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Las reservas de aguas subterráneas dulces en alta mar como un fenómeno global

Vincent E A Post¹, Jacobus Groen, Henk Kooi

¹1] School of the Environment, Flinders University, PO Box 2100, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. [2] National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia.

|December 6, 2013

Resumen

Las reservas de agua subterránea dulce en alta mar existen globalmente debajo de las plataformas continentales, distintas del típico flujo de agua subterránea terrestre. Estos recursos vitales ofrecen potencial de agua dulce y avanzan en la ciencia marina.

Área de la Ciencia:

* Hidrogeología.
* Geoquímica marina * Geoquímica marina
* La sedimentología.

Sus antecedentes:

* El flujo de agua subterránea terrestre hacia el mar es una parte clave del ciclo hidrológico.
* Este proceso no tiene en cuenta el agua subterránea significativa de baja salinidad que se encuentra debajo de las plataformas continentales.
* La creciente evidencia indica que hay reservas de aguas subterráneas frescas y salobres en alta mar extendidas en todo el mundo.

Objetivo del estudio:

* Investigar la ocurrencia y la importancia de las reservas de aguas subterráneas en alta mar.
* Para resaltar el potencial de estas reservas como un recurso de agua dulce.
* Explorar las contribuciones más amplias de la hidrogeología de la plataforma continental a otros campos científicos.

Principales métodos:

* Revisión de la evidencia existente para las aguas subterráneas en alta mar.
* Análisis de los procesos hidrológicos que afectan a las plataformas continentales.
* Conceptualización de las aplicaciones interdisciplinarias de la hidrogeología de la plataforma continental.

Principales resultados:

* Confirmación de la distribución global de aguas subterráneas frescas y salobres en alta mar.
* Identificación de estas reservas como una fuente potencial, aunque no renovable, de agua dulce.
* Reconocimiento de la relevancia de la hidrogeología de la plataforma continental para la sedimentología y la geoquímica marina.

Conclusiones:

* Las aguas subterráneas marinas representan una característica hidrogeológica significativa más allá de la simple descarga terrestre.
* Estas reservas justifican una mayor investigación para el potencial de recursos y el avance científico.
* La hidrogeología de la plataforma continental ofrece perspectivas interdisciplinarias, en particular para la geoquímica marina y la sedimentología.

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