Comparing electromagnetic and seismic geophysical methods: Estimating the depth to water in geologically simple and complex arid environments

An integrated electromagnetic (EM) and seismic geophysical study was performed to evaluate non-invasive approaches to estimate depth to shallow groundwater (i.e., < 5 m) in arid environments with elevated soil salinity, where the installation of piezometers would be limited or prohibited. Both methods were tested in two study areas, one serving as a control site with relatively simple hydrogeology and the other serving as the experimental site with complex hydrogeology. The control site is located near the shore of Utah Lake (Palmyra, Utah, USA) where groundwater is shallow and unconfined in relatively homogeneous lacustrine sediments. The experimental site is in Carson Slough, Nevada, USA near the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Amargosa Valley. Carson Slough is underlain by valley fill, with variable shallow depths to water beneath an ephemeral braided stream system. The geophysical methods used include frequency domain electromagnetic induction with multiple antenna–receiver spacings. High-resolution P-wave seismic profiles using a short (0.305 m) geophone spacing for common depth-point reflection stacking and first arrival modeling were also acquired. Both methods were deployed over several profiles where shallow piezometer control was present. EM results at both sites show that water surfaces correspond with a drop in conductivity. This is due to elevated concentrations of evaporative salts in the vadose zone immediately above the water table. EM and seismic profiles at the Palmyra site accurately detected the depth to groundwater in monitoring wells, as well as interpolated depths between them. This demonstrates that an integrated approach is ideal for relatively homogeneous aquifers. On the other hand, interpreting the EM and seismic profiles at Carson Slough was challenging due to the laterally and vertically variable soil types, segmented perched water surfaces, and strong salinity variations. The high-resolution images and models provided by the geophysical profiles confirm the simple soil and hydrological structure at the Palmyra site as well as the laterally complex structure at Carson Slough. The integrated approach worked well for determining depth to water in the geologically simple site, but was less effective in the geologically complex site where multiple water tables appear to be present.     

Monotoring shallow groundwater quality in agricultural watersheds in Denmark

Monitoring of shallow groundwater quality is part of the Danish Agricultural Watershed Monitoring Programme. The monitoring program provides fast and field-related information on impacts of changes in agricultural practices on a watershed scale. The monitoring concept described is carried out in six well-defined hydrological basins and includes new types of groundwater nests and soil water stations. Results from the first three years are presented through examples from the clayey till watershed Lillebæk and the sandy watershed Barslund Bæk. By averaging concentrations of solutes in groundwater sampled at the same depth on a monthly basis, it is possible to evaluate trends in the overall impact of climate and different agricultural practices in a watershed on the groundwater quality. Characteristic seasonal variations in nitrate concentrations related to water level fluctuations was observed. The monitoring has demonstrated significantly higher nitrate concentrations in groundwater sampled downgradient of fields receiving manure than in groundwater sampled downgradient of fertilized fields. Significant vertical nitrate reduction downgradient of manured fields was observed in both the sandy and the clayey watershed though above the redoxcline. In the clayey till watershed fast vertical transport and insignificant nitrate reduction was observed downgradient of fertilized fields probably due to fracture and macro-pore flow.     

Peculiarities of the Formation of the Interference Structure of Scalar-Vector Acoustic Fields on the Shelf of the Sea of Japan

The results of experimental study of the spatial structure of the scalar-vector acoustic field formed during towing of a tone low-frequency emitter over the shelf of the Sea of Japan are discussed. The experiment was accomplished by towing the source of a tone signal with a frequency of 134 Hz at a depth of 20 m over various acoustic tracks at distances up to 10 km from an integrated receiving system consisting of a receiver of acoustic pressure and three orthogonal components of the acoustic pressure gradient. Special attention has been focused on study of the interference structure of the scalar and vector fields with provision of the technical reliability of the method and the results of the experiment under controlled hydrological conditions. We discuss the quantitative characteristics and peculiarities of the interference formation along tracks that differ in depth. The unique results of comparing the horizontal and vertical components of the fields are most interesting of all. They allowed us to reveal the existence of eddy structures in the acoustic field of the source over several tracks. We analyze the possibility of practical application of the results of our research.

