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Combining passive and active distributed temperature sensing measurements to locate and quantify groundwater discharge variability into a headwater stream
Univ Rennes, CNRS, Géosciences Rennes, UMR 6118, 35000 Rennes, France
Olivier Bour
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Univ Rennes, CNRS, Géosciences Rennes, UMR 6118, 35000 Rennes, France
Mikaël Faucheux
UMR SAS, INRAE, Institut Agro, Rennes, France
Nicolas Lavenant
Univ Rennes, CNRS, Géosciences Rennes, UMR 6118, 35000 Rennes, France
Hugo Le Lay
UMR SAS, INRAE, Institut Agro, Rennes, France
Ophélie Fovet
UMR SAS, INRAE, Institut Agro, Rennes, France
Zahra Thomas
UMR SAS, INRAE, Institut Agro, Rennes, France
Laurent Longuevergne
Univ Rennes, CNRS, Géosciences Rennes, UMR 6118, 35000 Rennes, France
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Short summary
Groundwater discharge into streams plays a major role in the preservation of stream ecosystems. There were two complementary methods, both based on the use of the distributed temperature sensing technology, applied in a headwater catchment. Measurements allowed us to characterize the spatial and temporal patterns of groundwater discharge and quantify groundwater inflows into the stream, opening very promising perspectives for a novel characterization of the groundwater–stream interface.
Groundwater discharge into streams plays a major role in the preservation of stream ecosystems....
