Artificial recharge of a shallow hard rock aquifer as a climate change mitigation method: model solution from the Czech Republic

Drought has always been one of the crucial water management issues especially in a dry climate areas. Recently this matter is emerging also in the Czech Republic and in other parts of the temperate and continental climate zone. With progressing climate changes, we can expect that the current water m...

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Published in:Modeling earth systems and environment 2019-06, Vol.5 (2), p.605-612
Main Authors: Rozman, David, Hrkal, Zbyněk, Tesař, Miroslav
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aquifers
Artificial recharge
Bedrock
Catchment area
Chemistry and Earth Sciences
Climate change
Climate change mitigation
Computer Science
Computer simulation
Drought
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Earth System Sciences
Ecosystems
Environment
Management systems
Math. Appl. in Environmental Science
Mathematical Applications in the Physical Sciences
Mitigation
Original Article
Physics
Rocks
Statistics for Engineering
Water management
Water resources
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Summary:Drought has always been one of the crucial water management issues especially in a dry climate areas. Recently this matter is emerging also in the Czech Republic and in other parts of the temperate and continental climate zone. With progressing climate changes, we can expect that the current water management systems will often have to adapt to new conditions. This paper offers an evaluation of artificial recharge as a drought mitigation method in areas with crystalline bedrock. The core of the study is a pilot location model solution, which provided a tool to assess the efficiency of artificial recharge, operated in order to improve water budged of a shallow hard-rock aquifer. The results of simulations confirmed suitability of artificial recharge through infiltrations wells or ponds, which significantly enhanced water budged of the experimental catchment and improved its potential as a water resource.
ISSN:2363-6203
2363-6211
DOI:10.1007/s40808-018-0552-8