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Author Castrignanò, A.; Buttafuoco, G.; Giasi, C. doi  openurl
  Title Assessment of groundwater salinisation risk using multivariate geostatistics Type Book Chapter
  Year 2008 Publication geoENV VI – Geostatistics for Environmental Applications Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume (up) 15 Issue Pages 191-202  
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  Publisher Springer, Dordrecht Place of Publication Editor A., S.; M.J., P.; R., D.  
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  Call Number CUT @ phaedon.kyriakidis @ Castrignano2008 Serial 119  
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Author Park, H.; Schlesinger, W. doi  openurl
  Title Global biochemical cycle of boron Type Journal Article
  Year 2002 Publication Global Biogeochemical Cycles Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume (up) 16 Issue Pages 1072  
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  Abstract The global Boron (B) cycle is primarily driven by a large flux (1.44 Tg B/yr) through the atmosphere derived from seasalt aerosols. Other significant sources of atmospheric boron include emissions during the combustion of biomass (0.26-0.43 Tg B/yr) and coal, which adds 0.20 Tg B/yr as an anthropogenic contribution. These known inputs to the atmosphere cannot account for the boron removed from the atmosphere during rainfall (3.0 Tg B/yr) and estimated dry deposition (1.3-2.7 Tg B/yr). In addition to atmospheric deposition, rock weathering is a source of boron (0.19 Tg B/yr) for terrestrial ecosystems, and humans mine about 0.31 Tg B/yr from the Earth's crust. More than 4.8 Tg B/yr circulates in the biogeochemical cycle of land plants, and about 0.53-0.63 Tg B/yr is carried from land to sea by rivers. The biogeochemical cycle of boron in the sea includes 4.4 Tg B/yr circulating in the marine biosphere, and an annual loss of 0.47 Tg B/yr to the oceanic crust via a variety of sedimentary processes that collectively remove only a small fraction of the total annual inputs to the oceans. Thus with our current understanding of the global biogeochemistry of B, the atmospheric budget shows outputs > inputs, while the marine compartments show inputs > outputs. Despite these uncertainties, it is clear that the human perturbation of the global B cycle has more than doubled the mobilization of B from the crust and contributes significantly to the B transport in rivers.  
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  Call Number THL @ luqianxue.zhang @ article Serial 94  
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Author Li*, L.; Zhou, H.; Franssen, H.J.H.; Gómez-Hernández, J.J. doi  openurl
  Title Groundwater flow inverse modeling in non-MultiGaussian media: performance assessment of the normal-score Ensemble Kalman Filter Type Journal Article
  Year 2012 Publication Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume (up) 16 Issue 2 Pages 573-590  
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  Publisher Copernicus GmbH Place of Publication Editor  
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  Call Number CUT @ phaedon.kyriakidis @ Li2012 Serial 154  
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Author Mongelli, G.; Monni, S.; Oggiano, G.; Paternoster, M.; Sinisi, R. url  doi
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  Title Tracing groundwater salinization processes in coastal aquifers: a hydrogeochemical and isotopic approach in the Na-Cl brackish waters of northwestern Sardinia, Italy Type Journal Article
  Year 2013 Publication Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume (up) 17 Issue 7 Pages 2917-2928  
  Keywords salinization, isotopes, Sardinia  
  Abstract Throughout the Mediterranean, salinization threatens water quality, especially in coastal areas. This salinization is the result of concomitant processes related to both seawater intrusion and water–rock interaction, which in some cases are virtually indistinguishable. In the Nurra region of northwestern Sardinia, recent salinization related to marine water intrusion has been caused by aquifer exploitation. However, the geology of this region records a long history from the Palaeozoic to the Quaternary, and is structurally complex and comprises a wide variety of lithologies, including Triassic evaporites. Determining the origin of the saline component of the Jurassic and Triassic aquifers in the Nurra region may provide a useful and more general model for salinization processes in the Mediterranean area, where the occurrence of evaporitic rocks in coastal aquifers is a common feature. In addition, due to intensive human activity and recent climatic change, the Nurra has become vulnerable to desertification and, in common with other Mediterranean islands, surface water resources periodically suffer from severe shortages. With this in mind, we report new data regarding brackish and surface waters (outcrop and lake samples) of the Na-Cl type from the Nurra region, including major ions and selected trace elements (B, Br, I, and Sr), in addition to isotopic data including δ18O, δD in water, and δ34S and δ18O in dissolved SO4. To identify the origin of the salinity more precisely, we also analysed the mineralogical and isotopic composition of Triassic evaporites. The brackish waters have Cl contents of up to 2025 mg L−1 , and the ratios between dissolved ions and Cl, with the exception of the Br / Cl ratio, are not those expected on the basis of simple mixing between rainwater and seawater. The δ18O and δD data indicate that most of the waters fall between the regional meteoric water line and the global meteoric water line, supporting the conclusion that they are meteoric in origin. A significant consequence of the meteoric origin of the Na-Cl-type water studied here is that the Br / Cl ratio, extensively used to assess the origin of salinity in fresh water, should be used with care in carbonate aquifers that are near the coast. Overall, δ34S and δ18O levels in dissolved SO4 suggest that water–rock interaction is responsible for the Na-Cl brackish composition of the water hosted by the Jurassic and Triassic aquifers of the Nurra, and this is consistent with the geology and lithological features of the study area. Evaporite dissolution may also explain the high Cl content, as halite was detected within the gypsum deposits. Finally, these Na-Cl brackish waters are undersaturated with respect to the more soluble salts, implying that in a climate evolving toward semi-arid conditions, the salinization process could intensify dramatically in the near future.  
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  Call Number THL @ christoph.kuells @ hess-17-2917-2013 Serial 79  
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Author Jesús Carrera, Juan J. Hidalgo, Luit J. Slooten, Enric Vázquez-Suñé url  doi
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  Title Computational and conceptual issues in the calibration of seawater intrusion models Type Journal Article
  Year 2010 Publication Hydrogeology Journal Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume (up) 18 Issue Pages 131-145  
  Keywords Coastal aquifers; Inverse modelling; Numerical modeling  
  Abstract The inverse problem of seawater intrusion(SWI) is reviewed. It represents a challenge because of both conceptual and computational difficulties and because coastal aquifer models display many singularities:(1) head measurements need to be complemented with density information; (2) salinity concentration data are

very sensitive to flow within the borehole. Data problems can be reduced by incorporating the measurement process within model calibration; (3) SWI models are extremely sensitive to aquifer bottom topography; (4) the initial conditions may be far from steady state and depend on the location and type of sea-aquifer connection. Problems with aquifer geometry and initial conditions can be addressed by parameterization, which allows for modification during inversion. The four sets of difficulties can be partly overcome by using tidal response and electrical conductivity data, which are highly informative and

provide extensive coverage. Still, SWI inversion is extremely demanding from a computation point of view. Computational improvements are discussed.
 
  Address J. Carrera : J. J. Hidalgo ()) : L. J. Slooten : E. Vázquez-Suñé, Spain e-mail: juan.hidalgo@upc.edu  
  Corporate Author Institute of Environmental Ass Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Jordi Girona 18, 08034 Barcelona, e-mail: juan.hidalgo@upc.edu Thesis  
  Publisher IAH Place of Publication Editor Springer  
  Language English Summary Language Original Title  
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  ISSN 1431- 2174 (online: 1435-0157) ISBN Medium  
  Area 'Hydrogeology'; 'groundwater modelling' Expedition Conference  
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  Call Number MGRE @ redha.menani @ Serial 51  
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