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000004877 0247_ $$2DOI$$a10.1029/2019WR026673
000004877 037__ $$aSCART-2020-0105
000004877 100__ $$aWatlet, A
000004877 245__ $$aGravity monitoring of underground flash flood events to study their impact on groundwater recharge and the distribution of karst voids
000004877 260__ $$c2020
000004877 520__ $$aFlash flood events are expected to become increasingly common with the global increases in weather extremes. They are a significant natural hazard that affects karst landscapes, which host large resources of drinking water worldwide. The role played by underground flood events in the karst aquifer recharge is complex due to the heterogeneity of the basement which remains poorly understood. We present the analysis of 20 incave flash flood events affecting the Rochefort karst system (Belgium) using continuous gravity measurements at one single station and water level sensors installed in caves. Underground flood events typically produce a peak in the gravity signal, due to an increase in the associated mass change. After the flood, the gravity values drop but remain slightly increased compared to before the flood event. Via forward gravity modeling, we demonstrate that this remaining anomaly can be reasonably explained by the infiltration of local rainfall within the karst system rather than by allogenic recharge of the aquifer. Flash floods are mainly restricted to connected voids. This allows us to utilize them as proxies to investigate the distribution of cavities in the karst system. Forward modeling of the gravitational attraction induced by the mapped caves being flooded yields a gravity signal much smaller than the observed one. We conclude that at least 50% more cavities than those previously mapped are required to match the measured anomalies. This presents opportunities for implementing similar approaches in other diverse porous media, using gravity monitoring of hydrological processes (e.g., infiltration fronts, hydrothermalism, or tide effects in coastal aquifers) as proxies to characterize underground properties.
000004877 536__ $$aFonds De La Recherche Scientifique ‐ FNRS (FNRS): Grant Number: T.0062.13 Koning Boudewijnstichting-Fondation Roi Baudouin: Grant Number: 2016‐F2812650‐206381/$$cFonds De La Recherche Scientifique ‐ FNRS (FNRS): Grant Number: T.0062.13 Koning Boudewijnstichting-Fondation Roi Baudouin: Grant Number: 2016‐F2812650‐206381/$$fFonds De La Recherche Scientifique ‐ FNRS (FNRS): Grant Number: T.0062.13 Koning Boudewijnstichting-Fondation Roi Baudouin: Grant Number: 2016‐F2812650‐206381
000004877 594__ $$aNO
000004877 6531_ $$aRochefort
000004877 6531_ $$aKarst
000004877 6531_ $$aFlash floods
000004877 6531_ $$aSuperconducting gravimeter
000004877 6531_ $$aSpring gravimeter
000004877 6531_ $$aKARAG
000004877 700__ $$aVan Camp, M
000004877 700__ $$aFrancis, O
000004877 700__ $$aPoulain, A
000004877 700__ $$aRochez, G
000004877 700__ $$aHallet, V
000004877 700__ $$aQuinif, Y
000004877 700__ $$aKaufmann, O
000004877 773__ $$n4$$pWater Resources Research$$v56$$y2020
000004877 8560_ $$fmichel.vancamp@observatoire.be
000004877 85642 $$ahttps://doi.org/10.1029/2019WR026673
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