Identifying Groundwater Potential in Crystalline Basement Rocks Using Remote Sensing and Electromagnetic Sounding Techniques in Central Western Mozambique

Exploring for groundwater in crystalline rocks in semiarid areas is a challenge because of their complex hydrogeology and low potential yields. An integrated approach was applied in central western Mozambique, in an area covered by Precambrian crystalline basement rocks. The approach combined a digital elevation model (DEM), remote sensing, and a ground-based geophysical survey. The aim was to identify groundwater zones with high potential and to identify geological structures controlling that potential. Lineaments were extracted from the DEM that had been enhanced using an adaptive-tilt, multi-directional, shading technique and a non-filtering technique to characterize the regional fracture system. The shallowness and amount of stored groundwater in the fracture zones was assessed using vegetation indices derived from Landsat 8 OLI images. Then, 14 transient electromagnetic (TEM) survey profiles were taken in different geological settings across continuous lineaments that were considered to be aligned along inferred faults. In the central lineament zones, the TEM soundings gave resistivity values of less than 300 Ωm at a depth of 20–80 m. The values varied with location. Conversely, values greater than 400 Ωm were observed at the sites away from the central zones. This contrast is probably caused by the differences in permeability and degree of weathering along the fractured zones. These differences could be key factors in determining groundwater occurrence. By integrating five water-related factors (lineament density, slope, geology, vegetation index, and proximity to lineaments), high groundwater potential zones were located in the vicinity of the lineaments. In these zones, vegetation remains active regardless of the season.     

Stream Temperature Spatial Variability Reflects Geomorphology,Hydrology, and Microclimate: Navarro River Watershed,California

Stream temperatures are critical to coldwater fish and vary with microclimate, geomorphology, and hydrology, including influx of groundwater. Spatial variability of stream temperatures was examined at reach and watershed scales within the 816 km² Navarro River watershed in California. Field monitoring and numerical modeling illustrate that stream temperatures were highest at sites with high solar incidence (low shading and wide streams), long travel times, and low discharge. Microclimate helps explain deviation from the general pattern of streams warming with increasing drainage area. Reach-scale field observations of channel width and groundwater influx explain variation in stream temperatures not captured by watershed-scale models.     

Future Scenarios of Environmental Vulnerability Mapping Using Grey Analytic Hierarchy Process

Any sustainable resource utilization plan requires evaluation of the present and future environmental impact. The present research focuses on future scenario generation of environmental vulnerability zones based on grey analytic hierarchy process (grey-AHP). Grey-AHP combines the advantages of grey clustering method and the classical analytic hierarchy process (AHP). Environmental vulnerability index (EVI) considers twenty-five natural, environmental and anthropogenic parameters, e.g. soil, geology, aspect, elevation, slope, rainfall, maximum and minimum temperature, normalized difference vegetation index, drainage density, groundwater recharge, groundwater level, groundwater potential, water yield, evapotranspiration, land use/land cover, soil moisture, sediment yield, water stress, water quality, storage capacity, land suitability, population density, road density and normalized difference built-up index. Nine futuristic parameters were used for EVI calculation from the Dynamic Conversion of Land-Use and its Effects, Model for Interdisciplinary Research on Climate 5 and Soil and Water Assessment Tool. The resulting maps were classified into three classes: “high”, “moderate” and “low”. The result shows that the upstream portion of the river basin comes under the high vulnerability zone for the years 2010 and 2030, 2050. The effectiveness of zonation approach was between “better” and “common” classes. Sensitivity analysis was performed for EVI. Field-based soil moisture point data were utilized for validation purpose. The resulting maps provide a guideline for planning of detailed hydrogeological studies.

