Karst Aquifers—Characterization and Engineering

Stevanović, Zoran

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-12850-4

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“…Most projects involve a combination of these two approaches, and they are both contributing to karst theory and practice. For a complex and heterogenous water-bearing medium such as karst, almost every case is different and specific [7,32], and not every lesson learned in one karst terrain can be adopted and applied in others.…”

Section: Monitoring In Water Utilities and Hydrogeological Research In Karstmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Soluble and karstified carbonate or evaporitic rocks cover some 15% of the continents' ice-free land [3] and provide drinking water to about 10% of the world's population [4]. Of all the aquifer systems, karst aquifers are characterised by the most dynamic regime: the water table fluctuates and the springs' discharge or water chemistry can vary from one day or hour to the next [5][6][7]. High groundwater velocity has been confirmed by numerous tracing experiments conducted in many karst regions [8,9].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Monitoring as the Key Factor for Sustainable Use and Protection of Groundwater in Karst Environments—An Overview

Stevanović

Stevanović²

2021

Sustainability

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As a specific type of landscape and aquifer, karst is developed in soluble carbonate and evaporitic rocks and is of great importance for humanity. It covers more than 15% of Earth’s ice-free land and its aquifers provide about 10% of the world population’s drinking water. However, in general, its importance is not adequately supported by monitoring. Due to very dynamic karst regimes, in many countries, monitoring networks and their technology must be enlarged and improved, in terms of both the quantity and quality of water. The article discusses the current state of monitoring in legislation and water practice, as well as its importance in preventing water pollution, ensuring water provision to dependent ecosystems and preparing adaptation strategies to mitigate the negative effects of climate changes. Karst aquifers’ heterogeneity, high vulnerability to pollution and their very dynamic regimes require a more frequent observation of discharge and water quality parameters than any other aquifer system. There is also a need for installing sophisticated monitoring equipment, which enables remote observation of changes in dynamic karst systems. Improving monitoring and creating an early warning system would have a direct and positive effect on water management and might also be able to prevent uncontrolled groundwater extraction and deterioration of water quality.

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Section: Monitoring In Water Utilities and Hydrogeological Research In Karstmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Monitoring as the Key Factor for Sustainable Use and Protection of Groundwater in Karst Environments—An Overview

Stevanović

Stevanović²

2021

Sustainability

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“…The synoptic view and repeat observations provided by spaceborne SAR sensors mean that the data could prove to be an effective tool for the long-term monitoring of areas susceptible to sinkhole formation [2]. In fact, certain case studies suggest that DInSAR techniques could be used for the detection of precursory deformation [5,6,[19][20][21]26,34,60,92,[105][106][107][108]. Several successful detections of sinkhole precursors have been reported in the literature.…”

Section: Detecting Precursors To Sinkhole Developmentmentioning

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The Role of Earth Observation, with a Focus on SAR Interferometry, for Sinkhole Hazard Assessment

Theron

Engelbrecht

2018

Remote Sensing

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Sinkholes are global phenomena with significant consequences on the natural-and built environment. Significant efforts have been devoted to the assessment of sinkhole hazards to predict the spatial and temporal occurrence of future sinkholes as well as to detect small-scale deformation prior to collapse. Sinkhole hazard maps are created by considering the distribution of past sinkholes in conjunction with their geomorphic features, controlling conditions and triggering mechanisms. Quantitative risk assessment then involves the statistical analysis of sinkhole events in relation to these conditions with the aim of identifying high risk areas. Remote sensing techniques contribute to the field of sinkhole hazard assessment by providing tools for the population of sinkhole inventories and lend themselves to the monitoring of precursory deformation prior to sinkhole development. In this paper, we outline the background to sinkhole formation and sinkhole hazard assessment. We provide a review of earth observation techniques, both for the compilation of sinkhole inventories as well as the monitoring of precursors to sinkhole development. We discuss the advantages and limitations of these approaches and conclude by highlighting the potential role of radar interferometry in the early detection of sinkhole-induced instability resulting in a potential decrease in the risk to human lives and infrastructure by enabling proactive remediation.

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“…Karst is a special type of landscape developed particularly on soluble rocks such as limestone, marble, and gypsum (Ford and Williams, 1989;Stevanović, 2015) and containing caves and extensive underground water systems. Karst is often characterized by karrens, sinkholes, shafts, poljes, caves, ponors, caverns, estavelles, intermittent springs, submarine springs, lost rivers, dry river valleys, intermittently-inundated poljes, underground river systems, denuded rocky hills, karst plains, and collapses (Milanović, 2004;Parise and Gunn, 2007;Parise and Lollino, 2011).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Geological and hydrogeological effective factors in the high permeability zones of several dam sites of the Zagros region, Iran

Boroujeni¹,

Ashjari²,

Karimi³

2019

JCKS

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Stratigraphical, discontinuity and hydraulic characteristics of a karstic region are crucial factors in solution development, producing areas with strong contrasts in permeability with probable water seepage from dam foundations and abutments. The aim of this study is to explore the effect of these elements on karstic dam sites of the Zagros region in Iran. Although the Asmari Formation is inherently fractured, according to the distribution of boreholes and dams, and there is no case that is merely controlled by one of these elements; therefore, all factors are unequally responsible for creating a high-permeable zone. The river and adjacent karst connect in three possible ways: water flows from the river to the adjacent rock mass, the river gets water from the adjacent rock mass, and there is no hydraulic connection between the river and adjacent karst areas. The settlement of impermeable layers, such as marly limestone and marl inside carbonate bodies, may create suitable places for water collection and initiation of dissolution. Finally, at the borehole scale, it is possible to find some high-permeable zones controlled only by one of the three mentioned elements, but there is no borehole or no dam site in which all high permeable zones are controlled by only one of these elements.

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Karst Aquifers—Characterization and Engineering

Cited by 113 publications

References 114 publications

Monitoring as the Key Factor for Sustainable Use and Protection of Groundwater in Karst Environments—An Overview

Monitoring as the Key Factor for Sustainable Use and Protection of Groundwater in Karst Environments—An Overview

The Role of Earth Observation, with a Focus on SAR Interferometry, for Sinkhole Hazard Assessment

Geological and hydrogeological effective factors in the high permeability zones of several dam sites of the Zagros region, Iran

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