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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-1431-2019
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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-1431-2019
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Research article
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14 Mar 2019
Research article |
| 14 Mar 2019
| 14 Mar 2019
Groundwater salinity variation in Upazila Assasuni (southwestern Bangladesh), as steered by surface clay layer thickness, relative elevation and present-day land use
Floris Loys Naus
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Copernicus Institute, Environmental Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Paul Schot
Copernicus Institute, Environmental Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Koos Groen
Acacia water, Gouda, the Netherlands
Kazi Matin Ahmed
Department of Geology, Dhaka University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Jasper Griffioen
Copernicus Institute, Environmental Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
TNO Geological Survey of the Netherlands, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Hydrogeochemical characterization and machine learning-driven prediction of groundwater salinity intrusion risk in southwestern coastal Bangladesh S. Tasneem et al.
- Socio-ecological impacts of industrial aquaculture and ways forward to sustainability A. Cánovas-Molina & E. García-Frapolli
- Shift in groundwater recharge of the Bengal Basin from rainfall to surface water Y. Jameel et al.
- Groundwater salinization and freshening processes in coastal aquifers from southwest Bangladesh M. Sarker et al.
- Predicting Subsurface Architecture From Surface Channel Networks in the Bengal Delta Z. Xu et al.
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- Impact of drinking water salinity on children's education: Empirical evidence from coastal Bangladesh S. Akter
- Sustainability of fresh groundwater resources in fifteen major deltas around the world J. van Engelen et al.
- Innovative mapping of groundwater redox status and cation exchange conditions in a GIS environment M. Zaresefat et al.
- A global dataset of surface water and groundwater salinity measurements from 1980–2019 J. Thorslund & M. van Vliet
- Assessment of geochemical modeling applications and research hot spots—a year in review R. Khalidy & R. Santos
- Vegetation successions of coastal wetlands in southern Laizhou Bay, Bohai Sea, northern China, influenced by the changes in relative surface elevation and soil salinity X. Zhang et al.
- Managed aquifer recharge in Bangladesh: A review of practices, groundwater responses, and implications across diverse geological contexts M. Uddin et al.
- Adapting classical water quality diagrams for ecohydrological and policy applications P. Schot et al.
- Assessing Groundwater Salinization Using Spatial Machine Algorithm Techniques K. Al-Kindi et al.
- Why Do People Remain Attached to Unsafe Drinking Water Options? Quantitative Evidence from Southwestern Bangladesh F. Naus et al.
- Origin and evolutionary processes of deep groundwater salinity in southwestern coastal region of the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta, Bangladesh M. Rahman et al.
- Integrated Geophysical, Isotopic, and Hydrochemical Approach to Studying Freshwater–Saline Water Interaction in Coastal Wetland at Punta Rasa Nature Reserve, Argentina E. Carol et al.
- Potential for managed aquifer recharge in southwestern Bangladesh based on social necessity and technical suitability F. Naus et al.
- Introducing a novel approach for assessment of groundwater salinity hazard, vulnerability, and risk in a semiarid region H. Gharechaee et al.
- Assessment of river water–groundwater–seawater interactions in the coastal delta of Bangladesh based on hydrochemistry and salinity distribution S. Roy & A. Zahid
- Delineating the origins and processes of groundwater salinization and quality degradation in a coastal irrigated plain, Korba (Northeastern Tunisia) F. Slama et al.
- Impacts of Coastal Shrimp Ponds on Saltwater Intrusion and Submarine Groundwater Discharge Y. Hou et al.
- A cross-sectional view of the drinking water scenario in a climate-stressed setting: Case study from southwestern Bangladesh T. Fahim et al.
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- Factors Determining the Natural Fresh‐Salt Groundwater Distribution in Deltas J. van Engelen et al.
- Monitoring and inverse modelling of hydrogeochemical processes during managed aquifer recharge in Southwestern Bangladesh M. Rafiq et al.
- Salinization of coastal groundwater and its environmental consequences in the Bengal Delta, Bangladesh S. Akter et al.
- Influence of landscape features on the large variation of shallow groundwater salinity in southwestern Bangladesh F. Naus et al.
