Publication Details |
| Category | Text Publication |
| Reference Category | Journals |
| DOI | 10.5194/hess-17-1851-2013 |
| Title (Primary) | Thermal management of an unconsolidated shallow urban groundwater body |
| Author | Epting, J.; Händel, F.; Huggenberger, P. |
| Source Titel | Hydrology and Earth System Sciences |
| Year | 2013 |
| Department | MET |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Page From | 1851 |
| Page To | 1869 |
| Language | englisch |
| UFZ wide themes | RU5; |
| Abstract | This study presents the development of tools for the sustainable thermal
management of a shallow unconsolidated urban groundwater body in the city of
Basel (Switzerland). The concept of the investigations is based on (1) a
characterization of the present thermal state of the urban groundwater body,
and (2) the evaluation of potential mitigation measures for the future
thermal management of specific regions within the groundwater body.
The investigations focus on thermal processes down-gradient of thermal groundwater use, effects of heated buildings in the subsurface as well as the thermal influence of river–groundwater interaction. Investigation methods include (1) short- and long-term data analysis, (2) high-resolution multilevel groundwater temperature monitoring, as well as (3) 3-D numerical groundwater flow and heat transport modeling and scenario development. The combination of these methods allows for the quantifying of the thermal influences on the investigated urban groundwater body, including the influences of thermal groundwater use and heated subsurface constructions. Subsequently, first implications for management strategies are discussed, including minimizing further groundwater temperature increase, targeting "potential natural" groundwater temperatures for specific aquifer regions and exploiting the thermal potential. |
| Persistent UFZ Identifier | https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=13804 |
| Epting, J., Händel, F., Huggenberger, P. (2013): Thermal management of an unconsolidated shallow urban groundwater body Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 17 (5), 1851 - 1869 10.5194/hess-17-1851-2013 |
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