Hydrology of Blue Lake in the Dinaric karst |
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| Authors: | Ognjen Bonacci Ivo Andri? Yosuke Yamashiki |
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| Institution: | 1. Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Geodesy, University of Split, Split, Croatia;2. Disaster Prevention Research Institute (D.P.R.I), Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto, Japan |
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| Abstract: | The aim of this paper is to analyse hydrological measurements obtained from Blue Lake located near the town of Imotski (Croatia), during the period from 6 November 2009 at 10:26 h to 4 September 2010 at 03:26 h (7230 h or 302 days). The water depth, water temperature and electrical conductivity of the water were continuously measured during this period. The measurements were obtained with a CTD DIVER (Schlumberger Water Services). The instrument was fixed at the bottom of Blue Lake, which means that all the measured data refer to a single point of measurement. The data represent the first systematic and continuous monitoring of the hydrological parameters of this fascinating karst phenomenon. The hydrological analysis also involved daily rainfall data and daily mean air temperatures recorded at the nearby Imotski meteorological station. The rate of water level rise and fall and the hourly and daily average inflow and outflow into and from the lake were calculated using the available data. The analysis led to the conclusion that Blue Lake is mainly recharged by water coming from the karst aquifer, the dimensions and the characteristics of which have not yet been adequately studied. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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| Keywords: | hydrologic budget water depth water temperature electric conductivity Dinaric karst |
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