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Research article
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19 Jan 2023
Research article |
| 19 Jan 2023
| 19 Jan 2023
The origin of hydrological responses following earthquakes in a confined aquifer: insight from water level, flow rate, and temperature observations
Shouchuan Zhang
MOE Key Laboratory of Groundwater Circulation and Environmental
Evolution, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, China
Chinese Academy of Geological Science, Beijing, China
MOE Key Laboratory of Groundwater Circulation and Environmental
Evolution, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, China
MNR Key Laboratory of Shallow Geothermal Energy, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, China
Guangcai Wang
MOE Key Laboratory of Groundwater Circulation and Environmental
Evolution, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, China
Zuochen Zhang
Institute of Geomechanics, Chinese Academy of Geological Science,
Beijing, China
Huaming Guo
MOE Key Laboratory of Groundwater Circulation and Environmental
Evolution, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, China
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- Distinct response of deep and shallow geothermal reservoir temperature following earthquakes in the Kangding Fault zone hydrothermal system J. Na et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2024.101743
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Short summary
We documented the step-like increases of water level, flow rate, and water temperatures in a confined aquifer following multiple earthquakes. By employing tidal analysis and a coupled temperature and flow rate model, we find that post-seismic vertical permeability changes and recharge model could explain the co-seismic response. And co-seismic temperature changes are caused by mixing of different volumes of water, with the mixing ratio varying according to each earthquake.
We documented the step-like increases of water level, flow rate, and water temperatures in a...
