Flow dynamics in hyper-saline aquifers: hydro-geophysical monitoring and modeling

Haaken, Klaus; Deidda, Gian Piero; Cassiani, Giorgio; Deiana, Rita; Putti, Mario; Paniconi, Claudio; Scudeler, Carlotta; Kemna, Andreas

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-1439-2017

Articles | Volume 21, issue 3

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-1439-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-1439-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 21, issue 3

Research article

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09 Mar 2017

Research article |

| 09 Mar 2017

Flow dynamics in hyper-saline aquifers: hydro-geophysical monitoring and modeling

Klaus Haaken, Gian Piero Deidda, Giorgio Cassiani, Rita Deiana, Mario Putti, Claudio Paniconi, Carlotta Scudeler, and Andreas Kemna

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'Cooments', Anonymous Referee #1, 13 Oct 2016
- AC1: 'reply to Referee #1', Giorgio Cassiani, 02 Dec 2016
RC2: 'Comment on “Flow dynamics in hyper-saline aquifers: hydro-geophysical monitoring and modelling” by K. Haaken et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 13 Oct 2016
- AC2: 'reply to Referee à', Giorgio Cassiani, 02 Dec 2016
RC3: 'Interactive comment on “Flow dynamics in hyper-saline aquifers: hydro-geophysical monitoring and modelling” by K. Haaken et al.', Anonymous Referee #3, 13 Oct 2016
- AC3: 'Reply to Referee #3', Giorgio Cassiani, 02 Dec 2016

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (further review by Editor) (12 Dec 2016) by Jesús Carrera

AR by Giorgio Cassiani on behalf of the Authors (02 Jan 2017) Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (06 Feb 2017) by Jesús Carrera

AR by Giorgio Cassiani on behalf of the Authors (07 Feb 2017) Manuscript

Short summary

The paper presents a general methodology that will help understand how freshwater and saltwater may interact in natural porous media, with a particular view at practical applications such as the storage of freshwater underground in critical areas, e.g., semi-arid zones around the Mediterranean sea. The methodology is applied to a case study in Sardinia and shows how a mix of advanced monitoring and mathematical modeling tremendously advance our understanding of these systems.