The tectonic structure of an aquifer can influence the dynamics of groundwater flow with effects on the aquifer's vulnerability. In an area located in Salento Peninsula, characterized hydrogeologically by a multi - aquifer system, superimposed on the deep aquifer, that prove to be heavily salsified even in the internal areas, a qualitative deterioration of the shallow aquifer used for irrigation starts taking place. A joined analysis of the dynamics of groundwater circulation in relation to the morphotectonic asset of the area, reconstructed on a detailed geologic model implemented on a density dependent flow model, has pointed out the influence of the tectonics on groundwater flow behaviour and on the exchange phenomena between the two aquifers, explaining therefore the increment in groundwater salt concentration.

Modeling and analysis of the effect of faults on the flow and saltwater intrusion phenomenon in a coastal aquifer / Cherubini, C; Giasi, Concetta Immacolata; Pastore, Nicola. - In: RENDICONTI ONLINE DELLA SOCIETÀ GEOLOGICA ITALIANA. - ISSN 2035-8008. - 6:(2009), pp. 155-156.

Modeling and analysis of the effect of faults on the flow and saltwater intrusion phenomenon in a coastal aquifer

GIASI, Concetta Immacolata;Pastore, Nicola
2009-01-01

Abstract

The tectonic structure of an aquifer can influence the dynamics of groundwater flow with effects on the aquifer's vulnerability. In an area located in Salento Peninsula, characterized hydrogeologically by a multi - aquifer system, superimposed on the deep aquifer, that prove to be heavily salsified even in the internal areas, a qualitative deterioration of the shallow aquifer used for irrigation starts taking place. A joined analysis of the dynamics of groundwater circulation in relation to the morphotectonic asset of the area, reconstructed on a detailed geologic model implemented on a density dependent flow model, has pointed out the influence of the tectonics on groundwater flow behaviour and on the exchange phenomena between the two aquifers, explaining therefore the increment in groundwater salt concentration.
2009
Modeling and analysis of the effect of faults on the flow and saltwater intrusion phenomenon in a coastal aquifer / Cherubini, C; Giasi, Concetta Immacolata; Pastore, Nicola. - In: RENDICONTI ONLINE DELLA SOCIETÀ GEOLOGICA ITALIANA. - ISSN 2035-8008. - 6:(2009), pp. 155-156.
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