     

大采深工作面煤层底板采动破坏深度测试

针对邢东矿大采深的情况,利用现场底板注水试验对2121工作面底板采动破坏深度进行了测试研究,依据单位注水量的动态变化以及注水孔与采线之间的距离关系,确定了底板破坏深度。试验结果表明:该工作面底板破坏深度为32.5~35m,比300m采深以内的工作面实测深度(9.15~12.0m)增加2倍以上,说明随着开采深度的增加,煤层底板采动破坏深度呈明显增大的趋势,因此,在水压和破坏深度二者同时增加的条件下,2121工作面深部煤层开采的突水危险性远远大于浅部煤层。测试结果为邢东矿大采深工作面的防治水方案的制订提供了科学依据。      

南水北调中线河南省受水区浅层地下水水位演化规律

南水北调中线工程供水后对河南省受水区浅层地下水位、用水结构等产生了重要影响。首先回顾了河南省平原区以往地下水位埋深变化,并通过收集、统计2008—2018年河南省受水区浅层地下水位的监测成果,基于ArcGIS软件,针对南水北调中线供水前后河南省受水区浅层地下水位变化进行量化分区;结合降水量、地下水资源量、供水量等资料对供水前后河南省受水区用水结构变化等进行分析。结果表明:自20世纪60年代至2008年,河南省平原区浅层地下水位平均埋深整体逐渐增加;河南省受水区地下水资源量随降水量增加呈线性增加趋势;南水北调中线一期供水后,2015—2018年平均地下水供水量在地下水资源量中的占比较2008—2014年减少9.55%;受水区浅层地下水位有所回升,且主要体现在埋深 > 8~12 m范围向埋深 > 4~8 m及≤4 m范围的转变,埋深 > 12~16 m及 > 16~20 m范围在受水前后基本保持不变,埋深 > 20 m的区域范围有所减少;2008—2014年各监测点分布县区的浅层地下水位呈下降趋势,2015—2018年供水期间有2/3以上县区浅层地下水位逐渐恢复;农林渔业用水和工业用水占比在供水后均有所减小,城乡生活、环境综合用水占比增加明显。研究结果表明南水北调中线工程对河南省受水区浅层地下水位恢复及缓解供水矛盾问题等产生积极有效的影响。      

青藏高原多年冻土区地温年变化深度的变化规律及影响因素

地温年变化深度的准确判断对于多年冻土发育特征评估、寒区冻土模式下边界深度的确定具有重要意义.通过对青藏高原地区典型钻孔地温数据进行分析,初步揭示了多年冻土地温年变化深度的变化规律及其影响因素,并提出一种简化了地表和活动层状态影响的地温年变化深度估算方法.结果表明：研究区低温冻土的地温年变化深度平均值比高温冻土大4.6 m,随着冻土温度升高,地温年变化深度基本上呈减小趋势,部分低温冻土钻孔由于土层含水率过高导致地温年变化深度相对较小;由于活动层水热动态和冻融过程的影响,地温年变化深度与浅层（0.5 m）温度年较差相关性不显著,而与多年冻土上限附近温度年较差的大小呈显著正相关关系;地层介质的热扩散率差异是导致地温年变化深度区域差异和变化的主要原因,土层含水率、温度、质地以及水的相态是影响地层热物理性质重要因素.     

