Journal
HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES
Volume 25, Issue 17, Pages 2755-2763Publisher
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.8016
Keywords
tidal flat; submarine groundwater discharge; seawater recirculation; numerical simulation; electrical resistivity
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- Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Japan
- Ministry of the Environment, Japan [Ba-085]
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A numerical simulation and stationary geophysical survey at Omaehama, Japan, described the hydrogeology in a tidal flat and adjacent sea water column. The simulation of a tidally influenced aquifer with inland fresh groundwater discharges showed three circulations in the subterranean tidal flat estuary: a small, tide-induced recirculation (TIR) near the sloping beach, a deeper circulation (DC) across the interface between saltwater and freshwater, and a large, tidal flat-induced circulation (TFIC) in the offshore subterranean tidal flat and slope. The horizontal distribution of the simulated submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) showed two peaks, depending on the distance from the coast along the transect line of tidal flat; the offshore peak was quantitatively consistent with the previously observed peak based on automated seepage measurements. Time-series of the observed resistivity profiles using a marine cable (140 m) showed the structure of the fresh water/salt water interface, and indicated a salt wedge intruding from the bottom aquifer and infiltration at the surface in the beach and nearshore tidal flat. The qualitative structure of the resistivity hardly changed at each tidal stage. These results qualitatively validated the circulation patterns shown by the numerical simulation. The source of this discharging groundwater in the tidal flat is a complex mixture of fresh groundwater derived from the landward aquifer, as well as locally recycled seawater, which can contribute to the purification of the nearshore seawater. Copyright (C) 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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