     

Spatial analysis of boil water advisories issued during an extreme weather event in the Hudson River Watershed,USA

Water infrastructure in the United States is aging and vulnerable to extreme weather. In August 2011, Tropical Storm Irene hit the eastern part of New York and surrounding states, causing great damage to public drinking water systems. Several water supply districts issued boil water advisories (BWAs) to their customers as a result of the storm. This study seeks to identify the major factors that lead water supply systems to issue BWAs by assessing watershed characteristics, water supply system characteristics and treatment plant parameters of water districts in the Mohawk-Hudson River watershed in New York. Logistic regression model suggests that the probability of a BWA being issued by a water supply district is enhanced by higher precipitation during the storm, high density of septic systems, lack of recent maintenance and low population density. Interviews with water treatment plant operators suggested physical damage to water distribution systems were the main causes of boil water advisories during storms. BWAs result in additional costs to residents and communities, and the public compliance of the advisory instructions is low, so efforts must be made to minimize their occurrence. Prior investments in infrastructure management can proactively address municipal water supply and quality issues.     

Spatial variability of selected soil properties in relation to land use and slope position in Gelana sub-watershed,Northern highlands of Ethiopia

Land degradation resulting from land-use changes and soil erosion has been a serious environmental problem in Ethiopia. This study addressed the effects of land use and slope position on soil physical and chemical properties in the Gelana sub-watershed, Northern highlands of Ethiopia. A total of 63 soil samples were collected and analyzed using a two-way ANOVA. Results showed that clay, soil pH, soil organic matter, total nitrogen, cation exchange capacity, and exchangeable base contents of the cultivated land were significantly (p < 0.001) lower than those of the forest land, while soil bulk density, available phosphorous, and percentage base saturation were higher for cultivated land than forest land. In general, soil fertility declines as land use changes from forest to grazing and cultivated lands. Sand, clay, bulk density, soil pH, organic matter, total nitrogen, carbon:nitrogen ratio, available phosphorous, cation exchange capacity, exchangeable cations, and percentage base saturation showed significant variation due to slope position differences. Therefore, the study reinforces the need for integrated watershed management for sustainable agricultural production in the study area.     

Groundwater Assessment for Current and Future Water Demand in the Daka Catchment,Northern Region,Ghana

The use of untreated surface water for domestic purposes has resulted in the infection of some people by guinea worm and other water borne diseases in the Northern Region of Ghana. The aim of this study is to assess the current groundwater quantity and quality conditions in the 7,820 km² Daka catchment and project the water demand in 2025. Results of groundwater analyses generally show good water quality for domestic use. Borehole analyses indicate that the catchment’s groundwater system can be characterized by a regolith aquifer underlain by a deeper fractured rock aquifer in some areas. The current per capita water demand is estimated at 40 l/day although 60 l/day is the desired amount, indicating that with the current population of 363,350, the projected water demand for the communities is 21,800 m³/day. With a projected population of 555,500 in 2025, an expected 33,300 m³/day of water is required. The estimated optimum potential groundwater available for use in the catchment is 154 × 10⁶ m³/year (4.24 × 10⁵ m³/day). However, the current total groundwater abstraction is only 8,876 m³/day or 2% of the optimum. In comparison, the projected total current and 2025 water demands are only 5 and 8%, respectively, of the optimum potential groundwater available for use in the catchment. In addition, only 1,780 m³/day (0.65 × 10⁶ m³/year) or 0.06% of the average annual flow of 1,016 × 10⁶ m³/year of the Daka River is treated for domestic use. These figures reveal that a significantly very large water resource potential exists for both surface and groundwater development in the Daka catchment. It is suggested that their development should proceed conjunctively.     