Assessment of the Capoterra coastal plain (southern Sardinia, Italy) by means of hydrogeological and geophysical studies

Hydrogeological and geophysical surveys confirm that the aquifers of the Capoterra plain in Sardinia (Italy) constitute a complex, multilayer system. In the north-east of the plain, this system is composed of a shallow aquifer of recent alluvium and a deeper aquifer separated from the former by a clay layer; in the south-west there is no separation between the two aquifers. The deepest and most important member of the multilayer aquifer system is situated at the transition from Quaternary to Miocene sediments. With respect to deep structures and stratigraphy, several differentiations inside the Miocene sedimentary filling, whose overall thickness is in the order of 300 m, have been found. The combined interpretation of several datasets allows the Capoterra plain to be reliably modelled from surface to a depth of several hundreds of metres and provides the possibility of finding deeper groundwater resources. Concerning the latter, since Miocene materials are known to be impermeable in the middle of the plain, in contrast to the aquifers hosted in the Quaternary sediments and alluvium, the probability of finding fresh water at a depth of less than 350–400 m is very low. The condition of seawater intrusion affecting the aquifers is also elucidated.     

Water depth modifies relative predation risk for a motile fish taxon in Bahamian tidal creeks

We evaluated the influence of water depth on relative predation risk for mojarra (Eucinostomus spp.) in six tidal creeks on Andros Island, Bahamas. Relative predation risk was determined using a tethering protocol combined with underwater visual census. In one experiment, we found that relative predation risk increased predictably with water depth (r² = 0.83), and survival of tethered mojarra decreased with water depth (r² = 0.71). We identified three depth zones containing differing levels of predation threat: refugia (0–19 cm), transition (20–69 cm), and predation (> 70 cm). Predation on mojarra rarely occurred within the refugia zone (2% eaten) and always in the predation zone (100% eaten). Additional factors not examined in this study (e.g., mangrove complexity, predator density) likely drive variability of relative predation risk within the transition zone. In a second experiment, we directly examined influence of water depth on relative predation risk at fixed locations from high tide to low tide in a single creek. Mean relative predation risk was significantly higher during higher tides at deeper water depths. Results provide experimental evidence that exploitation of shallow water refugia by motile prey can significantly reduce predation risk. We expect the distribution of motile fishes is at least partially influenced by spatially-dynamic shallow water refugia.     

雄安新区白洋淀湿地地表水和地下水转化关系及其对芦苇分布的影响

查明地表水和地下水作用关系对湿地生态保护与修复具有重要意义。采用地表水和地下水位监测、氢氧稳定同位素分析、湖床沉积物温度示踪等方法,研究了白洋淀渗漏对周边浅层地下水的影响范围和深度,评价了地表水垂向渗漏速率,并探讨了芦苇分布面积和地表水位以及地下水位埋深的关系。结果表明：白洋淀渗漏受地质结构和水力梯度等因素影响,对浅层地下水垂向上影响深度为20 m,水平向上影响范围存在较大空间变异。周边浅层地下水的补给来源为大气降雨和地表水,其中地表水渗漏的补给比例为0~90.5%。淀区渗漏速率0.01~0.59 mm/d,和含水层埋深关系密切,埋深越小,越有利于地表水渗漏。1976-2020年,白洋淀芦苇分布面积和地表水位关系密切。当地表水位为6.3~6.8 m时,芦苇分布面积最大,在水位小于6.3 m条件下芦苇面积随着水位增高而增加,大于6.8 m条件下随着水位增高而减少。芦苇台地下水位埋深和地表水位显著相关,在2020年4-9月芦苇生长期,除雨季前期外多数时段台地地下水埋深均适宜芦苇发育,建议在雨季前期实施生态补水,通过降低台地地下水位埋深促进芦苇生长发育。研究结果可为白洋淀生态补水、渗漏防治和生态保护提供参考。     

Shallow groundwater and soil chemistry response to 3 years of subsurface drip irrigation using coalbed-methane-produced water

Disposal of produced waters, pumped to the surface as part of coalbed methane (CBM) development, is a significant environmental issue in the Wyoming portion of the Powder River Basin, USA. High sodium adsorption ratios (SAR) of the waters could degrade agricultural land, especially if directly applied to the soil surface. One method of disposing of CBM water, while deriving beneficial use, is subsurface drip irrigation (SDI), where acidified CBM waters are applied to alfalfa fields year-round via tubing buried 0.92 m deep. Effects of the method were studied on an alluvial terrace with a relatively shallow depth to water table (～3 m). Excess irrigation water caused the water table to rise, even temporarily reaching the depth of drip tubing. The rise corresponded to increased salinity in some monitoring wells. Three factors appeared to drive increased groundwater salinity: (1) CBM solutes, concentrated by evapotranspiration; (2) gypsum dissolution, apparently enhanced by cation exchange; and (3) dissolution of native Na–Mg–SO₄ salts more soluble than gypsum. Irrigation with high SAR (～24) water has increased soil saturated paste SAR up to 15 near the drip tubing. Importantly though, little change in SAR has occurred at the surface.     

