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https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP210300691
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Funded Activity Summary
Unsaturated zone functioning in a semi-arid flash flood driven climate. Groundwater is the only perennial water source in arid and semiarid zones, which encompass 1/3 of the global landmass and 70 % of Australia. We still do not fully understand how the unsaturated zone contributes to groundwater recharge in semi-arid zone floodplains. We will study the dynamics of soil moisture, and its contribution to groundwater recharge respective to hydrological regimes and weather patterns. We will measure direct responses to flood events using loggers and compare them to indirect measurements inferred from hydrochemical and isotope tracer models to better understand recharge patterns, evaporative losses, and interactions between surface runoff, floodplains, and aquifers at different positions in the landscape.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 11-2022
End Date: 11-2026
Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
Funding Amount: $770,288.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Hydrogeology | Geochemistry | Ecology not elsewhere classified | Isotope Geochemistry
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Ecosystem Adaptation to Climate Change | Water Allocation and Quantification | Mining Land and Water Management |
