Recent Advances in Karstic Hydrogeology, 2nd Edition
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Hydrogeology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2024 | Viewed by 2214
Special Issue Editors
Interests: karst spring; water management; groundwater monitoring; hydrogeochemistry
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Dear Colleagues,
Karst hydrogeology is one of the most challenging topics for related researchers, water managers. The presence of voids, conduits and karst features lead to high heterogeneity and anisotropy, implying often a multidisciplinary approach for this kind of studies since both surface and subsurface hydraulic dynamics are present.
These characteristics make karst aquifers complex to study and difficult to manage because of its intrinsic high vulnerability to pollutants.
Nonetheless, karst aquifers constitute the major percentage of exploitable drinking water resource for many countries all over the world.
Following the successful completion of the first volume of the Special Issue “Recent Advances in Karstic Hydrogeology”, the second version of this Special Issue aims to collect the most recent and advanced research studies on this topic to overcome issues related to karst water resources such as vulnerability assessments, climate change and the resilience of karst water exploitation systems, karst coastal aquifer management and modelling.
Papers focusing on hydrochemical models are welcomed, as well as conceptual models and recent machine-learning and A.I. models on subsurface flow.
Prof. Dr. Giuseppe Sappa
Dr. Francesco Maria De Filippi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- karst
- climate change
- vulnerability
- karst modelling
- groundwater management
- isotopes
- geochemistry
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