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Dynamic of the freshwater–saltwater interface in a karstic aquifer under extraordinary recharge action: the Merida Yucatan case study

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A hydraulic analysis of the interface between freshwater–saltwater behavior was done in the Merida Yucatan zone, two machines that constantly register the groundwater levels were installed, and three electric conductivity logs were taken from wells. When comparing the measured results with the ones obtained using theoretical equations developed to calculate the freshwater–saltwater interface position, it was proved that in some cases these equations can be applied, and in others not. Two effects that rule the behavior of karst aquifers in extraordinary conditions were found.

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  1. Geology Institute, UNAM, Mexico, Mexico

    Oscar Escolero, Eloisa Domínguez-Mariani & Sandra Torres-Onofre

  2. Geophysics Institute, UNAM, Mexico, Mexico

    Luis E. Marin

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Escolero, O., Marin, L.E., Domínguez-Mariani, E. et al. Dynamic of the freshwater–saltwater interface in a karstic aquifer under extraordinary recharge action: the Merida Yucatan case study. Environ Geol 51, 719–723 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00254-006-0383-1

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