Methods for Quantifying Interactions Between Groundwater and Surface Water

Rui Ma

doi:10.1146/annurev-environ-111522-104534

Methods for Quantifying Interactions Between Groundwater and Surface Water

2024-10-18

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DOI：10.1146/annurev-environ-111522-104534

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Driven by the need for integrated management of groundwater (GW) and surface water (SW), quantification of GW-SW interactions and associated contaminant transport has become increasingly important. This is due to their substantial impact on water quantity and quality. In this review, we provide an overview of the methods developed over the past several decades to investigate GW-SW interactions. These methods include geophysical, hydrometric, and tracer techniques, as well as various modeling approaches. Different methods reveal valuable information on GW- SW interactions at different scales with their respective advantages and limitations. Interpreting data from these techniques can be challenging due to factors like scale effects, heterogeneous hydrogeological conditions, sediment variability, and complex spatiotemporal connections between GW and SW. To facilitate the selection of appropriate methods for specific sites, we discuss the strengths, weaknesses, and challenges of each technique, and we offer perspectives on knowledge gaps in the current science.

Keywords:

groundwater-surface water interactions

measurement techniques

tracer methods

numerical

models

scale effects

catchment

watershed

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