A methodology providing new insights into the flow patterns of karst aquifers: an example from SW Türkiye

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2024-10-01

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Maramathas, Athanasios
Katsanou, Konstantina
Sağır, Çağdaş
Baba, Alper
Lambrakis, Nikolaos

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This paper presents a new and innovative methodology for the investigation of karst systems using spring discharge. The behaviour of springs in phase space is investigated by plotting the measurements of spring discharge versus the measurements of the water level at the spring’s outlet. Such a diagram reveals new features of the function of the karst system and the discharge pattern of the spring that are not captured by common research methods. The application of this method to the Azmak Spring in southwestern Türkiye revealed the existence of five distinct discharge subsystems that operate alternately and never simultaneously. They have a specific connection between them, while the transition from one to another is not random but follows a pattern. An attempt was made to interpret these features using concepts from percolation theory.

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Karst matrix, Percolation backbone, Percolation theory, Phase space

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/111122

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