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Research article
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31 Jan 2022
Research article |
| 31 Jan 2022
| 31 Jan 2022
Evidence for high-elevation salar recharge and interbasin groundwater flow in the Western Cordillera of the Peruvian Andes
Odiney Alvarez-Campos
Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
Elizabeth J. Olson
Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
Sebastián A. Zuñiga Medina
Departamento de Geología, Geofísica y Minas, Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa, Arequipa, Peru
José Díaz Rodríguez
Departamento de Geología, Geofísica y Minas, Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa, Arequipa, Peru
Wendy R. Roque Quispe
Departamento de Ingeniería Ambiental, Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa, Arequipa, Peru
Carol I. Salazar Mamani
Departamento de Ingeniería Ambiental, Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa, Arequipa, Peru
Midhuar R. Arenas Carrión
Departamento de Ingeniería Ambiental, Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa, Arequipa, Peru
Juan Manuel Jara
Departamento de Ingeniería Ambiental, Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa, Arequipa, Peru
Alexander Ccanccapa-Cartagena
Lyles School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
Escuela Profesional de Antropología, Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa, Av. Venezuela S/N, 04000, Arequipa, Peru
Chad T. Jafvert
Lyles School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
Division of Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
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Short summary
We present results of a hydrologic study of groundwater recharge near the city of Arequipa, Peru. There are a number of springs below a high-elevation salar that show some chemical evidence of connectivity to the salar basin, possibly facilitated by faults in region. These results suggest that this salar basin is not a strictly terminal lake but that some interbasin groundwater flow exists. In addition, a high-elevation forest ecosystem seems important for groundwater recharge as well.
We present results of a hydrologic study of groundwater recharge near the city of Arequipa,...
