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dc.contributor.authorDadakis, Jason Sophocles.
dc.creatorDadakis, Jason Sophocles.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-11-28T14:18:13Z
dc.date.available2011-11-28T14:18:13Z
dc.date.issued2004en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/192121
dc.description.abstractThe shallow alluvial aquifer of the Rio Grande floodplain near El Paso, Texas is a dynamic intermediary of recharge, discharge, and salinization processes between the deeper Hueco Bolson Aquifer and the overlying Rio Grande. Environmental tracer analyses suggest that 1) shallow aquifer groundwater is primarily of either Modern-Day Rio Grande origin or from older, less evaporated Pre-Dam Rio Grande waters, with modern local meteoric waters contributing a dominant fraction generally only near mountain fronts and 2) salinization of the Rio Grande and shallow aquifer in the southeastern portion of the Hueco Bolson is due to both near-surface agricultural impacts as well as the influx of naturally saline deep groundwater. With leakage from the shallow aquifer providing significant recharge to the deep Hueco Bolson Aquifer, any future development which may potentially decrease river infiltration must be carefully considered. Additionally, efforts to increase local irrigation efficiencies may have limited effects on water quality given the presence of natural solute sources.
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherThe University of Arizona.en_US
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dc.subjectHydrology.
dc.subjectAquifers -- Texas -- El Paso.
dc.subjectHydrogeology -- Texas -- El Paso.
dc.subjectArtificial groundwater recharge -- Texas -- El Paso.
dc.titleIsotopic and geochemical characterization of recharge and salinity in a shallow floodplain aquifer near El Paso, Texasen_US
dc.typeThesis-Reproduction (electronic)en_US
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dc.contributor.chairEkwurzel, Brendaen_US
dc.identifier.oclc217298997en_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Arizonaen_US
thesis.degree.levelmastersen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineHydrology and Water Resourcesen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineGraduate Collegeen_US
thesis.degree.nameM.S.en_US
dc.description.notehydrology collectionen_US
refterms.dateFOA2018-08-24T14:45:52Z
html.description.abstractThe shallow alluvial aquifer of the Rio Grande floodplain near El Paso, Texas is a dynamic intermediary of recharge, discharge, and salinization processes between the deeper Hueco Bolson Aquifer and the overlying Rio Grande. Environmental tracer analyses suggest that 1) shallow aquifer groundwater is primarily of either Modern-Day Rio Grande origin or from older, less evaporated Pre-Dam Rio Grande waters, with modern local meteoric waters contributing a dominant fraction generally only near mountain fronts and 2) salinization of the Rio Grande and shallow aquifer in the southeastern portion of the Hueco Bolson is due to both near-surface agricultural impacts as well as the influx of naturally saline deep groundwater. With leakage from the shallow aquifer providing significant recharge to the deep Hueco Bolson Aquifer, any future development which may potentially decrease river infiltration must be carefully considered. Additionally, efforts to increase local irrigation efficiencies may have limited effects on water quality given the presence of natural solute sources.


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