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Research article
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09 Nov 2015
Research article |
| 09 Nov 2015
Quantification of the contribution of the Beauce groundwater aquifer to the discharge of the Loire River using thermal infrared satellite imaging
E. Lalot
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Laboratoire GEHCO, UFR sciences et techniques, Université François Rabelais, Tours, France
F. Curie
Laboratoire GEHCO, UFR sciences et techniques, Université François Rabelais, Tours, France
V. Wawrzyniak
Plateforme ISIG, CNRS – UMR 5600 EVS, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
F. Baratelli
Centre de Géosciences – Systèmes hydrologiques et Réservoirs, Mines ParisTech, Fontainebleau, France
S. Schomburgk
Dir. Eau Environnement et Ecotechnologies, Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM), Orléans, France
Centre de Géosciences – Systèmes hydrologiques et Réservoirs, Mines ParisTech, Fontainebleau, France
H. Piegay
Plateforme ISIG, CNRS – UMR 5600 EVS, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
F. Moatar
Laboratoire GEHCO, UFR sciences et techniques, Université François Rabelais, Tours, France
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This work shows that satellite thermal infrared images (LANDSAT) can be used to locate and quantify groundwater discharge into a large river (Loire River, France - 100 to 300 m wide). Groundwater discharge rate is found to be highly variable with time and space and maximum during flow recession periods and in winter. The main identified groundwater discharge area into the Loire River corresponds to a known discharge area of the Beauce aquifer.
This work shows that satellite thermal infrared images (LANDSAT) can be used to locate and...
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