Traces of geologic and hydrogeologic cross sections used to develop the hydrogeologic framework model of the Death Valley regional ground-water flow system, Nevada and California
Description
This digital dataset defines the traces of geologic and hydrogeologic cross sections that were used
in the construction of a digital three-dimensional (3D) hydrogeologic framework model (HFM) of the
Death Valley regional ground-water flow system (DVRFS). The HFM represents the geometry and
extent of hydrogeologic units and major structures in an approximately 45,000 square-kilometer
region of southern Nevada and California. The HFM was constructed from digital elevation models,
geologic maps, borehole information, geologic and hydrogeologic cross sections, and other 3D
models to represent the geometry of the hydrogeologic units. Cross sections from five sources
were used as input to the HFM: (1) 28 sections of the DVRFS region, (2) six sections of southern
Nevada and eastern California, (3) 22 sections from a hydrogeologic framework model of the Nevada
Test Site region, (4) four sections of the Yucca Mountain area, and (5) three sections of the southern
part of Yucca Mountain and the northern part of Amargosa Desert (Faunt and others, 2004, Chapter E,
pages 176-179). The HFM represents principal aquifers and confining units and is an integral component
of the DVRFS transient ground-water flow model. The DVRFS HFM and transient ground-water flow
models are 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).
Resources
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Description |
Link |
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Landing page for access to the data |
https://doi.org/10.5066/P97ORVZ1 |
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The metadata original format |
https://data.usgs.gov/datacatalog/metadata/USGS.dfd1c681-2090-4cb3-8d1d-bf9eda273c1e.xml |
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