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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-1049-2016
© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
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the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Research article
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08 Mar 2016
Research article |
| 08 Mar 2016
Fault damage zone volume and initial salinity distribution determine intensity of shallow aquifer salinisation in subsurface storage
Elena Tillner
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Maria Langer
GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Thomas Kempka
GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Michael Kühn
GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
University of Potsdam, Institute of Earth- and Environmental Science, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24/25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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Short summary
The degree of shallow aquifer salinisation triggered by fluid injection into deeper brine-bearing aquifers and brine upward migration through hydraulically conductive faults strongly depends on the regional depth of the freshwater-saltwater boundary, since displaced brines originate only from the upper fault damage zones in the study area. The highest local salinity increase in shallow aquifers occurs in case of closed model boundaries and low fault damage zone volumes.
The degree of shallow aquifer salinisation triggered by fluid injection into deeper...