额济纳绿洲植被与环境因子的研究综述

就近10 a对额济纳绿洲的最新研究进行了概括和总结,得出对额济纳绿洲的最新研究主要集中在GSPAC系统各组成成分以及额济纳绿洲生态环境变化的研究上。虽然研究成果丰硕,但也有研究不足和有待深入的地方,主要有以下几方面:①要加强土壤水分的时空异质性、不同植被类型区土壤水分时空分布特征、不同地下水埋深条件下土壤水动态变化等的研究。②加强“四水”（微观水文循环）的动力学过程与机制,尤其是饱和带-包气带界面水、汽、热转化过程的研究,以及人类活动影响下浅层地下水系统演化特征的研究。③对黑河下游应急生态输水过程的生态环境效应研究甚少,应加强这一方面的研究。④进一步加强天然植被不同部位（根、茎、叶以及果实）水势的研究;探讨不同环境条件下植物水势变化特点,揭示干旱、盐胁迫环境下植物的抗旱与抗盐机理;加强植物水势对盐胁迫环境的响应研究,重视植物水势与地下水位之间的相互联系,通过研究不同干旱、盐胁迫环境下的植物水势变化,揭示植物受干旱、盐胁迫的过程和程度。     

1999/2000年夏季南极普里兹湾地区南极磷虾的分布、丰度和生长状态研究

1999 2 0 0 0年的南极夏季 ,在普里兹湾地区进行了南极磷虾 (Euphausiasuperba)的现场采样。采样站位共 1 5个 ,分布在由近岸到深海的三条经向断面上。采样中在 1 4个站位都有南极磷虾出现 ,但大多数站位磷虾的密度都很低。样品的组成主要是幼体后期的南极磷虾。整个调查海区南极磷虾的平均数值密度和重量密度分别为 1 6 .1 7尾 1 0 0 0m3 和 1 2 .0 2g 1 0 0 0m3 。在调查区域内除密度最大的站位在深海区外 ,其他密度较大的站位主要分布于陆坡区 ,而在陆架区的唯一的站位没有发现南极磷虾。测量和分析的结果表明 ,陆坡区南极磷虾的生长状态好于深海区 ,但就整个调查海区来说 ,南极磷虾处于正常生长状态。对调查期间普里兹湾的环境因素的分析结果表明 ,调查中三个磷虾密度较大的站位 (Ⅱ - 3 ,Ⅲ - 6 ,Ⅳ - 8)的分布似乎与 75m深处的冷水团及 2 5m深处的叶绿素低值中心和叶绿素高值中心的交汇区有关。     

贵州省乌江流域人口分布与地形的关系

研究流域人口分布与地形的关系,有助于了解地理环境对人口分布的影响。以贵州省乌江流域为研究区,基于DEM数据和人口数据,提取海拔、坡度、起伏度等地形因子,研究人口分布与地形因子的关系。研究结论：① 人口数量在海拔800~1400 m的地区超过60%,人口密度在1000~1200 m的地区最高。② 人口数量与人口密度随着坡度上升总体呈下降趋势。③ 人口密度在起伏度小于50 m的地区超过1000人/km ²,人口密度随着起伏度上升总体呈下降趋势。     

Application of Weights of Evidence Method for Assessment of Flowing Wells in the Greater Toronto Area,Canada

Flowing wells extracted from the Ministry of Ontario Environment and Energy (MOEE) water well data set from the Oak Ridges Moraine (ORM) area, Ontario, Canada, were treated as training point set to evaluate the potential distribution of artesian aquifers and their spatial associations with other geological and topological features in the study area. Evidential layers of geological and topographical features were constructed on the basis of the digital elevation model (DEM) and a geological map using GIS buffering functions in conjunction with weights of evidence method. It has been demonstrated that the locations of the flowing wells in the Oak Ridges Moraine area are associated spatially with the distances, (a) 500–5000 m from the oak ridges moraine deposits, (b) 500–4000 m from thick drift layer delineated on the drift thickness map created from water well data, and (c) 1500–2500 m from steep slope zones with slope above 8 degree calculated from a DEM. Applying a combination of these conditions can reduce the predicting target areas of having flowing wells by two thirds. Outcomes of this research are important both because the impact of the results on understanding of characteristics of aquifers and their relationships with other geological and topographical features and because it generates a probability map showing the potential location of artesian aquifers in the ORM area. In addition, the methodologies used in the paper will be applicable for modeling the distributions of other types of objects such as surface water bodies and low flow of streams in a watershed context in the study area.     

