Hydrogeological Assessment and Modified Conceptual Model of a Dinaric Karst Island Aquifer
Vis Island is situated in southern Croatia. The island is mostly composed of karstified carbonate rocks and belongs to the Dinaric karst region, which is a locus typicus of karst landforms. Located far from the mainland, Vis island has maintained a successful water supply from its own karst aquifer...
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| description | Vis Island is situated in southern Croatia. The island is mostly composed of karstified carbonate rocks and belongs to the Dinaric karst region, which is a locus typicus of karst landforms. Located far from the mainland, Vis island has maintained a successful water supply from its own karst aquifer for decades. Hydrogeological research has been undertaken to protect this excellent karst aquifer by establishing sanitary protection zones and to explore the possibility of increasing the pumping yield. New groundwater velocity data obtained via a tracer test were in accordance with the rock mass hydraulic conductivity calculated from previous pumping tests. The hydrochemical interpretation indicated several different phenomena, from carbonate and sulfate rock dissolution to seawater mixing with groundwater. A conceptual model of the island’s aquifer was improved, and two main catchments were delineated according to tracer test results, and connected with the geological setting, hydrochemical data, and new climatological insights. Such an approach is applicable for similar karst aquifers, in which topographic and hydrogeological divides usually do not coincide. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2aea41faf0d743fda5f8db4cb69b0df32023-11-23T18:11:12ZengMDPI AGWater2073-44412022-01-0114340410.3390/w14030404Hydrogeological Assessment and Modified Conceptual Model of a Dinaric Karst Island AquiferJosip Terzić0Tihomir Frangen1Staša Borović2Jasmina Lukač Reberski3Matko Patekar4Department of Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology, Croatian Geological Survey, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaDepartment of Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology, Croatian Geological Survey, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaDepartment of Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology, Croatian Geological Survey, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaDepartment of Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology, Croatian Geological Survey, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaDepartment of Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology, Croatian Geological Survey, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaVis Island is situated in southern Croatia. The island is mostly composed of karstified carbonate rocks and belongs to the Dinaric karst region, which is a locus typicus of karst landforms. Located far from the mainland, Vis island has maintained a successful water supply from its own karst aquifer for decades. Hydrogeological research has been undertaken to protect this excellent karst aquifer by establishing sanitary protection zones and to explore the possibility of increasing the pumping yield. New groundwater velocity data obtained via a tracer test were in accordance with the rock mass hydraulic conductivity calculated from previous pumping tests. The hydrochemical interpretation indicated several different phenomena, from carbonate and sulfate rock dissolution to seawater mixing with groundwater. A conceptual model of the island’s aquifer was improved, and two main catchments were delineated according to tracer test results, and connected with the geological setting, hydrochemical data, and new climatological insights. Such an approach is applicable for similar karst aquifers, in which topographic and hydrogeological divides usually do not coincide.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/14/3/404karstislandhydrogeologytracer testhydrochemistrysea/freshwater relations |
| spellingShingle | Josip Terzić Tihomir Frangen Staša Borović Jasmina Lukač Reberski Matko Patekar Hydrogeological Assessment and Modified Conceptual Model of a Dinaric Karst Island Aquifer Water karst island hydrogeology tracer test hydrochemistry sea/freshwater relations |
| title | Hydrogeological Assessment and Modified Conceptual Model of a Dinaric Karst Island Aquifer |
| title_full | Hydrogeological Assessment and Modified Conceptual Model of a Dinaric Karst Island Aquifer |
| title_fullStr | Hydrogeological Assessment and Modified Conceptual Model of a Dinaric Karst Island Aquifer |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hydrogeological Assessment and Modified Conceptual Model of a Dinaric Karst Island Aquifer |
| title_short | Hydrogeological Assessment and Modified Conceptual Model of a Dinaric Karst Island Aquifer |
| title_sort | hydrogeological assessment and modified conceptual model of a dinaric karst island aquifer |
| topic | karst island hydrogeology tracer test hydrochemistry sea/freshwater relations |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/14/3/404 |
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