Combining earth observation and geochemical tracing techniques for groundwater detection and evaluation in Ireland (CONNECT)
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The CONNECT project was awarded funding as part of the EPA-STRIVE Water Research Programme 2012 (2012-W-MS-13). The project which commenced in April 2013 was led by Dr Jean Wilson (Principal Investigator) hosted within the Biogeochemistry Research Group headed by Professor Carlos Rocha (co-Principal Investigator) at the Centre for the Environment, Trinity College Dublin. The CONNECT project research team also includes Professor Catherine Coxon (Project Participant).The purpose of CONNECT was to further develop and apply earth observation and geochemical tracing techniques to identify (map), characterize and evaluate the occurrence and impact of groundwater discharge to lakes, transitional and coastal waters (TRACs). The overall aim was to examine the connectivity between ground and surface water by combining the results from a desktop GIS analysis of the potential or likelihood for groundwater discharge nationally, completed as part of Work Package 1 (WP1); with a remote sensing analysis of the potential for groundwater discharge nationally undertaken as part of WP2. The results from WP1 and WP2 were used to both inform and guide the subsequent in-situ evaluation of groundwater processes for a set of 8 target lakes, completed as part of the final work package (WP3).
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| Att 1 EPARR_172_JWilson_CONNECT_syn.pdf (7.42 Mb) |
| Att 2 EPARR_172_JWilson_CONNECT_prn.pdf (16.03 Mb) |
| Att 3 Presentation_EnvironConference2014.pdf (3.67 Mb) |
| Att 4 237401RochaWilson_et_al2015_Biogeochemistry_Kinvarra.pdf (1.14 Mb) |
| Att 5 WilsonRocha2016_IntJournalAppEarthObsGeoinf.pdf (2.96 Mb) |
| Att 6 WilsonRochaSPIE2014_92391A.pdf (1.25 Mb) |
| Att 7 RochaWilson_et_al2015_Biogeochemistry_Kinvarra.pdf (1.14 Mb) |
| Att 8 Wilson_IEOSconference_2014.pdf (1.23 Mb) |
| Att 9 WilsonPostdocSeminarSeries_2014.pdf (4.07 Mb) |
| Att 10 WilsonRocha_SPIEPresentation2014_9239-47.pdf (3.66 Mb) |
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| Author(s) | Wilson, J. |
| Title Of Website | Secure Archive For Environmental Research Data |
| Publication Information | Combining earth observation and geochemical tracing techniques for groundwater detection and evaluation in Ireland (CONNECT) |
| Name of Organisation | Environmental Protection Agency Ireland |
| Electronic Address or URL | https://eparesearch.epa.ie/safer/resource?id=65a77e0a-9fee-11e5-ab63-005056ae0019 |
| Unique Identifier | 65a77e0a-9fee-11e5-ab63-005056ae0019 |
| Date of Access | Last Updated on SAFER: 2024-10-11 |
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| SAFER-Data Display URL | https://eparesearch.epa.ie/safer/iso19115/display?isoID=3085 |
| Resource Keywords | remote sensing, GIS, thermal IR, groundwater discharge, radon, lakes, TRACs |
| EPA/ERTDI/STRIVE Project Code | 2012-W-MS-13 |
| EPA/ERTDI/STRIVE Project Theme | Environmental Technologies |
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| Number of Attached Files (Publicly and Openly Available for Download): | 26 |
| Project Start Date | Tuesday 1st January 2013 (01-01-2013) |
| Earliest Recorded Date within any attached datasets or digital objects | Tuesday 1st January 2013 (01-01-2013) |
| Most Recent Recorded Date within any attached datasets or digital objects | Tuesday 1st September 2015 (01-09-2015) |
| Published on SAFER | Friday 11th December 2015 (11-12-2015) |
| Date of Last Edit | Friday 29th April 2016 at 11:53:46 (29-04-2016) |
| Datasets or Files Updated On | Friday 29th April 2016 at 11:53:46 (29-04-2016) |
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Two documents containing the full suite of temperature and temperature anomaly maps generated for 122 lakes, 57 transitional and 80 coastal water bodies were produced as part of this project. The methodology relating to how these maps were created is presented in full within the Final Report pertaining to CONNECT.
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| CONNECT (2012-W-MS-13) was funded following an EPA STRIVE Research Call in 2012, under the Water pillar as a medium scale project based award. Funding for this project was approved following successful completion of an earlier EPA STRIVE Fellowship (2008-FS-W-4-S5), a pilot project which developed remote sensing and geochemical tracing techniques to evaluate and quantify submarine groundwater discharge to Irish coastal waters. Since most lakes and TRACs generally receive groundwater inflows through seepage from adjacent aquifers, and similarly, may also loose water via seepage to adjacent aquifers; the resultant groundwater-surface water interactions may significantly impact lake and marine water chemistry, water quality, biology and ecology. Contaminants from a variety of sources at and below the surface may be transported via groundwater exchange flows and recent studies have identified groundwater inputs as one of the main drivers of eutrophication in lakes and nearshore waters. Groundwater-lake interactions therefore could have a disproportionally greater influence on water quality and ecology potentially sufficient to threaten risk of failure to comply with WFD objectives. In recognition of the significance of groundwater as a potential pollution pathway and the challenges to localising and assessing inputs that are diffuse and highly variable, robust methodologies incorporating GIS, remote sensing and geochemical tracing, to facilitate a national assessment of groundwater discharge to lakes and TRACs, were developed as part of CONNECT. |
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| OUTPUTS: 1) National map of likelihood for groundwater discharge to lakes and TRACs 2) Detailed set of temperature and thermal anomaly maps for lakes and TRACs provided in two separate but accompanying documents to the Final Report 3) Final Report 4) Peer reviewed publication detailing the methodology for lakes detailed below.
A desktop GIS analysis was completed (using ArcGIS) as part of a national assessment of the likelihood for lakes and TRACs to receive groundwater discharge. Key national spatial datasets were acquired from the EPA and the GSI including WFD Groundwater body aquifer type, faults and springs database and groundwater vulnerability. An LGD (likelihood for groundwater discharge) classification was developed as part of WP1 the full details of which are presented in the Final Report. Additionally, remote sensing analyses of surface water temperatures was completed to determine the potential for groundwater discharge. The full suite of temperature and temperature anomaly maps created for lakes and TRACs are presented in two accompanying documents. The methodology for same is presented in full in the Final Report. |
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