An Introduction to the Chalk Aquifers of Northern Europe
| Autor: | L. J. West, R. P. Farrell, A. E. Foley, P. R. Howlett, N. Massei |
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| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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| Zdroj: | Geological Society, London, Special Publications. 517 |
| ISSN: | 2041-4927 0305-8719 |
| Popis: | We briefly outline the progressive development of approaches to both the characterisation and simulation of the hydrogeology of northern European chalk aquifers, which were some of the first in the world to have been studied. The volume’s scope includes work on water resources and quality, chalk streams and wetland ecosystems, chalks as heat reservoirs for building temperature regulation, sources of groundwater flood risk and impacts on engineering in the subsurface, and diffuse and point-source pollution affecting these aquifers. It excludes hydrocarbon-related studies and those focussed on offshore chalk sequences. We outline the current state of knowledge of hydrogeological processes, characterisation, assessment and modelling, and the increasingly recognised importance of karst features. The latter were little discussed 20 years ago and are still often neglected. There follows a brief quantitative analysis of publication topics relating to chalk hydrogeology in the scientific literature over the past three decades, which highlights key trends including both the purposes of studies and the methods employed. We present a summary of the topics and contributions within this volume, and conclude by identifying the key issues that need to be addressed in order to ensure the sustainability of our chalk aquifers for the future. |
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