Research Article

AQUACOAST: A Simulation Tool to Explore Coastal Groundwater and Irrigation Farming Interactions

Table 1

Notation for variables used.

VariableEquationDefinitionUnits1

ARIR15, 26Current irrigated aream−2·day−1
ARPI11, 13Potential irrigated aream3·ha−1·year−1
ARTI13, 15Target for the irrigated area€·year−1
CDAB8, 11, 14, 19Current distance of the AB from the shorelinem3·ha−1·year−1
CDFB5, 7, 8, 19Current distance of the FB from the shoreline€·ha−1·year−1
CDSB3, 6, 7, 8, 14Current distance of the SB from the shoreline€·m−3
CHFW10, 20Current average height of the FGS above sea levelm
CSTW20, 21, 24Water cost per cubic meterm
EDFB4, 5Equilibrium distance of the FB from the shorelinem3·ha−1·year−1
EDSB2, 3, 6, 14Equilibrium distance of the SB from the shorelinem3·ha−1·year−1
EHFW9, 10Equilibrium average height of the FGS above sea levelkm
EXPF13, 22Expected profit per irrigated farmkm
EXWX23, 25Expected water requirement for profit maximizationkm
IRDS17, 21, 23, 26Irrigation dose from groundwaterkm
PFTH21, 22Profit per hectarekm
PPIR16, 17, 23Contribution of direct precipitation to irrigationyear−1
PUMP1, 26Groundwater pumpingdmnl
RAIA14, 15Rate of abandonment of irrigated areaha
S(x)7, 18Salinity of mixing water along the x-axis distance from the shoreline, CDSB ≤ x ≤ CDFBkg·m−3
SLFT17, 18, 19, 24Salinity factorha
TDFW1, 2, 4, 9Net aquifer dischargeha
TMBE3, 5, 6, 14Time for the SB and FB to achieve equilibriumyear
WRXP24, 25Water requirement for profit maximizationmm·year−1
YLDH17, 21Crop yield per surface unitkg·ha−1·year−1

1 – dmnl = dimensionless; ha = hectare; € = EU Euros.