基于熵权-TOPSIS法的柴达木盆地地下水富水性评价

柴达木盆地作为一个典型干旱内陆盆地,其蕴藏的地下水是重要的自然资源。建立影响盆地地下水富水性的特征数据库,采用熵权法和TOPSIS结合的4种模型,对柴达木盆地地下水空间富水性分别进行定量评价。评价结果表明,造成柴达木盆地地下水空间富水性差异的主要原因是植被覆盖度(35.35%)、蒸发损失(26.92%)和入渗补给(18.90%)。盆地西北地区为弱富水性,中部地区为较弱富水性,南部和东部富水性较强。4种模型中E TOPSIS 2模型取得了较为合理的评价结果。最后,将评价得分和140个单井涌水量进行了拟合,建立了基于E TOPSIS 2得分的盆地单井涌水量预测模型。研究结果可对柴达木盆地地下水资源的开发和保护提供一定借鉴意义。     

Paleolimnological investigations of anthropogenic change in Lake Tanganyika: VIII. Hydrological evaluation of two contrasting watersheds of the Lake Tanganyika catchment

This study was conducted to delineate the impact of human activities on stream flow and water chemistry as well as other factors that influence the chemical character of both surface and groundwater in two contrasting watersheds of the Lake Tanganyika catchment. The study sites the Mwamgongo and Mitumba streams along the northern Tanzanian coastline of the lake are representative of disturbed and undisturbed watersheds, respectively, but are quite similar in other characteristics of slope, bedrock geology and size. Separation of stream flow components was undertaken using classical hydrograph analysis along with chemical methods using both Cl and ¹⁸O data. All the data show that groundwater accounts for the predominant source of total stream flow in both the Mwamgongo and Mitumba watersheds (65 and 70% respectively). The streams have an average ¹⁸O of about -3.0% and less than 10 mg/l for Cl. The basin recession constants of 9.4×10^-3-d^-1 and 9.6×10^-3-d^-1 for Mwamgongo and Mitumba, respectively, indicate existence of both fissured and fractured aquifer systems. The chemical data exhibit low values of all determined ions. This supported the hypothesis that natural processes influence the water chemical character of the study area. An Mg–HCO₃ type of water dominates in the two watersheds. Despite their similar size and bedrock character the Mwamgongo watershed has an order of magnitude in sediment transport than the Mitumba one. The data show that the disturbed watershed discharges less groundwater and more sediments, and has a poorer water quality than the forested Mitumba watershed, which lies within the Gombe National Park. The data show that soil erosion processes are more active at Mwamgongo, and that both the surface runoff component of the total stream flow and increased dissolved salt load is greater in the deforested Mwamgongo watershed than in the Mitumba watershed. The chloride and ¹⁸O data complemented each other in delineating the amounts of groundwater in the total stream flow as the results using both data differed insignificantly. It may be concluded that the undisturbed watershed has a higher retention of good quality water and traps more sediments than the disturbed one. In addition, the groundwater component plays a dominant role in the total annual stream flow at each watershed.     

黄河中游多沙粗沙区流域坡面水保措施变化特征

选用Landsat TM、环境星CCD、SPOT4 和资源三号卫星影像等多源地学数据,通过人机交互式解译和修订土地利用与梯田数据,提出用相邻图幅递进回归分析法消除NDVI时相差异后反演植被盖度,构建起退耕还林还草面积比例、植被盖度均值变化量和有效梯田累计保存面积比例3 个坡面特征变化指示参数后,运用综合聚类分析和多要素贡献率模型研究黄河中游多沙粗沙区的流域坡面水保措施变化特征。结果表明：（1） 1998-2010 年间研究区内流域坡面水保措施变化显著,平均退耕还林还草面积比例为5.55%,平均林草植被盖度均值增加20.63%,平均有效梯田累计保存面积比例达6.25%;（2） 多要素水保措施变化共同作用下的流域坡面变化特征主要有7 种类型,即植被盖度变化主导型、植被—土地变化主导型、土地—植被变化主导型、植被—梯田变化主导型、梯田—植被变化主导型、梯田面积变化主导型和多要素变化共同主导型;（3） 不同类型的空间分布存在一定的地貌背景差异,后续研究应结合流域坡面变化特征及其地貌格局来优化配置水保措施,并合理估计水沙模型模拟的敏感性参数。     

