scholarly journals Statistical and Numerical Assessments of Groundwater Resource Subject to Excessive Pumping: Case Study in Southwest Taiwan

Water ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong-Sin Shih ◽  
Chia-Jeng Chen ◽  
Ming-Hsu Li ◽  
Cheng-Shin Jang ◽  
Che-Min Chang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Numerical Experiment ◽  
Land Subsidence ◽  
Coastal Area ◽  
Alluvial Plain ◽  
Numerical Techniques ◽  
Groundwater Levels ◽  
Remote Locations ◽  
Regional Land

Groundwater, a salient water resource in Taiwan, has been subject to incessant and excessive pumping, inducing serious regional land subsidence and seawater intrusion. This study aims at assessing how excessive pumping impacts groundwater variations over the Pingtung Alluvial Plain (PAP) in Southwest Taiwan using both statistical and numerical techniques. We apply nonparametric methods to analyze the changing point and annual trend in various hydro-meteorological time series (e.g., rainfall, temperature, and groundwater levels (GLs)). Afterwards, we employ an integrated surface-subsurface model referred to as WASH123D to simulate GLs under the pumping-free scenario; any discrepancies identified between simulated and observed GLs could be an indicator of unregulated/illegal pumping. We find that annual GLs exhibit a significant increasing (decreasing) trend in the western (eastern) PAP. Our numerical experiment reveals diverging trends in simulated and observed GLs, mostly at the downstream of all the major tributaries, suggesting the consequence of unregulated/illegal pumping. Furthermore, upstream pumping may reduce lateral flow towards the downstream coastal area, triggering land subsidence in remote locations.

scholarly journals Characterization of earth fissures in South Jiangsu, China

2015 ◽  
Vol 372 ◽  
pp. 249-253 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Ye ◽  
Y. Wang ◽  
J. Wu ◽  
P. Teatini ◽  
J. Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Subsidence ◽  
Earth Fissure ◽  
Aquifer System ◽  
Groundwater Levels ◽  
Earth Fissures ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Cumulative Length ◽  
Differential Land Subsidence

Abstract. The Suzhou-Wuxi-Changzhou (known as "Su-Xi-Chang") area, located in the southern part of Jiangsu Province, China, experienced serious land subsidence caused by overly exploitation of groundwater. The largest cumulative land subsidence has reached 3 m. With the rapid progress of land subsidence since the late 1980s, more than 20 earth fissures developed in Su-Xi-Chang area, although no pre-existing faults have been detected in the surroundings. The mechanisms of earth fissure generation associated with excessive groundwater pumping are: (i) differential land subsidence, (ii) differences in the thickness of the aquifer system, and (iii) bedrock ridges and cliffs at relatively shallow depths. In this study, the Guangming Village Earth Fissures in Wuxi area are selected as a case study to discuss in details the mechanisms of fissure generation. Aquifer exploitation resulted in a drop of groundwater head at a rate of 5–6 m yr−1 in the 1990s, with a cumulative drawdown of 40 m. The first earth fissure at Guangming Village was observed in 1998. The earth fissures, which developed in a zone characterized by a cumulative land subsidence of approximately 800 mm, are located at the flank of a main subsidence bowl with differential subsidence ranging from 0 to 1600 mm in 2001. The maximum differential subsidence rate amounts to 5 mm yr−1 between the two sides of the fissures. The fissure openings range from 30 to 80 mm, with a cumulative length of 1000 m. Depth of bed rock changes from 60 to 140 m across the earth fissure. The causes of earth fissure generation at Guangming Village includes a decrease in groundwater levels, differences in the thickness of aquifer system, shallow depths of bedrock ridges and cliffs, and subsequent differential land subsidence.

scholarly journals Regional Land Subsidence Analysis in Eastern Beijing Plain by InSAR Time Series and Wavelet Transforms

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 365 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mingliang Gao ◽  
Huili Gong ◽  
Beibei Chen ◽  
Xiaojuan Li ◽  
Chaofan Zhou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Land Subsidence ◽  
Wavelet Transforms ◽  
Beijing Plain ◽  
Subsidence Analysis ◽  
Regional Land

scholarly journals Spatial-temporal variation of groundwater and land subsidence evolution in Beijing area

2015 ◽  
Vol 372 ◽  
pp. 7-11
Author(s):  
K. Lei ◽  
Y. Luo ◽  
B. Chen ◽  
M. Guo ◽  
G. Guo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Temporal Variation ◽  
Land Subsidence ◽  
Groundwater Level ◽  
Meteorological Data ◽  
Rapid Expansion ◽  
Persistent Scatterer Interferometry ◽  
Systematic Analysis ◽  
Groundwater Levels ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Regional Land

Abstract. Precipitation is the main recharge source of groundwater in the plain of Beijing, China. Rapid expansion of urbanization has resulted in increased built-up area and decreased amount of effective recharge of precipitation to groundwater, indirectly leading to the long-term over-exploitation of groundwater, and induced regional land subsidence. Based on the combination of meteorological data, groundwater level data, interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR; specifically persistent scatterer interferometry, PSI), geographic information system (GIS) spatial analysis method and rainfall recharge theory, this paper presents a systematic analysis of spatial-temporal variation of groundwater level and land subsidence evolution. Results show that rainfall has been decreasing annually, while the exploitation of groundwater is increasing and the groundwater level is declining, which is has caused the formation and evolution of land subsidence. Seasonal and interannual variations exist in the evolution of land subsidence; the subsidence is uneven in both spatial and temporal distribution. In 2011, at the center of mapped subsidence the subsidence rate was greater than 120 mm a−1. The results revealed good correlation between the spatial distribution of groundwater level declines and subsidence. The research results show that it is beneficial to measure the evolution of land subsidence to dynamic variations of groundwater levels by combining InSAR or PSI, groundwater-level data, and GIS. This apprpach provides improved information for environmental and hydrogeologic research and a scientific basis for regional land subsidence control.

