Proposing sources for discrete groundwater discharges to patterned pools in three regional raised northern peat bogs

Moore, Henry E.; Comas, Xavier; Briggs, Martin A.; Reeve, Andrew S.; Alam, Khondaker Md. Nur; Slater, Lee

doi:10.5194/hess-30-4587-2026

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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-30-4587-2026

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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-30-4587-2026

© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 30, issue 14

Research article

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21 Jul 2026

Research article |

| 21 Jul 2026

Proposing sources for discrete groundwater discharges to patterned pools in three regional raised northern peat bogs

Henry E. Moore, Xavier Comas, Martin A. Briggs, Andrew S. Reeve, Khondaker Md. Nur Alam, and Lee Slater

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-30-4587-2026-supplement

Data sets

Minerogenous Groundwater Inputs to Patterned Pools in Northern Raised Peat Bogs Supplementary Data Henry Moore et al. http://www.hydroshare.org/resource/8877eb61207c4ae28b66231b450efa0d

Short summary

This study of three peat bogs in Maine, USA suggests surface pools receive groundwater from depth based on interactions with the underlying sediments. Geophysical surveys mapped sediments, while thermal imaging paired with point temperature and water conductivity measurements revealed local patterns pointing to groundwater sources. Such discrete inflows may accelerate peat decomposition and carbon loss.