Surface-water-irrigation return flow dominates groundwater recharge, groundwater age and nitrate dynamics in an alluvial basin aquifer
Mariachiara Caschetto, Elisa Sacchi, Daniele L. Pinti, Carlo Riparbelli, S. Bruno, Chiara Zanotti, Tullia Bonomi, Marco Rotiroti
Topics & Concepts
Groundwater rechargeGroundwaterHydrology (agriculture)AquiferDepression-focused rechargeStructural basinSurface waterGroundwater modelIrrigationGeologyGroundwater flowAlluviumGroundwater dischargeReturn flowEnvironmental scienceFlow (mathematics)GeomorphologyEnvironmental engineeringGeotechnical engineeringMathematicsGeometryBiologyEcologyGroundwater and Isotope GeochemistryGroundwater flow and contamination studiesGroundwater and Watershed Analysis