台塬塬顶裂缝对黄土斜坡水文响应的影响

针对黑方台黄土滑坡,从现场灌溉试验监测数据和数值模拟分析着手,研究灌溉过程中台塬斜坡的水文响应以及对黄土斜坡稳定性的影响。结果表明：短期的灌溉并不能对地下水位形成有效的补给,但是却容易引起斜坡浅部范围内体积含水量增加,从而使得抗剪强度降低,最终在台缘顶部发生滑塌,台塬顶部裂缝的存在会使得浅部体积含水量增加速度加快,加速土体弱化,更易发生台塬顶部的滑塌;从长期灌溉模拟来看,裂缝的存在会加速地下水位的上升。从数据上论证了黄土斜坡受裂缝的影响特性,为研究黄土滑坡与地表水入渗的关系提供数据参考。此外,数值模拟与监测数据有很好的对应关系,用其模拟灌溉引起的斜坡水文响应是可行的。     

天然电场选频测深法在地下水勘探中的异常理论分析与实践应用

选频法是音频大地电场法的进一步应用与发展。本文通过实践应用说明选频法在浅层地下水勘探中的有效性,并对选频法测深极距(MN)与地下水埋深之间的关系开展对比分析和初步理论研究。首先,采用水平交变电场、交变磁场共同作用下的均匀半空间中低阻导电球体简化地质地球物理模型,对选频法测深曲线开展正演计算;然后,对选频法在广西“十二五”农村饮水安全工程应用中的131口钻井出水量情况进行统计,并对其中98口钻井的钻探情况开展详细列表统计分析,对比研究测深曲线异常处MN极距大小与实际钻探出水深度之间的关系。理论分析与实践应用表明,选频法在浅层地下水勘探中效果明显,是一种确定浅层地下水井位的有效方法;同时,实践统计结果表明,选频法测深法异常曲线处MN极距的大小与实际钻探出水深度之间存在1∶1的近似关系,验证了理论模拟计算结果的正确性;另外,本文的研究成果表明,在浅层(<200 m)天然电磁法勘探中,天然电场观测值的大小除了与大地的电阻率、信号的频率有关外,还与电极距大小是相关的。     

挡土墙填土边坡水文响应过程分析以赖屋山挡土墙填土边坡为例

深圳赖屋山的一挡墙表面出现数条裂缝,为了深入研究其变形破坏机制,在挡墙背后填土区布置自动监测仪器,主要包括渗压计、张力计与水分计及固定式测斜仪。通过对渗压计、张力计和水分计的监测数据分析表明:填土内地下水位埋深大,降雨对其影响小; 土体中孔隙压力和体积含水量对强降雨响应随着埋深存在不同程度的滞后性,强降雨入渗深度大于3m,并且在3m处形成瞬态饱和地下水,抗剪强度降低,易于引起边坡的浅层变形破坏。      

Impact of groundwater withdrawals on the interaction of multi-layered aquifers in the Viterbo geothermal area (central Italy)

The impact of groundwater withdrawals on the interaction between multi-layered aquifers with different water qualities in the Viterbo geothermal area (central Italy) was studied. In this area, deep thermal waters are used to supply thermal spas and public pools. A shallow overlying aquifer carries cold and fresh water, used for irrigation and the local drinking-water supply. Starting with a conceptual hydrogeological model, two simplified numerical models were implemented: a steady-state flow model of the entire groundwater system, and a steady-state flow and heat transport model of a representative area, which included complex interactions between the aquifers. The impact of increased withdrawals associated with potential future development of the thermal aquifer must be considered in terms of the water temperature of the existing thermal sources. However, withdrawals from the shallow aquifer might also influence the discharge of thermal sources and quality of the water withdrawn from the shallow wells. The exploitation of the two aquifers is dependent on the hydraulic conductivity and thickness of the intervening aquitard, which maintains the delicate hydrogeological equilibrium. Effective methods to control this equilibrium include monitoring the vertical gradient between the two aquifers and the residual discharge of natural thermal springs.     

