نوع مقاله : علمی -پژوهشی
نویسندگان
1 دانشکده علوم زمین، دانشگاه شهید بهشتی
2 Department of Earth Sciences, GSST, Kumamoto University, Japan
3 Priority Organization for Innovation and Excellence, Kumamoto University, Japan
4 National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Japan
5 Center for Marine Environment Studies, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
چکیده
کلیدواژهها
عنوان مقاله [English]
Submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) has addressed recently as part of the hydrologic cycle by which solutes and other pollutants travel from terrestrial areas toward the coastal waters. 222Rn as a naturally occurring geochemical radioisotope tracer can be applied for indirect regional SGD studies. This study aims to estimate the net SGD volume toward the northern coastline of the Yatsushiro Sea, south Japan, using the 222Rn method. For this, areas with high SGD potential calculated. Then, seawater 222Rn concentration time series recorded in selected points to evaluate the SGD temporal fluctuations and it`s correlation with tidal cycles. Also, corrections conducted over the 222Rn time series to remove the 222Rn noise originated from the rivers discharging into the bay. The results applied to simulate the seawater 222Rn concentration and to estimate the SGD rate in the study area. Finally, the spatial and temporal 222Rn analysis results combined to estimate the SGD net volume. The results show that the SGD volume in the study area is about 0.92×106 m3 day-1.
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