The Main Problems of Karst Hydrogeology in the Crimean Peninsula

The Crimean Peninsula, with 84% of its territory composed of soluble rocks, is a region of wide occurrence and diverse manifestations of karst. Practically all groundwater of Crimea is related to karst aquifers, which have some hydrogeological features: the high velocities of groundwater flow and th...

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Published inWater resources Vol. 49; no. 4; pp. 595 - 604
Main Authors Vakhrushev, B. A., Amelichev, G. N., Tokarev, S. V., Samokhin, G. V.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Moscow Pleiades Publishing 01.08.2022
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Aquatic Pollution
Aquifers
Boundaries
Drainage
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Groundwater
Groundwater flow
Hydrogeology
Hydrology
Hydrology/Water Resources
Identification
Karst
Mathematical models
Problems of Water Supply to Arid Regions
Recharge areas
Waste Water Technology
Water discharge
Water intakes
Water Management
Water Pollution Control
submarine discharge
groundwater
vulnerability
karst
tracking
Crimean Peninsula
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Summary:The Crimean Peninsula, with 84% of its territory composed of soluble rocks, is a region of wide occurrence and diverse manifestations of karst. Practically all groundwater of Crimea is related to karst aquifers, which have some hydrogeological features: the high velocities of groundwater flow and the high concentrations of dissolved substances in it; the spotty character of its discharge, the disagreement between subsurface and surface drainage areas, etc. The article shows the main problems of karst hydrogeology in the Crimean Peninsula, including the identification of evolution-genetic types of karst, the determination of the buffer function of the epikarst zone, the identification of the drainage boundaries of large karst sources, the evaluation of the rates of submarine discharge of karst water and its use, the substantiation of the zone of sanitary protection for karst water intakes, and the problems in the numerical geohydrological simulation under karst conditions. A combination of works is proposed for solving such problems, including systematic experiments for multitrassing karst water, monitoring studies in recharge areas and discharge boundaries of karst water-bearing systems. An obligatory condition for the correct interpretation of the obtained data is the use of the modern speleogenetic concepts.
ISSN:0097-8078
1608-344X
DOI:10.1134/S0097807822040182