Dynamics of the soil water and solute in the sodic saline soil in the Songnen Plain,China

According to the field experiment in the sodic saline soil region in the Songnen Plain, the dynamics of the soil water and solute affected by the shallow groundwater were explored during the growing season in 2004. The results presented that, influenced by the strongly evaporative demand, the soil water tended to transport to the upper soil layer with salt. The layered soil water balance model (LSWB model) revealed that the ratio of the water exchange between the groundwater and upper layer of the soil was 11.7:1. The groundwater discharge was 53.86 mm, but the groundwater recharge from the upper layer of soil was only 5.04 mm from 11 July to 06 September, which indicated that the groundwater could discharge to upper layer of soil and influence the soil salinization through capillary rise. The observed values of the salt content from July to mid-October presented that the soil solute was more changeable influenced by the climatic condition at 30 cm depth. As the field saturated hydraulic conductivity was low, the salts mainly accumulated in about 50–70 cm depth soil layer and hardly leached into deeper soil layer. Furthermore, the salt content was mainly controlled by the groundwater in the subsoil below 100 cm depth, the salt content decreased with the groundwater level receding. As influenced by the shallow groundwater and freeze-thaw action, further studies should be performed on the mechanism of soil salinization in the sodic saline soil region in the Songnen Plain of China.     

集束式监测井成井工艺研究

随着人类经济社会活动的加剧,地下水遭受污染的范围和强度不断加大,尤其是浅层地下水面临污染的风险更大。如何及时发现并科学评价浅层地下水污染程度和治理的效果,迫切需要简单易行、有效可靠的浅层地下水分层监测井。传统的浅层地下水分层监测井存在占地多,监测层位少等问题,巢式监测井监测5层,连续多通道监测井口径小,因此有必要研究即占地少,又能监测多层,而且监测井井管口径能满足不同种类监测仪器的安装要求。通过室内和野外试验,研究了集束式浅层地下水分层监测井建设过程中止水方法、止水材料、粒径、止水层厚度及止水效果检验、下管方式等关键技术,实现同一孔内监测100 m以内的多层含水层或多个含水段的分层监测,施工口径小,占用土地少,建设成本经济。集束式监测井可以应用到地下水监测、环境污染调查研究等多个领域,该研究将为集束式浅层地下水分层监测井建设施工提供理论依据和技术支撑,使未来的监测更加精细化、准确化,为今后监测井的发展提供新的思路和研究方向。     

A study on the hydrogeology and hydrogeochemistry of groundwater from different depths in a coastal aquifer: Annamalai Nagar,Tamilnadu, India

Chemical characterization of groundwater is essential to bring out its nature and utility. Samples from shallow and deep ground water of the same location were collected and studied for their geochemical characteristics following standard procedures (APHA 1998). Sediment samples from different depths were collected and analysed for minerals using FTIR and SEM. Resisitivity logging was carried out in the bore well to understand the variations in depth to fresh water potential. The shallow ground water is dominated by Na–Cl–HCO₃–SO₄ and deeper groundwater by Na–HCO₃–SO₄–Cl types. It is observed that there is a significant ionic variation with depth. The ionic strength of the deeper samples is lesser than in the shallower samples. Wide pH variations in the shallow water samples are due to ion exchange process. Thermodynamic stability plot was used to identify the state of stability. It is inferred that there is no major significant difference in the thermodynamic state of stability in the shallow and the deeper aquifers as the aquifer matrix for the shallow and deeper aquifers are almost similar. Saturation index of Gibbsite, Kaolinite, Calcite, Dolomite and anhydrite, were studied for shallow and deep aquifers, to identify the difference in hydro chemical signatures. The Si/Al ratios of shallow samples are less when compared with the deeper samples. Leaching of secondary salts was the chief mechanism controlling the ground water chemistry of the region.     