汾河中下游地下水埋深变化及其控制因素分析

选取汾河中下游临汾盆地作为研究区,基于多年地下水埋深监测数据,对该地区地下水埋深时空变化规律及其控制因素进行系统分析,研究表明：① 研究区2007—2018年地下水埋深整体呈现增加趋势;各区域地下水埋深差别显著,空间上呈现东高西低的趋势,其中尧都、襄汾出现明显的超采现象。② 地下水埋深在2010年后波动较显著,各区县变幅明显高于2010年前的时段。③ 地下水埋深在年尺度上表现出从北向南逐渐增加的趋势,春季地下水埋深变化幅度最大且主要以地下水埋深降低为主;空间上,地下水埋深变浅区域主要集中在霍州、洪洞、曲沃南部和翼城北部,加深区域主要集中在襄汾、尧都西南部和侯马西北部少部分区域。④ 研究区地下水埋深变化对蒸发量较敏感,对降雨量和农村用水敏感较弱,人口对地下水埋深变化贡献率较大。     

新疆艾比湖湖泊沉积物元素地球化学记录及其生态环境意义

在对新疆艾比湖近代岩芯沉积物元素地球化学特征分析基础上,结合数理统计学方法对元素的来源及其反映的环境演变历史进行了探讨,最后利用Hakanson潜在生态危害指数法对岩芯表层沉积物中重金属的潜在生态危害进行了评估。结果表明：艾比湖岩芯沉积物中元素组成基本可以分为3类：第1类元素包括Fe、Mn、V、Ni、Li、Cr、K、Al、Co、P、Ti、Be、Pb、Cu、Ba和Zn,主要来源于流域陆源碎屑物,受流域侵蚀强度等因素影响,其中,Co、Cr、Cu、Ni、Pb、V、Zn等重金属以及营养元素P的富集系数1875-2011年由于受人类活动影响发生了较为明显的变化;结合重金属和营养元素P的富集系数有序聚类分析,以23 cm（1960年）为界可将艾比湖流域环境演变历史分为差异明显的两个阶段：（Ⅰ）1875-1960年,流域社会发展程度较低,人类活动导致的重金属输入少,流域环境主要受区域自然变化的影响;（Ⅱ）1960年至今,随着人口的增加,经济发展工农业活动增强,尤其是农业用水量增加,大多数重金属元素和P相对于前期有较为明显的增加。第2类元素有Mg和Na,主要来源于湖泊水中蒸发盐类结晶;由于绿洲农业的发展和灌溉用水的增加,在气候变化和人类活动的共同影响下,湖泊水位发生了剧烈的波动,造成Mg、Na等元素的波动变化。第3类元素包括Ca和Sr,受流域易溶元素风化淋溶作用控制。艾比湖沉积物中Co、Cr、Cu、Ni、Pb、V、Zn等7种重金属的潜在生态危害程度Ni（4.7） > Pb（4.6） > Cu（4.2） > Co（2.6） > Cr（1.7）=V（1.7） > Zn（1.1）,7种重金属均属于低生态风险。     

