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Gilfedder, Benjamin Silas ; Cartwright, Ian ; Hofmann, H. ; Frei, Sven:
Explicit modelling of Radon-222 in HydroGeoSphere during steady state and dynamic transient storage.
In: Groundwater.
Vol. 57
(2019)
Issue 1
.
- pp. 36-47.
ISSN 1745-6584
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/gwat.12847
Abstract in another language
Transient storage zones (TSZs) are located at the interface of rivers and their abutting aquifers and play a vital role in hydrological and biogeochemical functioning of rivers. The natural radioactive tracer 222Rn is a particularly well-suited tracer for studying TSZ water exchange and water age. Although 222Rn measurement techniques have developed rapidly recently, there has been little progress in modelling 222Rn activities in TSZs. Here we use field measurements with the numerical model HydroGeoSphere (HGS) to model 222Rn emanation, decay and transport during steady state (riffle-pool sequence) and transient (bank storage) conditions. Comparing the HGS mean water ages with the conventional 222Rn apparent ages during steady state showed a systemic underestimation of water age with increasing dispersion and especially where large concentration gradients exist within the subsurface. Large underestimation of apparent water age was observed at the advective front during bank storage where regional groundwater mixes with newly infiltrated surface water. The explicit modelling of radiogenic tracers such as 222Rn offers a physical interpretation of this data as well as a useful way to test simplified apparent age models.
Further data
| Item Type: | Article in a journal |
|---|---|
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Additional notes: | BAYCEER148771 |
| Institutions of the University: | Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Earth Sciences > Chair Hydrology Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Earth Sciences > Chair Hydrology > Chair Hydrology - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Stefan Peiffer Research Institutions Research Institutions > Research Centres Research Institutions > Research Centres > Bayreuth Center of Ecology and Environmental Research- BayCEER Faculties Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Earth Sciences |
| Result of work at the UBT: | Yes |
| DDC Subjects: | 500 Science |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Mar 2019 10:54 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Aug 2022 06:54 |
| URI: | https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/48111 |