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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-3825-2018
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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-3825-2018
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Research article
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18 Jul 2018
Research article |
| 18 Jul 2018
Estimating epikarst water storage by time-lapse surface-to-depth gravity measurements
Cédric Champollion
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Géosciences Montpellier, CNRS, Univ. Montpellier, UA, Montpellier, France
Sabrina Deville
Géosciences Montpellier, CNRS, Univ. Montpellier, UA, Montpellier, France
Jean Chéry
Géosciences Montpellier, CNRS, Univ. Montpellier, UA, Montpellier, France
Erik Doerflinger
Géosciences Montpellier, CNRS, Univ. Montpellier, UA, Montpellier, France
Nicolas Le Moigne
Géosciences Montpellier, CNRS, Univ. Montpellier, UA, Montpellier, France
Roger Bayer
Géosciences Montpellier, CNRS, Univ. Montpellier, UA, Montpellier, France
Philippe Vernant
Géosciences Montpellier, CNRS, Univ. Montpellier, UA, Montpellier, France
Naomi Mazzilli
UMR 1114 EMMAH (UAPV/INRA), Université d'Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse, Avignon, France
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Short summary
Gravity monitoring at the surface and in situ (in caves) has been conducted in a karst hydro-system in the south of France (Larzac plateau). Subsurface water storage is evidenced with a spatial variability probably associated with lithology differences and confirmed by MRS measurements. Gravity allows transient water storage to be estimated on the seasonal scale.
Gravity monitoring at the surface and in situ (in caves) has been conducted in a karst...
