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A study on mountain front recharge by using integrated techniques in the hard rock aquifers of southern India

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  • Banajarani Panda

    (Annamalai University)

  • S. Chidambaram

    (Annamalai University)

  • N. Ganesh

    (Annamalai University)

  • V. S. Adithya

    (Annamalai University)

  • K. Pradeep

    (Annamalai University)

  • U. Vasudevan

    (Annamalai University)

  • A. L. Ramanathan

    (JNU)

  • Shyam Ranjan

    (Annamalai University)

  • M. V. Prasanna

    (Curtin University Malaysia)

  • K. Paramaguru

    (Annamalai University)

Abstract

Mountain front recharge (MFR) is the contribution of mountains to recharge the aquifers in the adjacent basins. The estimation of MFR is essential to obtain a detailed investigation of recharge of the groundwater at the mountain front. This study summarises the current understanding of recharge processes by comparing daily groundwater fluctuation to daily rainfall and identifies the recharge rates. The recharge rates vary with time due to difference in water table depth and travel time. Thus to understand the MFR along the foothills of Courtallam, a total of 14 surface water, rainwater and groundwater samples were collected and measured for stable isotopes. The isotopic data were used to investigate the recharge process and to identify the elevations to recharge. The study findings also suggest that predominantly rainfall along the foothills contributes recharge to the riparian zone (basin block region), whereas foothill regions receive recharge from rainfall over mountain block.

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  • Banajarani Panda & S. Chidambaram & N. Ganesh & V. S. Adithya & K. Pradeep & U. Vasudevan & A. L. Ramanathan & Shyam Ranjan & M. V. Prasanna & K. Paramaguru, 2018. "A study on mountain front recharge by using integrated techniques in the hard rock aquifers of southern India," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 20(5), pages 2243-2259, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:endesu:v:20:y:2018:i:5:d:10.1007_s10668-017-9987-8
    DOI: 10.1007/s10668-017-9987-8
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