- Hydrogeochemical characterization and machine learning-driven prediction of groundwater salinity intrusion risk in southwestern coastal Bangladesh S. Tasneem et al.
- Socio-ecological impacts of industrial aquaculture and ways forward to sustainability A. Cánovas-Molina & E. García-Frapolli
- Shift in groundwater recharge of the Bengal Basin from rainfall to surface water Y. Jameel et al.
- Groundwater salinization and freshening processes in coastal aquifers from southwest Bangladesh M. Sarker et al.
- Predicting Subsurface Architecture From Surface Channel Networks in the Bengal Delta Z. Xu et al.
- (Im)mobilization of iron, manganese, and arsenic during managed aquifer recharge in Bangladesh: Push-pull tests under oxidative and reductive conditions M. Rafiq et al.
- Pollution evaluation and health risks assessment of naturally occurring toxic metals in shallow groundwater: A study in southwestern tidal delta of Bangladesh M. Tajwar et al.
- Hydrochemical evolution processes of multiple-water quality interfaces (fresh/saline water, saline water/brine) on muddy coast under pumping conditions Q. Sun et al.
- Assessment of Water Quality and Treatment Efficiency in the Southwestern Region of Bangladesh: A Case Study on KUET Campus C. Dey et al.
- Impact of drinking water salinity on children's education: Empirical evidence from coastal Bangladesh S. Akter
- Sustainability of fresh groundwater resources in fifteen major deltas around the world J. van Engelen et al.
- Innovative mapping of groundwater redox status and cation exchange conditions in a GIS environment M. Zaresefat et al.
- A global dataset of surface water and groundwater salinity measurements from 1980–2019 J. Thorslund & M. van Vliet
- Assessment of geochemical modeling applications and research hot spots—a year in review R. Khalidy & R. Santos
- Vegetation successions of coastal wetlands in southern Laizhou Bay, Bohai Sea, northern China, influenced by the changes in relative surface elevation and soil salinity X. Zhang et al.
- Managed aquifer recharge in Bangladesh: A review of practices, groundwater responses, and implications across diverse geological contexts M. Uddin et al.
- Adapting classical water quality diagrams for ecohydrological and policy applications P. Schot et al.
- Assessing Groundwater Salinization Using Spatial Machine Algorithm Techniques K. Al-Kindi et al.
- Why Do People Remain Attached to Unsafe Drinking Water Options? Quantitative Evidence from Southwestern Bangladesh F. Naus et al.
- Origin and evolutionary processes of deep groundwater salinity in southwestern coastal region of the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta, Bangladesh M. Rahman et al.
- Integrated Geophysical, Isotopic, and Hydrochemical Approach to Studying Freshwater–Saline Water Interaction in Coastal Wetland at Punta Rasa Nature Reserve, Argentina E. Carol et al.
- Potential for managed aquifer recharge in southwestern Bangladesh based on social necessity and technical suitability F. Naus et al.
- Introducing a novel approach for assessment of groundwater salinity hazard, vulnerability, and risk in a semiarid region H. Gharechaee et al.
- Assessment of river water–groundwater–seawater interactions in the coastal delta of Bangladesh based on hydrochemistry and salinity distribution S. Roy & A. Zahid
- Delineating the origins and processes of groundwater salinization and quality degradation in a coastal irrigated plain, Korba (Northeastern Tunisia) F. Slama et al.
- Impacts of Coastal Shrimp Ponds on Saltwater Intrusion and Submarine Groundwater Discharge Y. Hou et al.
- A cross-sectional view of the drinking water scenario in a climate-stressed setting: Case study from southwestern Bangladesh T. Fahim et al.
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Short summary
In this paper, we postulate a possible evolution of the groundwater salinity around a village in southwestern Bangladesh, based on high-density fieldwork. We identified that the thickness of the surface clay layer, the surface elevation and the present-day land use determine whether fresh or saline groundwater has formed. The outcomes show how the large groundwater salinity variation in southwestern Bangladesh can be understood, which is valuable for the water management in the region.
In this paper, we postulate a possible evolution of the groundwater salinity around a village in...
