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01-10-2024 | Original Paper

A methodology providing new insights into the flow patterns of karst aquifers: an example from SW Türkiye

Authors: Athanasios Maramathas, Konstantina Katsanou, Çağdaş Sağır, Alper Baba, Nikolaos Lambrakis

Published in: Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment | Issue 10/2024

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Abstract

This paper presents a new and innovative methodology for the investigation of karst systems using spring discharge. The behaviour of springs in phase space is investigated by plotting the measurements of spring discharge versus the measurements of the water level at the spring’s outlet. Such a diagram reveals new features of the function of the karst system and the discharge pattern of the spring that are not captured by common research methods. The application of this method to the Azmak Spring in southwestern Türkiye revealed the existence of five distinct discharge subsystems that operate alternately and never simultaneously. They have a specific connection between them, while the transition from one to another is not random but follows a pattern. An attempt was made to interpret these features using concepts from percolation theory.

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Metadata
Title
A methodology providing new insights into the flow patterns of karst aquifers: an example from SW Türkiye
Authors
Athanasios Maramathas
Konstantina Katsanou
Çağdaş Sağır
Alper Baba
Nikolaos Lambrakis
Publication date
01-10-2024
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment / Issue 10/2024
Print ISSN: 1435-9529
Electronic ISSN: 1435-9537
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10064-024-03894-5