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Extreme precipitation events induce high fluxes of groundwater and associated nutrients to coastal ocean
Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals, UAB, Bellaterra, 08193, Spain
Valentí Rodellas
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Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals, UAB, Bellaterra, 08193, Spain
Aaron Alorda-Kleinglass
Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals, UAB, Bellaterra, 08193, Spain
Maarten Saaltink
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UPC, Barcelona, 08034, Spain
Hydrogeology Group, UPC-CSIC, Barcelona, 08034, Spain
Albert Folch
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UPC, Barcelona, 08034, Spain
Hydrogeology Group, UPC-CSIC, Barcelona, 08034, Spain
Jordi Garcia-Orellana
Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals, UAB, Bellaterra, 08193, Spain
Departament de Física, UAB, Bellaterra, 08193, Spain
deceased, 5 July 2022
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Short summary
Rainwater infiltrates aquifers and travels a long subsurface journey towards the ocean where it eventually enters below sea level. In its path towards the sea, water becomes enriched in many compounds that are naturally or artificially present within soils and sediments. We demonstrate that extreme rainfall events may significantly increase the inflow of water to the ocean, thereby increasing the supply of these compounds that are fundamental for the sustainability of coastal ecosystems.
Rainwater infiltrates aquifers and travels a long subsurface journey towards the ocean where it...
