Parameter

Initial value

Calibrated value

Hyd. conductivity of silty clay layer (m/d)

0.1 - 0.005

0.8

Hyd. conductivity of main aquifer unit (m/d)

20 - 150

55

Vertical conductivity of river bed (m/d)

0.1 - 0.009

0.06

Recharge in the flood plain

0.1 -2.2 mm/day

0.55 mm/day

Recharge in the desert fringes

20% - 35% of the total irrigation water

29% of the total irrigation water

Specific storage (m−1)

0.1

0.02

Specific yield

0.22

0.25