Articles | Volume 27, issue 22
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-27-4205-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-27-4205-2023
Research article
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28 Nov 2023
Research article |  | 28 Nov 2023

Improving understanding of groundwater flow in an alpine karst system by reconstructing its geologic history using conduit network model ensembles

Chloé Fandel, Ty Ferré, François Miville, Philippe Renard, and Nico Goldscheider

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From the surface, it is hard to tell where underground cave systems are located. We developed a computer model to create maps of the probable cave network in an area, based on the geologic setting. We then applied our approach in reverse: in a region where an old cave network was mapped, we used modeling to test what the geologic setting might have been like when the caves formed. This is useful because understanding past cave formation can help us predict where unmapped caves are located today.
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