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Groundwater Theme Posts
Map of poisonous arsenic in European aquifers.
The latest Newsletter of the HOVER project in the @GeoERA program is now available on-line: HOVER Newsletter – In the newsletter you will find a map of arsenic concentrations in European aquifers. Arsenic is a trace element in groundwater andRead more
Assessing the influence of the low frequency variability on the groundwater trends across metropolitan France
The groundwater levels in metropolitan France display various dynamics depending on physical and morphometric properties of aquifers. Due to the capability of catchments and aquifers to act as a low-pass filter, the low-frequency variability, originating from the large-scale climate variability,Read more
Salt/sea water intrusion: Assessing methods for identifying natural background levels of groundwater aquifers
In order to study the anthropogenic impacts on groundwater quality we will need to identify the natural conditions or Natural background levels (NBLs) within the aquifer, which are used as references to assess the evolution of the contamination status. ThisRead more
Deep energy activity types and potential risks – Vogera
Conceptual Diagrams Vogera
Following on from Budapest project meeting, partners at BGS refined the initial sketches drawn by the VoGERA team for the conceptual models. These were to cover: A cross-section showing an imaginary setting with multiple geological environments in one diagram, toRead more
Estimating groundwater recharge in Finland
The Geological Survey of Finland (GTK) joined the GeoERA projects with two main objectives: firstly, to carry out meaningful scientific research in the groundwater and climate change sectors, and secondly, to network with other Eurogeosurveys. After a very good start,Read more
Third project meeting in TACTIC
The 6-8th of October 2020 the third TACTIC project meeting took place. Due to Covid-19 the meeting was held online. However, despite this setback the meeting was very successful with participation of 18 out of 19 partners. The plenary partRead more
Creating and filling the gaps of a Pan-European groundwater recharge map
From the national pilots in TACTIC we have locally sound estimates of long-term groundwater recharge but lack data to fill the gaps in between. At GEUS we are working on mapping these gaps, this will unify the local model estimatesRead more
VoGERA
TACTIC field work
During the TACTIC project a number of field investigations have been done. One of the pilots in Denmark, Sunds, experiences very shallow groundwater level to such an extent that a shallow excavation was soon filled with intruding groundwater (Picture A).Read more
TACTIC Contributions to EGU2020
The progress in TACTIC was represented extensively at the EGU general assembly 2020, where seven abstracts on TACTIC activities were presented. Despite the unusual format as an online conference, the contributions received good attention and discussion during the online sessions.Read more
Groundwater quality in Europe – GeoERA HOVER Newsletter no.3 – May 2020
Do you want to know more about #groundwater quality in Europe and the progress of the GeoERA HOVER project dealing primarily with groundwater quality and #ecosystem issues please read the HOVER Newsletter no.3 here: https://mailchi.mp/271537aa85ff/hover-geoera-12431936?e=631ca6de85
Calculation of recharge at boreholes in the UK
Calculation of recharge at boreholes in the UK Over the past month, the British Geological Survey team was busy calculating groundwater recharge values at boreholes in major aquifers in the UK using the lumped-catchment groundwater model AquiMod. While the mainRead more
The use of multiple tools in TACTIC pilots
The work in the TACTIC pilots are now well under way, and several partners are using more than one tool for climate change assessment in the same pilot area. This gives valuable information on the uncertainties of the assessments preformedRead more
TACTIC Climate Change Scenarios ready!
Lead by Deltares (Netherlands), TACTIC have now produced standard climate change scenarios for all 41 pilot areas across Europe from Ireland to Ukraine and from Malta to Finland. The standard TACTIC scenarios are produced to enable a harmonized comparison ofRead more
Application of groundwater age and travel time distributions – Example from a water supply well polluted by pesticides
Groundwater age and travel time distributions have many applications – below you can find a link to a research paper where you can read about investigations of a pesticide polluted drinking water well and the history and fate of theRead more
How old are our precious groundwater resources?
How old are our groundwater resources and how well are they protected towards pollution from the surface or subsurface activities? Groundwater researchers from TNO, the Geological Survey of the Netherlands and the Institute of Environmental Physics at University of Heidelberg,Read more
GeoERA at the 34th Nordic #Geological Winter Meeting in Oslo
About 600 geologists from 20 countries currently meet in Oslo, Norway at NGWM2020 – 8-10.1.2020 – On the first day I presented GeoERA – focusing on the four GeoERA groundwater projects and #sustainable use of subsurface #resources including water and carbonRead more
Update on transboundary groundwater studies in the Roer / lower Rhine valley Graben between the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium
GeoERA RESOURCE WP3 Progress note 04/12/2019 During the RESOURCE Project Assembly from 19-21 November 2019 held at the Croatian Geological Survey in Zagreb, the state of affairs and progress in Work Package 3 was presented. This cross-border Work Package –Read more
Cross-thematic publications
Van Gessel, S.F., Hinsby, K., Stanley, G., Tulstrup, J., Schavemaker, Y., Piessens, K., Bogaard, PJF (2017). Geological Services towards a Sustainable Use and Management of the Subsurface: A Geoethical Imperative. Annals of Geophysics, 60, 7, DOI: 10.4401/AG-7500. https://www.annalsofgeophysics.eu/index.php/annals/article/download/7500/6869
TACTIC research publications
Collados-Lara AJ, Pulido-Velazquez D, Pardo-Igúzquiza E. 2018. An Integrated Statistical Method to Generate Potential Future Climate Scenarios to Analyse Droughts. Water, 10(9), 1224. doi:10.3390/w10091224.; https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/10/9/1224 Pardo-Iguzquiza, Eulogio & Collados-Lara, Antonio-Juan & Pulido-Velazquez, David. (2019). Potential future impact of climate changeRead more
TOWARDS THE FIRST PAN-EUROPEAN GROUNDWATER RESOURCES MAP
About 30 partners of the GeoERA RESOURCE project just completed three days of discussions focusing on the development of the first Pan- European groundwater resources map estimating the quantity, quality, depth and age of groundwater resources in Europe in WP6Read more
HOVER newsletter #2
Read HOVER newsletter #2 here: https://mailchi.mp/b445a941159b/hover-geoera-333991?e=631ca6de85
HOVER Newsletter #1
HOVER newsletter launched June 2019 – read HOVER newsletter #1 here: https://mailchi.mp/846956a61297/hover-geoera-01?e=631ca6de85
The TACTIC toolbox and tool webinars
One of the goals of TACTIC is to develop a common research infrastructure to advance future assessments of climatic change in EU. This includes the development of a TACTIC Toolbox consisting of tools (models, methods and approaches) that canRead more
GeoERA Groundwater
https://geoera-groundwater.com/2019/02/21/european-map-of-groundwater-resources/
VoGERA first stakeholder workshop
At the end of November, VMM (the Flemish Department of Environment) hosted the first VoGERA (Vulnerability of shallow groundwater to deep Energy Related Activities) stakeholder workshop in Brussels. The workshop was attended by 16 participants representing a wide range ofRead more