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Increased groundwater elevation and subsequent flooding of infrastructures are a threat to Bishkek city. Novel geophysical approaches to determine and map groundwater depths, such as microseismic arrays and VES technologies, were used in the northern part of Bishkek. These new geophysical measurements showed groundwater at a depth of 5–10 m at all points. This is considerably deeper than the 1–3 m currently shown on flood risk maps. Such discrepancy (2–7 m) is due to seasonal water level changes observed at approximately 5 meters which were not captured in past monitoring. The lower water levels measured in this study also indicate the impressive performance of the collector-drainage systems, filter channels, and tunnels, since the geophysical measurements were carried out in the wet spring and summer seasons. The study showed how geophysical measurements can be used in groundwater mapping and flood risk assessment.
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Orunbaev, S.Z., Asanov, B.D., Kulenbekov, Z.E. (2021). Groundwater Flooding Risk Assessment Using Microseismic Arrays and VES Techniques in the Northern Part of Bishkek. In: Kulenbekov, Z.E., Asanov, B.D. (eds) Water Resource Management in Central Asia and Afghanistan. Springer Water. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68337-5_10
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