Resumen. El flujo de agua en el suelo es calificado como un proceso dinámico que regula reacciones químicas y eventos físicos y biológicos, que a su vez influyen en la nutrición, crecimiento y desarrollo de las plantas; es considerado de interés ambiental, ya que influye en la regulación hidrológica, en la distribución y transmisión de agua, solutos y contaminantes a través de la zona no saturada del suelo. El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar la dinámica de la humedad volumétrica y del potencial matricial del suelo a lo largo de un periodo de secado, en dos Andisoles, localizados en terrenos de ladera en los municipios de Chinchiná (Caldas) y Quimbaya (Quindío) - Colombia. En cada localidad se seleccionaron y aislaron tres monolitos de suelo de 1,5 m de ancho y 6,0 m de largo, con diferente grado de pendiente (20, 40 y 70%, en Chinchiná y 20, 40 y 75%, en Quimbaya). Se instalaron sensores de humedad y tensiómetros a diferentes profundidades y se monitoreó simultáneamente la humedad volumétrica y el potencial mátrico del suelo durante un periodo de 80 días y se obtuvieron las curvas de secamiento del suelo. El modelo potencial se ajustó mejor al comportamiento de la humedad volumétrica con relación al tiempo; en general, la humedad volumétrica se redujo drásticamente durante la primera etapa del drenaje (0-24 horas); posteriormente, le siguió un drenaje lento en el cual los cambios en la humedad volumétrica a través del tiempo fueron mínimos. La tasa de secamiento del suelo aumentó conforme se incrementó el ángulo de inclinación de la pendiente, lo que se atribuye a una refracción del flujo de agua, considerando que el potencial gravitacional está influido por la inclinación de la pendiente y a la vez indica que la pendiente del terreno afecta el movimiento del agua en el suelo.<br>Abstract. Soil water flux is qualified as a dynamic processes that regulate soil chemical reactions, physical and biological events, which in turn influence plant growth and nutrition. Water flow in soils is considered of environmental importance, since it influences the distribution and transmission of water, solutes and contaminants through the vadose zone. The aim of this study was to evaluate the water dynamics and the matric potential of an Andisols, which were determined over a period of wetting and drying of soil monlith, located on a hillslope area close to Chinchiná (Caldas) and Quimbaya (Quindío) - Colombia. At each site, we selected and isolated three soil monoliths of 1.5 m wide and 6.0 m long, with different slope (20, 40 and 70% in Chinchiná and 20, 40 and 75% in Quimbaya). Soil moisture sensors and tensiometers were installed at different soil depths. The soil volumetric moisture and the matric potential were monitored simultaneously, during 80 days, from which we obtained the drying curves. The resulting potential model fitted the best to the soil volumetric moisture behavior in relation to time. In general, volumetric moisture declined faster during the first drying step (0-24 hours), followed by a slow drainage in which the volumetric moisture changes over time were minimum. The rate of soil drying increased as the increased the slope angle, attributed to a refraction of the water flow, whereas the gravitational potential is influenced by the hillslope of the slope and at the time this indicates that this slope controls the soil water movement.

Resumen. El flujo de agua en el suelo es calificado como un proceso dinámico que regula reacciones químicas y eventos físicos y biológicos, que a su vez influyen en la nutrición, crecimiento y desarrollo de las plantas; es considerado de interés ambiental, ya que influye en la regulación hidrológica, en la distribución y transmisión de agua, solutos y contaminantes a través de la zona no saturada del suelo. El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar la dinámica de la humedad volumétrica y del potencial matricial del suelo a lo largo de un periodo de secado, en dos Andisoles, localizados en terrenos de ladera en los municipios de Chinchiná (Caldas) y Quimbaya (Quindío) - Colombia. En cada localidad se seleccionaron y aislaron tres monolitos de suelo de 1,5 m de ancho y 6,0 m de largo, con diferente grado de pendiente (20, 40 y 70%, en Chinchiná y 20, 40 y 75%, en Quimbaya). Se instalaron sensores de humedad y tensiómetros a diferentes profundidades y se monitoreó simultáneamente la humedad volumétrica y el potencial mátrico del suelo durante un periodo de 80 días y se obtuvieron las curvas de secamiento del suelo. El modelo potencial se ajustó mejor al comportamiento de la humedad volumétrica con relación al tiempo; en general, la humedad volumétrica se redujo drásticamente durante la primera etapa del drenaje (0-24 horas); posteriormente, le siguió un drenaje lento en el cual los cambios en la humedad volumétrica a través del tiempo fueron mínimos. La tasa de secamiento del suelo aumentó conforme se incrementó el ángulo de inclinación de la pendiente, lo que se atribuye a una refracción del flujo de agua, considerando que el potencial gravitacional está influido por la inclinación de la pendiente y a la vez indica que la pendiente del terreno afecta el movimiento del agua en el suelo. | Abstract. Soil water flux is qualified as a dynamic processes that regulate soil chemical reactions, physical and biological events, which in turn influence plant growth and nutrition. Water flow in soils is considered of environmental importance, since it influences the distribution and transmission of water, solutes and contaminants through the vadose zone. The aim of this study was to evaluate the water dynamics and the matric potential of an Andisols, which were determined over a period of wetting and drying of soil monlith, located on a hillslope area close to Chinchiná (Caldas) and Quimbaya (Quindío) - Colombia. At each site, we selected and isolated three soil monoliths of 1.5 m wide and 6.0 m long, with different slope (20, 40 and 70% in Chinchiná and 20, 40 and 75% in Quimbaya). Soil moisture sensors and tensiometers were installed at different soil depths. The soil volumetric moisture and the matric potential were monitored simultaneously, during 80 days, from which we obtained the drying curves. The resulting potential model fitted the best to the soil volumetric moisture behavior in relation to time. In general, volumetric moisture declined faster during the first drying step (0-24 hours), followed by a slow drainage in which the volumetric moisture changes over time were minimum. The rate of soil drying increased as the increased the slope angle, attributed to a refraction of the water flow, whereas the gravitational potential is influenced by the hillslope of the slope and at the time this indicates that this slope controls the soil water movement.

