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Long term hydrodynamic effects in a semi-arid mediterranean multilayer aquifer: Campo de Cartagena in south-eastern Spain

Juan Domingo-Pinillos, Javier Senent-Aparicio, José García-Aróstegui et Paul Baudron

Article de revue (2018)

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Abstract

The Mediterranean basin contains many semi-arid environments where aquifers are subject to intensive exploitation, generally to meet irrigation demands. The Campo de Cartagena aquifer is a clear example from such a semi-arid environment, and its hydrodynamic effects have aroused great scientific interest. The main objective of this study is to evaluate the hydrodynamic effects that have occurred in the last century of anthropogenic activity in this aquifer system. This aquifer is subject to intensive exploitation and shows clear deficits in times of drought, with recharge by irrigation playing an important role. This study's methodology includes groundwater modelling to reconstruct the transient evolution of the aquifer system during the last century, to generate water balances and to illustrate how the evolution of irrigation has, in many ways, changed the aquifer's groundwater flow pattern. The results delineate the hydraulic communication of the aquifer stratums through specific geological structures, as well as the flow transfer from the Quaternary layer to the Mar Menor and the Mediterranean Sea. The reconstruction of the entire system's temporal evolution shows a fragile water balance that is supported by surface-water contributions.

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groundwater flow; numerical modelling; MODFLOW; multilayer aquifer; Campo de Cartagena

Sujet(s): 1000 Génie civil > 1006 Génie hydrologique
4500 Hydrologie > 4500 Hydrologie
4500 Hydrologie > 4504 Eaux souterraines
Département: Département des génies civil, géologique et des mines
Organismes subventionnaires: Water EuroMediterranean Institute
Numéro de subvention: 57/15
URL de PolyPublie: https://publications.polymtl.ca/3560/
Titre de la revue: Water (vol. 10, no 10)
Maison d'édition: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/w10101320
URL officielle: https://doi.org/10.3390/w10101320
Date du dépôt: 09 mars 2020 10:21
Dernière modification: 15 mai 2023 06:36
Citer en APA 7: Domingo-Pinillos, J., Senent-Aparicio, J., García-Aróstegui, J., & Baudron, P. (2018). Long term hydrodynamic effects in a semi-arid mediterranean multilayer aquifer: Campo de Cartagena in south-eastern Spain. Water, 10(10), 1-21. https://doi.org/10.3390/w10101320

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