Discussion of paper by P.P. Rowe, ‘An equation for estimating transmissibility and coefficient of storage from river-level fluctuations’

In this paper Rowe [1960], dealing with an important problem in ground-water hydrology, presents solutions for the fluctuation of groundwater levels in response to water-level fluctuations in streams that cut through the water-bearing materials. He treats three cases in which the stream level varies with time t in accordance with the relations ct, respectively. The solutions are presented in the form of equations 11, 17, and 20, of which (11) is evaluated in the referenced paper. It appears, however, that C2 of (9), which Rowe has evaluated as zero, should have the value 2ctU2.