Aqua 2: 0.9 cm/h × 40 h = 36 cm
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- #### 32A hydrologist is modeling groundwater flow through three aquifers, each with infiltration rates of 1.2 cm/h, 0.9 cm/h, and 1.5 cm/h. If water enters each aquifer simultaneously and flows for 40 hours, and the hydrologist assumes vertical stacking reducing total resistance by 10%, what is the effective total depth of infiltrated water across all layers?
- First, calculate individual infiltration depths:
- Aqua 1: 1.2 cm/h × 40 h = 48 cm
- Aqua 3: 1.5 cm/h × 40 h = 60 cm
- Total without stacking effect: 48 + 36 + 60 = 144 cm
- Accounting for 10% resistance reduction due to stacking (spatial averaging factor increases effective flow): effective depth multiplier = 1 + 0.10 = 1.10
