Articles | Volume 21, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-4479-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-4479-2017
Research article
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08 Sep 2017
Research article |  | 08 Sep 2017

Monitoring and modeling infiltration–recharge dynamics of managed aquifer recharge with desalinated seawater

Yonatan Ganot, Ran Holtzman, Noam Weisbrod, Ido Nitzan, Yoram Katz, and Daniel Kurtzman

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by Editor and Referees) (16 May 2017) by Bill X. Hu
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ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (04 Jul 2017) by Bill X. Hu
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RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (26 Jul 2017)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (further review by Editor) (07 Aug 2017) by Bill X. Hu
AR by Yonatan Ganot on behalf of the Authors (07 Aug 2017)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (08 Aug 2017) by Bill X. Hu
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Short summary
We monitor infiltration at multiple scales during managed aquifer recharge with desalinated seawater in an infiltration pond, while groundwater recharge is evaluated by simplified and numerical models. We found that pond-surface clogging is negated by the high-quality desalinated seawater or negligible compared to the low-permeability layers of the unsaturated zone. We show that a numerical model with a 1-D representative sediment profile is able to capture infiltration and recharge dynamics.