Articles | Volume 19, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-19-3937-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-19-3937-2015
Research article
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24 Sep 2015
Research article |  | 24 Sep 2015

Groundwater flow processes and mixing in active volcanic systems: the case of Guadalajara (Mexico)

A. Hernández-Antonio, J. Mahlknecht, C. Tamez-Meléndez, J. Ramos-Leal, A. Ramírez-Orozco, R. Parra, N. Ornelas-Soto, and C. J. Eastoe

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (25 Apr 2015) by Nunzio Romano
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RR by Luisa Stellato (01 Jul 2015)
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ED: Publish as is (24 Aug 2015) by Nunzio Romano
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Short summary
A conceptual model of groundwater flow processes and mixing was developed using a combination of hydrogeochemistry, isotopes and multivariate analysis. The implementation to the case of Guadalajara showed that groundwater was classified into four groups: cold groundwater, hydrothermal water, polluted groundwater and mixed groundwater. A multivariate mixing model was used to calculate the proportion of different fluids in sampled well water. The result helps authorities in decision making.