Spatial variability of submarine groundwater discharge, Ubatuba, Brazil

Stieglitz, Thomas, Taniguchi, Makoto, and Neylon, Skyler (2008) Spatial variability of submarine groundwater discharge, Ubatuba, Brazil. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science , 76 (3). pp. 493-500.

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Abstract

Submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) is delivered into the oceans at various hydrogeological settings. Where coastal aquifers have spatial heterogeneous properties such as preferential flowpaths, SGD is also commonly heterogeneously distributed along the coast. SGD from a heterogeneous, fractured rock aquifer on the Ubatuba coast, Brazil has been investigated by depth profiling of ground conductivity. On spatial scales of <10 m, a significant variation in sub-surface conductivity and associated discharge rate is documented. These geophysical observations were used to identify preferential flowpaths, and to explain significant differences in average discharge rates observed in seepage meter records placed only a few metres apart from each other. This paper illustrates the utility of sub-surface conductivity measurements for accurate investigations of SGD fluxes.

Item ID: 23640
Item Type: Article (Research - C1)
ISSN: 1096-0015
Keywords: conductivity sensors, hydrology, spatial variations, groundwater, coastal zone, Brazil
Date Deposited: 10 Oct 2012 05:26
FoR Codes: 04 EARTH SCIENCES > 0403 Geology > 040305 Marine Geoscience @ 50%
04 EARTH SCIENCES > 0406 Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience > 040603 Hydrogeology @ 50%
SEO Codes: 96 ENVIRONMENT > 9611 Physical and Chemical Conditions of Water > 961102 Physical and Chemical Conditions of Water in Coastal and Estuarine Environments @ 60%
96 ENVIRONMENT > 9605 Ecosystem Assessment and Management > 960506 Ecosystem Assessment and Management of Fresh, Ground and Surface Water Environments @ 40%
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