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The Campo de Dalías, in south-eastern Spain, is an area of important economic activity linked to agriculture and tourism, both of which have exacted fierce exploitation of aquifer water. The recovery of one of these aquifers in recent years has even triggered fresh water discharges into the sea. An oceanographic survey was undertaken along the coastline in order to detect possible Submarine Groundwater Discharge (SGD). Salinity and temperature data were collected on the seasurface, as well as in 51 vertical profiles. These results suggest the existence of a thermohaline anomaly in the area of the port of Aguadulce possibly due to submarine groundwater discharges.
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- Submarine Groundwater Discharge
- Potential Density
- Piezometric Level
- Electrical Resistivity Imaging
- Salinity Profile
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Díaz-Puga, M. et al. (2011). An oceanographic survey for the detection of a possible Submarine Groundwater Discharge in the coastal zone of Campo de Dalias, SE Spain. In: Lambrakis, N., Stournaras, G., Katsanou, K. (eds) Advances in the Research of Aquatic Environment. Environmental Earth Sciences. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-19902-8_49
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