University of Hawaii: Discharge of Precious Groundwater Impacted by Sea Level, Ocean Tides
December 16, 2021
December 16, 2021
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Dec. 16 (TNSJou) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release:
Groundwater is a vital resource for humans and ecosystems. Submarine groundwater discharge is a process by which water exits coastal aquifers and enters the ocean. This can be terrestrial freshwater or salty seawater that intruded into the porous aquifer at the ocean's edge. While precipitation and sea level drive coastal groundwater levels, it is sea level, especially tides, that . . .
Groundwater is a vital resource for humans and ecosystems. Submarine groundwater discharge is a process by which water exits coastal aquifers and enters the ocean. This can be terrestrial freshwater or salty seawater that intruded into the porous aquifer at the ocean's edge. While precipitation and sea level drive coastal groundwater levels, it is sea level, especially tides, that . . .