Presenta las caracteristicas generales, caracteristicas geologicas y geomorfologicos,Iventario de fuentes de agua subterranea. Reservorio acuifero. Hidraulica subterranea. Hidrogeoquimica

Karst aquifers are characterized by high heterogeneity and spatial variability of hydrogeological parameters. Time-series analysis of rainfall and discharge (as input and output functions), including correlation, cross-amplitude, phase and coherency, was applied to the Houzhai karstic water system in Guizhou Province, southwest China, in order to study the function, hydrodynamic behavior and hydraulic properties of the aquifer system. Autocorrelation and cross-correlation of the variables showed that the degree of sensitivity of the system to the rainfall input signal decreased gradually from the upstream to the downstream sections, but the memorizing action increased gradually. Analysis of the phase function showed that there is a lag in the discharge response to the rainfall input signal. The lag time increased gradually from the upstream to the downstream sections, and the degree of the linearity upstream is higher than downstream. The quick-flow and slow-flow components were also divided in the cross-amplitude analysis. The results showed that about 60% of spring discharge in the upstream section was quick flow. The quick-flow component downstream reduced to only 5%. The main control factors of the karst-system response are the karst geomorphology and the inner origination structure of the karstic multi-medium.

Sustainable development and management of groundwater resources require application of scientific principles and modern techniques. An integrated approach is implemented using remote sensing and geographic information system (GIS)-based multi-criteria evaluation to identify promising areas for groundwater exploration in Raya Valley, northern Ethiopia. The thematic layers considered are lithology, lineament density, geomorphology, slope, drainage density, rainfall and land use/cover. The corresponding normalized rates for the classes in a layer and weights for thematic layers are computed using Saaty’s analytical hierarchy process. Based on the computed rates and weights, aggregating the thematic maps is done using a weighted linear combination method to obtain a groundwater potential (GP) map. The GP map is verified by overlay analysis with observed borehole yield data. Map-removal and single-parameter sensitivity analyses are used to examine the effects of removing any of the thematic layers on the GP map and to compute effective weights, respectively. About 770 km²(28 % of the study area) is designated as ‘very good’ GP. ‘Good’, ‘moderate’ and ‘poor’ GP areas cover 630 km²(23 %), 600 km²(22 %) and 690 km²(25 %), respectively; the area with ‘very poor’ GP covers 55 km²(2 %). Verification of the GP map against observed borehole yield data shows 74 % agreement, which is fairly satisfactory. The sensitivity analyses reveal the GP map is most sensitive to lithology with a mean variation index of 6.5 %, and lithology is the most effective thematic layer in GP mapping with mean effective weight of 52 %.

A controlled artificial recharge and drainage (CARD) system was used to increase freshwater lenses below creek ridges to increase freshwater supply. Creek ridges are typical geomorphological features that lie up to 2 m higher than the surroundings in the reclaimed tidal flat landscape of the southwestern Netherlands. The 5–30-m thick freshwater lenses below the creek ridges are a vital source for irrigation, as the groundwater and surface waters are predominantly saline. However, freshwater supply from these lenses is commonly not sufficient to meet the irrigation demand, which leads to crop damage. The CARD system was tested in the field and the development of the freshwater lens was monitored during the period May 2013 to May 2014. Numerical models, which were used to investigate a long-term effect of the CARD system, predicted that below the center of the creek ridge, the 13–15-m thick freshwater lens increased 6–8 m within 10 years. The total volumetric increase of the freshwater lens was about 190,000 m³ after 10 years, which was about 40 % of the total recharge (natural and artificial recharge). From this increased freshwater lens, up to three times more water can be extracted using horizontal wells, compared to the initial size of the freshwater lens. A higher water table in the CARD system leads to a thicker freshwater lens but a lower storage efficiency. A lower water table has the opposite effect.

Aquifers provide water, nutrients and energy with various patterns for many aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Groundwater-dependent ecosystems (GDEs) are increasingly recognized for their ecological and socio-economic values. The current knowledge of the processes governing the ecohydrological functioning of inland GDEs is reviewed, in order to assess the key drivers constraining their viability. These processes occur both at the watershed and emergence scale. Recharge patterns, geomorphology, internal geometry and geochemistry of aquifers control water availability and nutritive status of groundwater. The interface structure between the groundwater system and the biocenoses may modify the groundwater features by physicochemical or biological processes, for which biocenoses need to adapt. Four major types of aquifer-GDE interface have been described: springs, surface waters, peatlands and terrestrial ecosystems. The ecological roles of groundwater are conditioned by morphological characteristics for spring GDEs, by the hyporheic zone structure for surface waters, by the organic soil structure and volume for peatland GDEs, and by water-table fluctuation and surface floods in terrestrial GDEs. Based on these considerations, an ecohydrological classification system for GDEs is proposed and applied to Central and Western-Central Europe, as a basis for modeling approaches for GDEs and as a tool for groundwater and landscape management.