Groundwater Distribution in the Recharge Area of Ljubljanica Springs

Matej Blatnik (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

XVIII, 170 Seiten

2021 | 1st ed. 2020
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-48338-8 (ISBN)

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This book presents a novel approach to studying the groundwater dynamics of and characterising karst aquifers. The content is based on long-term monitoring of groundwater parameters in the epiphreatic caves of a selected karst aquifer: part of the classical recharge area of Ljubljanica River, Slovenia. The recorded data was analysed on the basis of the recharge to the system, which is controlled by outflow from the Planinsko Polje, and on the basis of the known and inferred geometry of the karst conduit system. The book presents numerically tested conceptual models of the observed conduit system, which offer new insights into its structure and function. In closing, the author stresses the importance of caves as groundwater monitoring sites and provides new tools for interpreting cave water level hydrographs. Although the book focuses on a specific site, the methodology introduced here can be applied to numerous other karst systems, lending it considerable practical relevance.

lt;p>Dr Matej Blatnik has been a researcher at ZRC SAZU (the Karst Research Institute) since 2014. His main research focus is on hydrogeology, which was also the topic of his dissertation, successfully defended in January 2019. The work addresses how to analyse groundwater flows, including multiple parameters of karst groundwater (water level, temperature, and conductivity) in different parts of the aquifer (ponors, springs, and caves), with the aid of new conceptual and numerical models. His research interests also include the microclimate and the development and movements of sorted patterned ground in ice caves.

Introduction.- Study Area.- Past Research.- Methods.- Results And Discussion.- Conclusions.

Erscheinungsdatum	28.06.2021
Reihe/Serie	Springer Theses
Zusatzinfo	XVIII, 170 p. 118 illus., 114 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	296 g
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Angewandte Mathematik
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie
	Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
Schlagworte	Flooding • Groundwater Dynamics • Groundwater Flow Modelling • Karst Aquifer • Ljubljanica River • Planinsko Polje
ISBN-10	3-030-48338-X / 303048338X
ISBN-13	978-3-030-48338-8 / 9783030483388
Zustand	Neuware