塔里木河下游植物群落分布格局及其环境解释

研究表明,塔里木河下游地区共有植物18种,分别隶属于9科、15属。其中藜科 (Chenopodiaceae)、柽柳科 (Tamaricaceae)、豆科 (Leguminosae) 3个科有10种,约占所有种数的56%,反映了干旱区旱生耐盐种类占优势的特点。样地排序结果表明,沿样地CA第一排序轴,所有18个调查样地可划分为3种类型,分别对应3种不同地下水位,即浅地下水位区 (<3 m)、中地下水位区 (3~5 m) 和深地下水位区 (>5 m),不同的植被类型组合亦分别对应不同类型的地下水位。CCA排序表明,影响该地区植物群落分布格局的环境因子主要是地下水位、土壤含水量、土壤pH值。CCA排序分析可将18种植物分为4个组,分别对应于不同的环境因子变化梯度。从管理的角度出发,在塔里木河流域下游地区进行受损生态系统的恢复与重建过程中,要重点考虑到上述提及的主要环境因子,尤其是重视水资源的合理开发与利用,采用适宜的灌溉方式,防止地下水位下降和土壤盐渍化的发生。     

新疆天山北坡平原区地下水可开采量确定方法浅析

在天山北坡以选取的典型区昌吉市和阜康市为例,利用动态相关法、典型流域开采模型法、可开采系数法分析确定地下水可开采量。对这3种方法分别分析了其计算过程中的制约因素,并将计算的结果和以往成果进行了比较。结果表明：动态相关法计算结果准确度较高,成果可靠性高,且在以往的新疆地下水资源评价成果中,至今还未采用过,故推荐动态相关法为新疆天山北坡平原区地下水可开采量确定方法的首选。     

高温热浪暴露风险评价——以内蒙古包头市为例

高温热浪事件作为气候变暖带来的严重后果之一,其对社会经济和人群健康影响较大,已成为政府及学术界共同关注的焦点。以包头市为例,采用2001-2014 年气象和遥感数据,通过人口高温暴露风险评价模型,分析包头市高温热浪时空分布特征,并进行人口高温暴露风险评价。结果显示：（1）包头市高温热浪出现在2001、2005、2010 年和2011 年,尤其2010 年出现连续8 d 以上的高温热浪,极端最高温达到40.1 ℃,2005 年出现最高温40.4 ℃,2003、2004 年和2009 年温度较低,高温区分布在工业、住宅和商业区,林地、耕地、园地、公园及广场绿地和水域等地温度普遍较低。（2）人口高温暴露极高和高风险区处于东河区,中等风险区主要分布于昆都仑区和青山区住宅和商服用地,低风险区分布在青山、昆都仑和九原区工业和人口分布相对较少区,无风险区分布在城市绿地覆盖和水域等区域,低、中等风险区面积有所增长,高风险区逐渐转成中等风险区,极高风险区影响不大。     

基于GIS的澜沧江下游区滑坡灾害危险性分析

澜沧江流域是中国西南地区滑坡灾害较为严重的地区。对澜沧江下游区滑坡灾害及其控制因素分析,建立基于G IS的滑坡灾害危险性评价模型,实现澜沧江下游区滑坡危险性区划,为该区滑坡灾害防治和生态环境保护等提供重要决策依据。     

Landslides in a densely populated county at the footslopes of Mount Elgon (Uganda): Characteristics and causal factors

Manjiya County on the Ugandan slopes of Mount Elgon is a densely populated mountainous area where landslides have been reported since the beginning of the twentieth century. The numerous fatalities and the damage done during the extreme rainfall events of 1997 to 1999 drew attention to this phenomenon. In order to better understand the causal factors of these landslides, 98 recent landslides in the study area, mostly debris slumps, were mapped and investigated. Together, they displaced 11 millions m³ of slope material. Statistical analysis shows that landslides dominate on steep concave slope segments that are oriented to the dominant rainfall direction (northeast) and at a relatively large distance from the water divide. Based on landslide occurrence and impact, four different zones can be distinguished within the study area. Causal factors as well as landslide characteristics differ greatly between the four zones.Besides the fact that steep slopes, high rainfall and typical soil properties and stratification turn Manjiya into an inherently unstable area, human interference cannot be neglected. Whereas deforestation has reduced the stability of the shallow soils on the eastern slopes of the study area, the excavation of slopes, mainly for house building, is an important destabilizing factor for the western slopes. The growing population density not only increases the risk on damage, but hampers the search for solutions for the landslide problem as well.