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Using hydraulic head, chloride and electrical conductivity data to distinguish between mountain-front and mountain-block recharge to basin aquifers
Etienne Bresciani
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training, School of the
Environment, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, 02792, Republic of
Korea
Roger H. Cranswick
National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training, School of the
Environment, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources, Government of
South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
Eddie W. Banks
National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training, School of the
Environment, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
Jordi Batlle-Aguilar
National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training, School of the
Environment, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
Kansas Geological Survey, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66047,
USA
Peter G. Cook
National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training, School of the
Environment, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
Okke Batelaan
National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training, School of the
Environment, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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Short summary
This article tackles the problem of finding the origin of groundwater in basin aquifers adjacent to mountains. In particular, we aim to determine whether the recharge occurs predominantly through stream infiltration along the mountain front or through subsurface flow from the mountain. To this end, we discuss the use of routinely measured variables: hydraulic head, chloride and electrical conductivity. A case study from Australia demonstrates the approach.
This article tackles the problem of finding the origin of groundwater in basin aquifers adjacent...
