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Characterization of local rainwater lenses in agricultural areas with upward saline seepage. Monitoring results Zeeland. Perry de Louw Gualbert Oude Essink Sara Eeman (WUR) Bart Goes. Tomasso Letterio Bastiaan de Veen Corne Prevo Sjors Stevens Valentina Marconi Franceso Sergi
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Characterization of local rainwater lenses in agricultural areas with upward saline seepage.Monitoring results Zeeland Perry de Louw Gualbert Oude Essink Sara Eeman (WUR) Bart Goes Tomasso Letterio Bastiaan de Veen Corne Prevo Sjors Stevens Valentina Marconi Franceso Sergi Piet Maljaars
Saline groundwater Max. Holocene Transgression
Factors controlling fresh-salt interface(base for 27 representative monitoring sites) Dynamics Surface water level Drainage Comp. Cover Layer (k,d,S) Salinity of groundwater Seepage intensity
Field measurements at 27 sites In-situ, 1D: Temperature and EC with depth with TEC-probe Indirect: formation factor Ex-situ,2D: Continuous Vertical Electrical Sounding (CVES) In-situ,1D: Groundwater sampling at different depth (filters)
Max. Cl-conc (mg/l) Surface Level (cm relative to sea level) TEC-probe results
Site 11 Center ditch Border ditch 1m 7.5m 15m 30m 50m 100m CVES line 200m Fossil Creek ridge 300m Ditch
Site 11 Center ditch Border ditch 1m 7.5m 15m 30m 50m 100m CVES line 200m Fossil Creek ridge 300m Ditch
ECa – depth profiles (TEC-probe) Mixing zone
Characterization using statistical moments (1st, 2th) (5S, 2th) (µ, 1st mom.) (5S, 2th) (µ, 1st mom.)
Fitting on field data 12 16 12 16
Measured and calculated cl-depth profiles 9 10 13 5 2 11
Groundwater sampling: filters at different depths 0.3m sloot 0.5m Onverzadigde zone 0.8m 1m Verzadigde zone 4m 1.3m 1.6m 2m 2m 3m 4m
Location of monitoring points 90m 50m 30m 17.5m 7.5m 1m Drain tubes
Unsaturated zone? ? ? ?
Dynamics of Cl-profiles T=0 T=2 T=1 T=3
Conclusions monitoring results • No sharp interface fresh rainwater-saline groundwater is found; • Mixing zone is found at shallow depth; • Characterization of mixing zone is relevant; • Statistical moments can be used for characterization interface • At seepage sites no fresh groundwater was found (while P-ET >> seepage) • - What happens in the unsaturated zone? • - What is the dynamic of the mixing zone/cl-profile?
Empirical relation: Cl(x) - Electrical Resistance of water(ρw) - HCO3
TEC-probe measurements in parcel (red) and ditch (blue) Depth (m below surface) Cl-conc (mg/l)
Composition of cover layer clay peat sand
Seepage intensity: Qs=Δh/c _ Δh = C Seepage intensity (Qs)
CVES Principal Continuous Vertical Electrical Sounding (CVES) >80 electrodes at surface 2D elektrical resistance in subsoil Maximum depth (~30 m)
Compensation for soil type: Formation factor FF ECa = EC of water and soil ECw = EC of water • ECw = FF * ECa
Max. Cl-conc (mg/l) Surface Level (cm relative to sea level) Correlation:Char. rainwater lens - factors Depth center of mixing zone (cm below surafec) Seepage intensity (mm/d)
ditch ditch
Lithostratigraphy of Holocene cover layer Hol. cover layer First aquifer