Modeling stochastic saline groundwater occurrence in coastal aquifers

• Published in: Water research (Oxford) Vol. 235; p. 119885
• Main Authors: Schiavo, Massimiliano, Colombani, Nicolò, Mastrocicco, Micòl
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 15.05.2023
• Subjects: Aquifers; coasts; Environmental Monitoring - methods; Fresh Water; freshwater; Geostatistics; Groundwater; irrigation; Italy; mathematical models; permeability; porosity; probability analysis; saline groundwater; Saline wedge; Salinity; Salinization; saltwater intrusion; Seawater; Trapped seawater; uncertainty; water salinity; Water Wells; Italy; Salinization; Trapped seawater; Saline wedge; Geostatistics; Aquifers

•A stochastic methodology to assess coastal salinization is proposed.•Salinized areas’ location and extension is appraised along the coastline and inland.•Actual and paleo seawater are identified as salinization sources.•Stochastic results are consistent with empirical formula and numerical model’ o...