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| DOI | 10.5194/hess-23-4527-2019 |
| Groundwater-glacier meltwater interaction in proglacial aquifers | |
| Dochartaigh B.É.Ó.; Macdonald A.M.; Black A.R.; Everest J.; Wilson P.; George Darling W.; Jones L.; Raines M. | |
| 发表日期 | 2019 |
| ISSN | 1027-5606 |
| 起始页码 | 4527 |
| 结束页码 | 4539 |
| 卷号 | 23期号:11 |
| 英文摘要 | Groundwater plays a significant role in glacial hydrology and can buffer changes to the timing and magnitude of flows in meltwater rivers. However, proglacial aquifer characteristics or groundwater dynamics in glacial catchments are rarely studied directly. We provide direct evidence of proglacial groundwater storage, and quantify multi-year groundwater-meltwater dynamics, through detailed aquifer characterisation and intensive high-resolution monitoring of the proglacial system of a rapidly retreating glacier, Virkisjökull, in south-eastern Iceland. Proglacial unconsolidated glaciofluvial sediments comprise a highly permeable aquifer (25-40md-1) in which groundwater flow in the shallowest 20-40m of the aquifer is equivalent to 4.5% (2.6%-5.8%) of mean river flow, and 9.7% (5.8%-12.3%) of winter flow. Estimated annual groundwater flow through the entire aquifer thickness is 10% (4%-22%) the magnitude of annual river flow. Groundwater in the aquifer is actively recharged by glacier meltwater and local precipitation, both rainfall and snowmelt, and strongly influenced by individual precipitation events. Local precipitation represents the highest proportion of recharge across the aquifer. However, significant glacial meltwater influence on groundwater within the aquifer occurs in a 50-500m river zone within which there are complex groundwater-river exchanges. Stable isotopes, groundwater dynamics and temperature data demonstrate active recharge from river losses, especially in the summer melt season, with more than 25% and often <50% of groundwater in the near-river aquifer zone sourced from glacier meltwater. Proglacial aquifers such as these are common globally, and future changes in glacier coverage and precipitation are likely to increase the significance of groundwater storage within them. The scale of proglacial groundwater flow and storage has important implications for measuring meltwater flux, for predicting future river flows, and for providing strategic water supplies in de-glaciating catchments. © 2019 Copernicus GmbH. All rights reserved. |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| scopus关键词 | Aquifers; Catchments; Digital storage; Glacial geology; Groundwater flow; Groundwater resources; Hydrogeology; Precipitation (meteorology); Rivers; Runoff; Stream flow; Water conservation; Water supply; Aquifer characteristics; Aquifer thickness; Glacial hydrology; Glacial meltwater; Groundwater dynamics; Groundwater storage; High-resolution monitoring; Precipitation events; Recharging (underground waters); glacial hydrology; glacier flow; groundwater flow; magnitude; meltwater; precipitation intensity; proglacial environment; snowmelt |
| 来源期刊 | Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
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| 文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
| 条目标识符 | http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/159574 |
| 作者单位 | Dochartaigh, B.É.Ó., British Geological Survey, Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South, Edinburgh, EH14 4AP, United Kingdom; Macdonald, A.M., British Geological Survey, Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South, Edinburgh, EH14 4AP, United Kingdom; Black, A.R., School of Social Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 4HN, United Kingdom; Everest, J., British Geological Survey, Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South, Edinburgh, EH14 4AP, United Kingdom; Wilson, P., Geological Survey of Northern Ireland, Dundonald House, Upper Newtownards Road, Belfast, BT4 3SB, United Kingdom; George Darling, W., British Geological Survey, Maclean Building, Wallingford, OX10 8BB, United Kingdom; Jones, L., British Geological Survey, Environmental Science Centre, Keyworth, NG12 5GG, United Kingdom; Raines, M., British Geological Survey, Environmental Science Centre, Keyworth, NG12 5GG, United Kingdom |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Dochartaigh B.É.Ó.,Macdonald A.M.,Black A.R.,et al. Groundwater-glacier meltwater interaction in proglacial aquifers[J],2019,23(11). |
| APA | Dochartaigh B.É.Ó..,Macdonald A.M..,Black A.R..,Everest J..,Wilson P..,...&Raines M..(2019).Groundwater-glacier meltwater interaction in proglacial aquifers.Hydrology and Earth System Sciences,23(11). |
| MLA | Dochartaigh B.É.Ó.,et al."Groundwater-glacier meltwater interaction in proglacial aquifers".Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 23.11(2019). |
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