scholarly journals Statistical and Fractal Approaches on Long Time-Series to Surface-Water/Groundwater Relationship Assessment: A Central Italy Alluvial Plain Case Study

Water ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 850 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandro Chiaudani ◽  
Diego Di Curzio ◽  
William Palmucci ◽  
Antonio Pasculli ◽  
Maurizio Polemio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Surface Water ◽  
Central Italy ◽  
Alluvial Plain ◽  
Long Time Series ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Relationship Assessment

scholarly journals Relationship between rainfall and water table in a coastal aquifer: the case study of Castelporziano presidential estate

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesca Banzato ◽  
Marino Domenico Barberio ◽  
Andrea Del Bon ◽  
Alessandro Lacchini ◽  
Valentina Marinelli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Area ◽  
Coastal Aquifer ◽  
Monitoring Network ◽  
Seasonal Effect ◽  
Volcanic Aquifer ◽  
Steady Regime ◽  
Flow Paths ◽  
Groundwater Levels ◽  
Northern Sector

This study is focused on the analysis of seasonal and annual variability in groundwater levels of the coastal aquifer of Castelporziano Presidential Estate, a protected area of 59 Km2 located in the periphery of Rome. A comparison with the local trends of rainfall at “Castello” gauging station at different time scales (monthly, seasonal and annual) has been carried out. The results highlight differences between the coastal area and eastern and northern sector of the Estate. Indeed, the seasonal effect due to local meteoric recharge is direct and regular during the year in the coastal area in respect to the eastern and northern sectors of the Estate. Moreover, annual steady regime and multi-year trend of groundwater levels suggest the contribution from the adjacent volcanic aquifer of Albani Hills. In the latter case, the regional circulation of groundwater is affected by the effects of intense withdrawals. The maintenance of the monitoring network will allow to define the flow paths of the groundwater that characterize the coastal aquifer of Castelporziano.

scholarly journals Application of InSAR and gravimetric surveys for developing construction codes in zones of land subsidence induced by groundwater extraction: case study of Aguascalientes, Mexico

2015 ◽  
Vol 372 ◽  
pp. 121-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Pacheco-Martínez ◽  
S. Wdowinski ◽  
E. Cabral-Cano ◽  
M. Hernández-Marín ◽  
J. A. Ortiz-Lozano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Land Subsidence ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Surface Deformation ◽  
Geophysical Methods ◽  
Deformation Monitoring ◽  
The State ◽  
Groundwater Extraction ◽  
Hazard Zoning

Abstract. Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) has become a valuable tool for surface deformation monitoring, including land subsidence associated with groundwater extraction. Another useful tools for studying Earth's surface processes are geophysical methods such as Gravimetry. In this work we present the application of InSAR analysis and gravimetric surveying to generate valuable information for risk management related to land subsidence and surface faulting. Subsidence of the city of Aguascalientes, Mexico is presented as study case. Aguascalientes local governments have addressed land subsidence issues by including new requirements for new constructions projects in the State Urban Construction Code. Nevertheless, the resulting zoning proposed in the code is still subjective and not clearly defined. Our work based on gravimetric and InSAR surveys is aimed for improving the subsidence hazard zoning proposed in the State Urban Code in a more comprehensive way. The study includes a 2007–2011 ALOS InSAR time-series analysis of the Aguascalientes valley, an interpretation of the compete Bouguer gravimetric anomaly of the Aguascalientes urban area, and the application of time series and gravimetric anomaly maps for improve the subsidence hazard zoning of Aguascalientes City.

scholarly journals Wavelet analysis of land subsidence time-series: Madrid Tertiary aquifer case study

2020 ◽  
Vol 382 ◽  
pp. 353-359
Author(s):  
Roberto Tomás ◽  
José Luis Pastor ◽  
Marta Béjar-Pizarro ◽  
Roberta Bonì ◽  
Pablo Ezquerro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Wavelet Transform ◽  
Land Subsidence ◽  
Wavelet Coherence ◽  
Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar ◽  
Frequency Space ◽  
Time Frequency ◽  
Cross Wavelet Transform ◽  
Cross Wavelet

Abstract. Interpretation of land subsidence time-series to understand the evolution of the phenomenon and the existing relationships between triggers and measured displacements is a great challenge. Continuous wavelet transform (CWT) is a powerful signal processing method mainly suitable for the analysis of individual nonstationary time-series. CWT expands time-series into the time-frequency space allowing identification of localized nonstationary periodicities. Complementarily, Cross Wavelet Transform (XWT) and Wavelet Coherence (WTC) methods allow the comparison of two time-series that may be expected to be related in order to identify regions in the time-frequency domain that exhibit large common cross-power and wavelet coherence, respectively, and therefore are evocative of causality. In this work we use CWT, XWT and WTC to analyze piezometric and InSAR (interferometric synthetic aperture radar) time-series from the Tertiary aquifer of Madrid (Spain) to illustrate their capabilities for interpreting land subsidence and piezometric time-series information.

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