Groundwater level observations in 250,000 coastal US wells reveal scope of potential seawater intrusion

Groundwater level observations in 250,000 coastal US wells reveal scope of potential seawater intrusion

The authors here investigate in the susceptibility of coastal aquifers to seawater intrusion. Based on 20 years’ worth of observational data, the study finds that 15% of the US coastline is affected by landward hydraulic gradients conducive to seawater intrusion.

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Main Authors: Scott Jasechko, Debra Perrone, Hansjörg Seybold, Ying Fan, James W. Kirchner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17038-2
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spelling doaj-63f39c6dbe9e4236af61e206ef6cb08f2021-06-27T11:14:27ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232020-06-011111910.1038/s41467-020-17038-2Groundwater level observations in 250,000 coastal US wells reveal scope of potential seawater intrusionScott Jasechko0Debra Perrone1Hansjörg Seybold2Ying Fan3James W. Kirchner4Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, University of California at Santa BarbaraEnvironmental Studies Program, University of California at Santa BarbaraDepartment of Environmental System Sciences, ETH ZürichDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Rutgers UniversityDepartment of Environmental System Sciences, ETH ZürichThe authors here investigate in the susceptibility of coastal aquifers to seawater intrusion. Based on 20 years’ worth of observational data, the study finds that 15% of the US coastline is affected by landward hydraulic gradients conducive to seawater intrusion.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17038-2
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Hansjörg Seybold
Ying Fan
James W. Kirchner
Groundwater level observations in 250,000 coastal US wells reveal scope of potential seawater intrusion
Nature Communications
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title Groundwater level observations in 250,000 coastal US wells reveal scope of potential seawater intrusion
title_short Groundwater level observations in 250,000 coastal US wells reveal scope of potential seawater intrusion
title_full Groundwater level observations in 250,000 coastal US wells reveal scope of potential seawater intrusion
title_fullStr Groundwater level observations in 250,000 coastal US wells reveal scope of potential seawater intrusion
title_full_unstemmed Groundwater level observations in 250,000 coastal US wells reveal scope of potential seawater intrusion
title_sort groundwater level observations in 250,000 coastal us wells reveal scope of potential seawater intrusion
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series Nature Communications
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publishDate 2020-06-01
description The authors here investigate in the susceptibility of coastal aquifers to seawater intrusion. Based on 20 years’ worth of observational data, the study finds that 15% of the US coastline is affected by landward hydraulic gradients conducive to seawater intrusion.
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