Integrated SEAWAT model and GALDIT method for dynamic vulnerability assessment of coastal aquifer to seawater intrusion

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Seawater intrusion (SI) has become a global issue exacerbated by intense anthropogenic activities and climate change. It is imperative to seek a synergistic strategy to reconcile environmental and economic benefits in the coastal regions. However, the intricate SI process and data scarcity present formidable challenges in dynamically assessing the coastal groundwater vulnerability. To address the challenge, this study proposed a novel framework that integrates the existing vulnerability assessment method (GALDIT) and variable-density groundwater model (SEAWAT). The future scenarios from 2019 to 2050 were investigated monthly under climate change (SSP1-2.6, SSP2-4.5, SSP3-7.0 and SSP5-8.5) and human activities (80 % and 50 % of current groundwater abstraction) in Longkou city, China, a typical coastal region subject to extensive SI, compared with the status quo in 2018. Results indicated that by 2050, the high vulnerability area, is in a narrow buffer within 1.2 km from the shoreline and exhibits minor changes while the salt concentration here increased by about 2700 mg/L compared with the current situation. The moderate vulnerability zone expands by about 30 km2, and the low vulnerable area decreases proportionally. The groundwater over-abstraction is identified as a more critical factor compared to the regional precipitation under climate change. When groundwater abstraction is reduced to 80 % of the current scale, the expansion rate of the moderate-vulnerable area slows down significantly, with an expansion area of only 18 km2 by 2050. Further reducing groundwater abstraction to 50 % of the current scale shifts the evolution trend of the medium-vulnerable area from expansion to contraction, with the area shrinking by about 11 km2 by 2050. The integrated vulnerability assessment framework can be applied not only in the similar coastal regions but also provides insights into other natural hazards.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:925

Enthalten in:

The Science of the total environment - 925(2024) vom: 15. März, Seite 171740

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lyu, Panpan [VerfasserIn]
Song, Jian [VerfasserIn]
Yin, Ziyue [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Jianfeng [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Jichun [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

GALDIT
Groundwater abstraction
Journal Article
Numerical model
Seawater intrusion
Vulnerability assessment

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Date Revised 29.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171740

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369837002