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A study of the Kalamos Springs in Greece with environmental isotopes
Author(s) -
Payne B. R.,
Leontiadis J.,
Dimitroulas Ch.,
Dounas A.,
Kallergis G.,
Morfis A.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
water resources research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.863
H-Index - 217
eISSN - 1944-7973
pISSN - 0043-1397
DOI - 10.1029/wr014i004p00653
Subject(s) - groundwater recharge , elevation (ballistics) , brackish water , altitude (triangle) , precipitation , stable isotope ratio , geology , hydrology (agriculture) , isotope , environmental isotopes , isotopic signature , environmental science , groundwater , oceanography , geography , salinity , aquifer , meteorology , physics , geometry , mathematics , quantum mechanics , geotechnical engineering
Variations in the stable isotopic composition of water were used to define the area of recharge to the Kalamos springs, issuing brackish water near the coast. The two possible areas of recharge differed in elevation, so that their stable isotope indices were different owing to the altitude effect, whereby the stable isotopic composition of precipitation contains less deuterium and 18 O with an increase of elevation. The results of the study showed that the area of recharge is located in the Parnis system at elevations greater than 570 m.