POTENTIAL AQUIFER RECHARGE DETERMINATION FOR COSTA RICA’S COLD RIVER BASIN USING A GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM

 

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Autor: Ramírez-Granados, Pablo
Format: artículo original
Estat:Versión publicada
Data de publicació:2014
Descripció:In hydrogeology and water resources management, one of the priority areas of research involves studies of aquifer recharge from rainfall. These studies generally involve several methodologies, one being the implementation of water balance. In recent years, with the rise of geographic information systems in hydrogeological studies, ease of integration, management, consulting and modeling of geodata has allowed more accurate quantifying and modeling of groundwater. This article shows the potential aquifer recharge in the Río Frío (Cold River) Basin through the implementation of a soil-water balance from a series of geohydrological variables. Modeling of geodata in the geographic information system included spatial interpolation methods and map algebra. The information used for the construction modeled water balance to identify areas of potential aquifer recharge from rainfall.
Pais:Portal de Revistas UNA
Institution:Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNA
Idioma:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.www.una.ac.cr:article/5987
Accés en línia:https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/geografica/article/view/5987
Paraula clau:Cuenca río Frío
modelado hidrogeológico
balance hídrico
sistemas de información geográfica
zonas de recarga
Río Frío Basin
Costa Rica
hydrogeological modeling
water balance
geographic information system
aquifer recharge zones