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                     t=0                     Centre of mass at times t  , t  , and t
                     x=0                                    1  2   3
                                  t 1             t 2                  t 3




                          L  1


                                 L
                                  2                                                x - direction
                                             L  3




                                                   max
                                   max
                                 C       at t 1   C      at t 2        C      at t 3
                                                                        max
                           Concentration







                                                                                    6642  6642  6642
                            0     L                L                   L            6642  6642
                                   1               2                    3
                                                    Distance  (x)
                    Figure 11.2  Downstream propagation of a pulse injection into a river due to advection.  Note that the shape and the
                    size of the chemographs remain unchanged.


                      0

                      5

                      10

                      15
                     Depth
                      20

                      25

                      30
                     6642  6642  6642  35
                       0        50        100      150       200       250      300       350
                                                    Horizontal distance
                    Figure 11.3  Downstream propagation of a continuous input into groundwater due to advection.









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