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Prediction of groundwater depth and elevation is important in quantitative water management especially in arid areas. There are several basins in southwest of Iran, in Zagross Mountain, in which the water wells are distributed along a narrow elliptic ring band around the region. To find the most applicable interpolation method, both of the groundwater depth and elevation are predicted by different kriging methods. It is found that the groundwater elevation and depth can be predicted by different methods. Furthermore, it is found that the methods in which the trend is eliminated predicted the groundwater elevation and depth in central part of the region is with less standard error. Furthermore, the methods with no trend elimination, predicted the groundwater depths with less error near the water wells. Dividing the area to hydro-geologically homogeneous sub-areas improved the interpolation precision.
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Nikroo, L., Kompani-Zare, M., Sepaskhah, A.R. et al. Groundwater depth and elevation interpolation by kriging methods in Mohr Basin of Fars province in Iran. Environ Monit Assess 166, 387–407 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-009-1010-x
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