Identificação da interação rio-aquífero, por meio de gradientes de temperatura, em área de afloramento do Aquífero Guarani

Translated title of the contribution: Identifying stream-aquifer exchange by temperature gradient in a Guarani Aquifer system outcrop zone

Edson Cezar Wendland, Alan Reis, Jamil Alexandre Ayach Anache, David Maycon Schimdt Rosa, Gabriel de Miranda Alcântara, Christopher Scott Lowry, Yu Feng Forrest Lin

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Abstract

The use of temperature as a natural tracer in hydrology is noticed since the 1960s. In recent years, there has been a revival of the use of this physical property in the investigation of water cycle. The main reasons are the cost reduction of temperature measurements and the development of distributed temperature sensing. Here, we present a study of the groundwater-surface water interaction in the Onça Creek Watershed (Guarani Aquifer System outcrop) using stream discharge data and temperature as a natural tracer. Two Parshall flumes were installed 1.2 km apart to quantify stream discharge and determine groundwater contribution. We used an optic fiber cable to identify interaction locations and a probe with thermistors to measure the vertical temperature gradient and estimate flux rates. The results show a discharge difference of ~250 m3.h-1 between both flumes, which we interpret as baseflow contribution. The distributed temperature sensing allowed the identification of regions with gaining behavior. Discharge rates between 200 and 300 mm.day-1 were determined from vertical temperature measurements, which agrees with the streamflow data. The study demonstrated that temperature is attractive as natural tracer in tropical conditions, where the groundwater temperature is higher than the surface water temperature, especially during the winter.

Translated title of the contributionIdentifying stream-aquifer exchange by temperature gradient in a Guarani Aquifer system outcrop zone
Original languagePortuguese
Article numbere23
JournalRevista Brasileira de Recursos Hidricos
Volume27
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022

Keywords

  • Distributed temperature sensing
  • Fiber optics
  • Groundwater-surface water interactions
  • Guarani Aquifer system
  • Streambed temperature

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oceanography
  • Aquatic Science
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Earth-Surface Processes

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