Research Article

Simulating the Evolution of Fluid Underpressures in the Great Plains, by Incorporation of Tectonic Uplift and Tilting, with a Groundwater Flow Model

Table 3

The sequence of nine MODFLOW Models (m.y.: million years).

Sequence number of each modelName of modelTime span (Ma)Number of years modeled (m.y.)Figure number showing grid

First27 Ma40 to 27 Ma13 Figure 14
Second18 Ma27 to 18 Ma9 Figure 15
Third11 Ma18 to 11 Ma7None
Fourth7 Ma11 to 7 Ma4None
Fifth4.5 Ma7 to 4.5 Ma2.5 Figure 16
Sixth3.5 Ma4.5 to 3.5 Ma1None
Seventh3 Ma3.5 to 3 Ma0.5None
Eighth2 Ma3 to 2 Ma1None
Ninth0 Ma2 to 0 Ma2 Figure 7