Daly
18.3 Discharge to landscape
Supporting information
b. Supporting information
Groundwater discharge to the landscape is considered to be equivalent to evapotranspiration from the aquifers; however, evapotranspiration from the aquifers is not explicitly estimated in FEFLOW. It is assumed that most of the evapotranspiration from aquifers occurs at the groundwater/surface water interface (i.e. via rivers). This volume is included in line item 17.1 Evaporation from surface water. Any other evapotranspiration from the aquifers (i.e. to the landscape) cannot be quantified.