HYDROLOGICAL MODEL OF PEAT-MOUND FORM WITH VERTICALLY VARYING HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY

The form of raised peat mires can be considered to reflect the form of the saturated water mound. Ingram (1982) calculates this form from hy draulic considerations, but assumes a uniform hydraulic conductivity t hroughout the profile. Here, the form of the mire is calculated for no n-uniform, depth-dependent hydraulic conductivity of the peat deposit. Although requiring more computational effort, the alternative model m ay offer a more appropriate description of the structure of the peat m ire.