中尼铁路交通廊道现今构造应力场及其工程影响

拟建中尼铁路位于印欧板块碰撞推挤的前缘地带,区域深大断裂发育,地震频发,新构造活动强烈,应力状态复杂。基于中尼铁路交通廊道震源机制解及原地应力测量资料,分析中尼铁路沿线区域构造应力场分布特征,进一步讨论现今构造应力场对铁路方案和重要工程设置的潜在影响。研究结果表明,研究区震源深度主压应力优势方向在板块碰撞边界为NEE向,高原内部则表现出明显的非均匀性特征。中国境内日喀则至吉隆段主要处于拉张-剪切应力环境,尼泊尔境内区段处于印欧板块推挤控制的挤压应力环境。在缺少中尼铁路沿线原地应力实测资料的现状下,结合邻区实测数据分析认为,该区地壳浅表层应力结构以逆断型为主,水平最大主压应力优势方向为NE向。基于研究区内主应力方向分布特征将中尼铁路沿线划分为日喀则―萨迦、萨迦―定结、定结―吉隆、聂拉木、吉隆―讷瓦果德和加德满都共6段。根据构造应力场分析结果并基于σ_θmax/R_c理论对铁路隧道工程围岩岩爆可能性进行了讨论,结果表明最大水平主应力方向与隧道轴向夹角较大时对隧道围岩稳定性不利,且隧道埋深越大则围岩岩爆的可能性越大。中尼铁路大多区段轴向与最大水平主应力方向呈大角度相交甚至近垂直,当隧道埋深较大时具有发生岩爆的可能,需重点防护。研究结果可为中尼铁路交通廊道工程勘察选线提供参考。     

Geophysical investigation of a mineral groundwater resource in Turkey

The hydrogeological conditions in Uludag (Nilufer River catchment, Bursa, Turkey) were assessed, using time-domain electromagnetic soundings, electrical resistivity and induced polarisation tomography, to detect the most promising zones for new water-well siting, in order to increase the quantity of water for bottling. The hydrogeological model is quite complex: deep mineral and thermal water rises from a main vertical fault which separates two lithological complexes. The highly mineralised (deep) water is naturally mixed with low mineralised water at a shallow depth, 30–40 m; the mixed mineral water is found in some surface springs and shallow wells, while the highly mineralised water is found at depth in some unused deep wells located close to the main fault. All the water points (springs and wells) are located inside a “mineral water belt” on the north side of the Nilufer River. The geophysical survey confirmed the hydrogeological model and highlighted four promising zones for well siting (zones with very low electrical resistivity and high induced polarisation anomalies, corresponding to the main water-bearing faults). One of the geophysical anomalies, the furthest from the exploited sources, was verified by means of a test well; the drilling results have confirmed the water mixing model.     

基于流动电位正演模型的非饱和带水流过程监测

为了获取非饱和带水流过程的信息,借助流动电位正演模型,通过数值实验探讨非降雨和降雨两种条件下非饱和带流动电位和水流过程的关系,然后用南京中山植物园试验场地野外观测的流动电位和张力数据加以对比和验证。野外试验表明:流动电位可以有效地反映非饱和带水流过程。在夏季无降雨入渗的条件下,日周期变化的地表地下温度差导致水分的运动,流动电位准确地指示了非饱和带含水量和毛细压力的变化情况,从而指示出了水分运移的方向;在夏季有降雨入渗的条件下,降雨锋面推进之处,含水量和流动电位同时有明显的响应,进而根据不同位置的流动电位对降雨入渗响应的时刻差,直接求出入渗锋面的推进速度。