Effects of karst and geologic structure on the circulation of water and permeability in carbonate aquifers

Stringfield, V. T.; Rapp, J.R.; Anders, Robert B.

doi:10.1016/0022-1694(79)90178-1

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“…The depth of groundwater circulation is largely determined by the relative height of recharge and discharge zones (Stringfield et al, 1979). Under the unique background of the Jura-type folds in eastern Sichuan, the east-west direction transverse gullies that cut into anticline soluble rock play an essential role in discharging nearby karst water, the cutting length and depth determine the ability and control range of discharging groundwater.…”

Section: Karst Hydro-geomorphologymentioning

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Revealing karst water circulation based on the GIS and environmental isotopes methods—A case study in eastern Sichuan, southwestern China

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Jura-type folds in eastern Sichuan Basin have created unique multi-type karst water circulation patterns. Understanding the karst water circulation features is helpful to the protection and management of water resources in this area. In this study, a typical Jura-type fold Mingyueshan in eastern Sichuan, Southwestern China is taken as an example. The geological conditions, natural geographical factors, and environmental isotopes data (δ2H, δ18O, δ3H) are analyzed, the GIS method was used to construct the groundwater flow system. The results reveal the karst water circulation patterns under the control of multiple drainage base levels. Finally, it comes to the conclusion that the north, middle and south sections of Mingyueshan present three water circulation patterns: unidirectional shallow circulation system, bidirectional shallow circulation system and unidirectional shallow-deep nested circulation system, respectively. These results are essentially qualitative, some numerical simulations of groundwater flow can be considered in future work, which will help to determine the groundwater flow system quantitatively. The research results can provide reference for the studies of karst aquifers in eastern Sichuan Jura-type folds area and other areas with similar characteristics.

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Section: Karst Hydro-geomorphologymentioning

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Revealing karst water circulation based on the GIS and environmental isotopes methods—A case study in eastern Sichuan, southwestern China

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“…In the research of karst water contamination and pollution, the pollution of whole hydrosystem in karst terrains was related with an increasingly industrial society (George 1973); land use was not the primary control on groundwater contamination (Scanlon 1990); coal mine waters of variable pH had an effect on spring water quality (Liu et al 1991); the impact of a landfill leachate on underlying aquifer water or spring discharge was assessed (Kogovsek and Petric 2013). For a karst aquifer, the controlling factors of the development of karst and permeability are climate, topography, soluble rocks, geological structure, groundwater circulation, base level and meteoric water (Stringfield et al 1979); karst water quality depends on the development of the channels and the permeability of the carbonate rocks (Dodge 1984); the hydrology of the karst aquifer at the experimental site of Guilin was investigated (Yuan et al 1990); groundwater level fluctuation in the large fractured-karst aquifer system in the Jinan Spring field was simulated (Qian et al 2006); groundwater balance of the Jadro Spring aquifer was estimated using the conceptual rainfall-runoff model (Jukic and Denic-Jukic 2009); the response of large karst aquifers in the Mediterranean area to the recharge input variation was evaluated (Fiorillo et al 2015). Overall, investigators have made some practical results in the research of karst springs and karst water, which provide references for the development and protection of the local karst water resources.…”

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Review: karst springs in Shanxi, China

Zhang

et al. 2018

Carbonates Evaporites

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China is one of a few countries in the world where karst is intensively developed and karst water is heavily utilized as water supply sources. Shanxi is such a Province with the largest karst distribution in places in Northern China, where 19 large karst springs and their catchments are identified to provide important sources of the water supply and ecosystem functioning in Shanxi. Over the years, many problems associated with utilization of karst springs in Shanxi cropped out, including the decrease in spring flow, decline of groundwater level, groundwater contamination and pollution, etc., which severely restrict the sustainable utilization of karst water resources in Shanxi. Through the retrieval and analysis of some 200 local and international publications, this paper critically reviews the research results of karst springs in the region from the perspective of spring flow trend, precipitation recharge and time-lag, evaluation of karst water resources, water chemistry and environmental isotopes with purposing assession, and further evaluates the integrity of the aquifer system including vulnerability, impacts of coal mining and engineering activities on karst groundwater, delineation of spring catchment sub-systems, protection and management measures. It is concluded that human activities and climate change are the primary and secondary factors negatively affecting karst springs, respectively. The impacts of human activities on karst springs are mainly facilitated by intensive development of karst water, mining drainage, engineering construction and other activities. While karst water in parts of Shanxi spring catchments is polluted to various degrees, hence it is recommended to mainstream the protection of karst spring water in the areas of strategic importance. This paper will contribute towards the establishment of sustainable development and utilization of karst water in Shanxi and even in Northern China.

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Early Paleozoic Surface and Subsurface Paleokarst: Middle Ordovician Carbonates, Mingan Islands, Québec

Desrochers¹,

James²

1988

Paleokarst

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Effects of karst and geologic structure on the circulation of water and permeability in carbonate aquifers

Cited by 10 publications

References 14 publications

Revealing karst water circulation based on the GIS and environmental isotopes methods—A case study in eastern Sichuan, southwestern China

Revealing karst water circulation based on the GIS and environmental isotopes methods—A case study in eastern Sichuan, southwestern China

Review: karst springs in Shanxi, China

Early Paleozoic Surface and Subsurface Paleokarst: Middle Ordovician Carbonates, Mingan Islands, Québec

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