Assessing the impacts of sea-level rise and precipitation change on the surficial aquifer in the low-lying coastal alluvial plains and barrier islands, east-central Florida (USA)

Xiao, Han; Wang, Dingbao; Hagen, Scott C.; Medeiros, Stephen C.; Hall, Carlton R.

doi:10.1007/s10040-016-1437-4

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“…Flooding, vertical salinization, and flushing are naturally successive and occur over different timescales (Figures 1a–1d). These processes and their timescales depend on a variety of environmental factors, including the event characteristics, coastal morphological conditions, and the aquifer characteristics (Cardenas et al., 2015; Gingerich et al., 2017; Xiao et al., 2016; Yang et al., 2015).…”

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Vertical Saltwater Intrusion in Coastal Aquifers Driven by Episodic Flooding: A Review

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Robinson

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Water Resources Research

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Vertical Saltwater Intrusion in Coastal Aquifers Driven by Episodic Flooding: A Review

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“…The model was calibrated against the field-measured groundwater levels monitored from 2006 to 2014. The calibrated model was used to evaluate climate change and SLR impact on the surficial aquifer system (Xiao et al, 2016).…”

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Implications of Climate Change on Florida's Water Resources

Obeysekera¹,

Graham²,

Sukop³

et al. 2017

Florida’s Climate: Changes, Variations, &Amp; Impacts

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Water resources systems in Florida are unique and exhibit significant diversity in hydrogeologic characteristics and in rainfall and temperature patterns. In many parts of the state, both surface and groundwater systems are complex, highly interconnected, and any change in hydrologic drivers such as rainfall or temperature has the potential to impact the water resources of the urban, agricultural, and ecological systems. Because of this diversity, it is not possible to present a single overall outlook regarding the implications of climate change on the water resources of the state. This chapter presents brief summaries of individual studies that are available for major water resources systems in the state, which include the Everglades, the Tampa Bay region, the St. Johns River watershed, and the Suwannee River and Apalachicola River basins. Available climate models and their downscaled versions have varying degrees of bias and lack of skill that need to be considered in impact analyses. In all regions,projected changes in rainfall, temperature, and sea level may have significant impacts on water supply, water levels in environmentally sensitive areas, flood protection, and water quality. Key Messages• Water resources are an integral contributor to Florida's economy, but there is increasing competition for water supply among the urban, agricultural, and environmental sectors due to population growth in the state.• Climate change along with rising sea levels will exacerbate the competition for water and it is extremely important to understand the potential impacts on this vital resource through actionable science that is relevant to this region.• Although different climate models predict a consistent increase in future temperatures, future precipitation is not yet consistently predicted and could be higher or lower. Differences in precipitation propagate into significant differences in future streamflow, groundwater levels, and ET predictions.• The range of future hydrologic conditions predicted by climate models allows an evaluation of the spectrum of possible future risks, but does not provide actionable information because the uncertainty is so high. Improvement in the ability of the climate models to simulate both retrospective and future rainfall patterns will be required before their projections can reliably be used for water resource planning and management• Impact assessment to date on large-scale, regional basins in the state demonstrates that future climate change has a significant potential to impact both water quantity and quality, and as a consequence, additional research is necessary to develop standardized climate projections and conduct impact assessment on the water resources systems on a statewide basis. 84 • JAYANTHA OBEYSEKERA ET AL.• Potential increases in temperature, and the variations in precipitation patterns may degrade water quality, exacerbate algae problems, and cause eutrophication of important water bodies. KeywordsRainfall; Temperature; Groundwater; Sea level rise; Water quality; G...

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“…Spatial patterns of WTD-characteristics can be described with a physical-mechanistic model of groundwater flow, e.g., Kelbe et al (2016) or Xiao et al (2016). These models require inputs on the locations of the ditches, the drainage resistance, transmissivity, hydrological conditions and soil physical properties which are generally not available at a field scale for large areas.…”

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