
653 |a Rain 
653 |a Drought 
653 |a Environmental quality 
653 |a Boreholes 
653 |a Sustainability management 
653 |a Graben 
653 |a Water resources 
653 |a Confined aquifers 
653 |a Hydrogeology 
653 |a Water management 
653 |a Petroleum industry 
653 |a Aquifer systems 
653 |a Remote sensing 
653 |a Groundwater flow 
653 |a Databases 
653 |a Models 
653 |a Geometry 
653 |a Topography 
653 |a Petroleum 
653 |a Water resources management 
653 |a Computer aided design--CAD 
653 |a Public domain 
653 |a Environmental 
700 1 |a Zhu, Xuan 
700 1 |a Cartwright, Ian 
700 1 |a Ailleres, Laurent 
773 0 |t Management of Environmental Quality  |g vol. 21, no. 2 (2010), p. 253 
786 0 |d ProQuest  |t ABI/INFORM Global 
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