The increasing overexploitation of water resources is observed on a global scale in the previous decades; this trend involves the coastal regions of Mediterranean Basin (Van Beynen et al., 2012). As an effect of increasing groundwater withdrawals from coastal aquifers, the phenomenon of seawater intrusion is becoming a serious problem for most of the coastal aquifers, especially in the Mediterranean area The aim of this paper is to present the modeling of a coastal porous aquifer located in the plain of Sibari (Southern Italy). The model was implemented using piezometric historical data to establish the effect of seawater intrusion, since the well discharge was negligible (natural conditions) to the anthropogenic modification in subsequent decades, to be used for forecasting purpose and for evaluate the evolution of groundwater resource.
Hydrogeological model of a complex coastal aquifers: the case of Sibari Plain (Southern Italy)
De Rosa R;Apollaro C;Cianflone G;DOMINICI, Rocco;Vespasiano G;
2014-01-01
Abstract
The increasing overexploitation of water resources is observed on a global scale in the previous decades; this trend involves the coastal regions of Mediterranean Basin (Van Beynen et al., 2012). As an effect of increasing groundwater withdrawals from coastal aquifers, the phenomenon of seawater intrusion is becoming a serious problem for most of the coastal aquifers, especially in the Mediterranean area The aim of this paper is to present the modeling of a coastal porous aquifer located in the plain of Sibari (Southern Italy). The model was implemented using piezometric historical data to establish the effect of seawater intrusion, since the well discharge was negligible (natural conditions) to the anthropogenic modification in subsequent decades, to be used for forecasting purpose and for evaluate the evolution of groundwater resource.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
