KARSYS: a pragmatic approach to karst hydrogeological system conceptualisation. Assessment of groundwater reserves and resources in Switzerland

Jeannin, Pierre‐Yves; Eichenberger, Urs; Sinreich, Michael; Vouillamoz, Jonathan; Malard, Arnauld; Weber, Eric J.

doi:10.1007/s12665-012-1983-6

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“…For this purpose information from existing literature was considered in order to incorporate a maximum of available information. This model was built according to the "KARSYS approach" (Jeannin et al, 2013), which is being developed within the framework of the Swisskarst project (http://swisskarst.ch), part of the NRP (National Research Programme) 61.…”

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“…In remote mountain areas this could lead to water shortages, as replacement water would have to be transported from far away to regions lacking glacial meltwater. Recent research has been focusing on assessing water resources from karstic environment using karst models (Doerfliger et al, 1999;Butscher and Huggenberger, 2009;Jeannin et al, 2013), artificial tracer experiments (Goldscheider et al, 2008) and chemical and isotopic composition in runoff water (Grasso and Jeannin, 2002). Nevertheless, to assess current and future water resources, it is necessary to combine the three techniques and assemble the results in an illustrative karst model.…”

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Identification of glacial meltwater runoff in a karstic environment and its implication for present and future water availability

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Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci.

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Abstract. Glaciers all over the world are expected to continue to retreat due to the global warming throughout the 21st century. Consequently, future seasonal water availability might become scarce once glacier areas have declined below a certain threshold affecting future water management strategies. Particular attention should be paid to glaciers located in a karstic environment, as parts of the meltwater can be drained by underlying karst systems, making it difficult to assess water availability. In this study tracer experiments, karst modeling and glacier melt modeling are combined in order to identify flow paths in a high alpine, glacierized, karstic environment (Glacier de la Plaine Morte, Switzerland) and to investigate current and predict future downstream water availability. Flow paths through the karst underground were determined with natural and fluorescent tracers. Subsequently, geologic information and the findings from tracer experiments were assembled in a karst model. Finally, glacier melt projections driven with a climate scenario were performed to discuss future water availability in the area surrounding the glacier. The results suggest that during late summer glacier meltwater is rapidly drained through well-developed channels at the glacier bottom to the north of the glacier, while during low flow season meltwater enters into the karst and is drained to the south. Climate change projections with the glacier melt model reveal that by the end of the century glacier melt will be significantly reduced in the summer, jeopardizing water availability in glacier-fed karst springs.

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Identification of glacial meltwater runoff in a karstic environment and its implication for present and future water availability

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“…Furthermore, the PaPRIKa Method (Dörfliger and Plagnes 2009) demonstrates a slightly different approach to vulnerability assessment. The recently developed hydrogeological conceptualization of karst systems, the KARSYS Method, can among others also be used as a base for groundwater protection purposes (Jeannin et al 2012). Main differences between these approaches are in regard to various complex parameters, their interaction and weighting systems.…”

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Hazards in Karst and Managing Water Resources Quality

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Ravbar

Živanović

et al. 2015

Professional Practice in Earth Sciences

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The peculiarities of karst environment make it highly vulnerable to a number of geohazards: As concerns the natural hazards, the main categories are sinkholes, slope movements, and floods. To these, anthropogenic hazards have to be added, as pollution events, land use changes resulting in loss of karst landscape, destruction of karst landforms, etc. Even carrying out engineering works without taking into the due consideration, the peculiar aspects of karst can be extremely dangerous and cause risk to the natural environment, as well as to the man-made infrastructures and buildings. In the second half of last century, man has definitely become one of the most powerful factors that can cause changes in the karst environment, produce direct damage, predispose the territory to threatening events, and increase with mismanagement actions the negative effects deriving from natural hazards. In this chapter, the main hazards in karst are briefly described with particular focus on the natural hazards and with the help of some case studies

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“…Andreo et al 2009;Dörfliger and Plagnes 2009;Jiménez-Madrid et al 2011;Jeannin et al 2013). In some European countries, for example Ireland and Switzerland, the concept of groundwater vulnerability mapping has successfully been introduced into national legislation and used for protection zoning.…”

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Vulnerability and protection aspects of some Dinaric karst aquifers: a synthesis

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Kovačič

2014

Environ Earth Sci

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The present paper aims to address the sustainable management issues of karst water sources in Slovenia and Croatia. It focuses on the Mediterranean part of the Dinaric karst, which holds important groundwater reserves. The importance of selected karst aquifers for water supply is presented. In addition, national drinking water management strategies are examined to synthesise the issues relating to the exposure of groundwater to contamination and over-exploitation. Finally, the most significant problems, pressing needs and challenges are identified. These depend predominantly on revision of existing drinking water protection strategies and integration of karst-specific provisions, aspects of over-exploitation and proper water quality control. The need for harmonised multi-country policies regulating resource abstraction and contamination issues is stressed.

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KARSYS: a pragmatic approach to karst hydrogeological system conceptualisation. Assessment of groundwater reserves and resources in Switzerland

Cited by 48 publications

References 29 publications

Identification of glacial meltwater runoff in a karstic environment and its implication for present and future water availability

Identification of glacial meltwater runoff in a karstic environment and its implication for present and future water availability

Hazards in Karst and Managing Water Resources Quality

Vulnerability and protection aspects of some Dinaric karst aquifers: a synthesis

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