Karstic submarine groundwater discharge into the Mediterranean: radon-based nutrient fluxes in an anchialine cave and a basin-wide upscaling

X Chen, N Cukrov, IR Santos, V Rodellas… - … et cosmochimica acta, 2020 - Elsevier
Anchialine caves are common in Mediterranean karstic shorelines and elsewhere,
delivering point-source fresh groundwater and nutrients to the coastal ocean. Here, we first …

[PDF][PDF] Remaining uncertainties in the use of Rn-222 as a quantitative tracer of submarine groundwater discharge

WC Burnett, IR Santos, Y Weinstein, PW Swarzenski… - IAHS …, 2007 - iahs.info
Research performed in many locations over the past decade has shown that radon is an
effective tracer for quantifying submarine groundwater discharge (SGD). The technique …

Isotope tracing of submarine groundwater discharge offshore Ubatuba, Brazil: results of the IAEA–UNESCO SGD project

PP Povinec, H Bokuniewicz, WC Burnett… - Journal of environmental …, 2008 - Elsevier
Results of groundwater and seawater analyses for radioactive (3H, 222Rn, 223Ra, 224Ra,
226Ra, and 228Ra) and stable (D and 18O) isotopes are presented together with in situ …

Isotopic, geophysical and biogeochemical investigation of submarine groundwater discharge: IAEA-UNESCO intercomparison exercise at Mauritius Island

PP Povinec, WC Burnett, A Beck, H Bokuniewicz… - Journal of environmental …, 2012 - Elsevier
Submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) into a shallow lagoon on the west coast of
Mauritius Island (Flic-en-Flac) was investigated using radioactive (3H, 222Rn, 223Ra …

Submarine groundwater discharge to the coastal environment of a Mediterranean island (Majorca, Spain): ecosystem and biogeochemical significance

G Basterretxea, A Tovar-Sanchez, AJ Beck, P Masqué… - Ecosystems, 2010 - Springer
This article reports the results of a study of submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) to
coastal waters of Majorca (NW Mediterranean). The overall aim is to evaluate the relevance …

Characterisation of submarine groundwater discharge offshore south-eastern Sicily

PP Povinec, PK Aggarwal, A Aureli, WC Burnett… - Journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
A complex approach in characterisation of submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) off
south-eastern Sicily comprising applications of radioactive and non-radioactive tracers …

Role of aquifer heterogeneity in fresh groundwater discharge and seawater recycling: An example from the Carmel coast, Israel

Y Weinstein, WC Burnett… - Journal of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
A case study is shown in which the pattern of submarine groundwater discharge and of
seawater recycling is controlled by local hydrogeological variability. The coastal aquifer in …

An initial assessment of the contribution of fresh submarine ground water discharge to the alkalinity budget of the Mediterranean Sea

D Kolker, R Bookman, B Herut, N David… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Excess total alkalinity (TA) of Mediterranean Sea (MS) seawater relative to its Atlantic origin
has been attributed to high inputs from major rivers and the Black Sea. Submarine …

Intrusion of coastal waters into the pelagic eastern Mediterranean: in situ and satellite-based characterization

S Efrati, Y Lehahn, E Rahav, N Kress, B Herut… - …, 2013 - bg.copernicus.org
A combined dataset of near-real-time multi-satellite observations and in situ measurements
from a high-resolution survey is used for characterizing physical-biogeochemical properties …

Temporal evolution and variability of dissolved inorganic nitrogen in beach pore water revealed using radon residence times

BM Goodridge, JM Melack - Environmental science & technology, 2014 - ACS Publications
We coupled measurements of beach pore water residence time, determined using the
radioisotopic tracer 222Rn, with dissolved carbon and nitrogen chemistry to identify the …