Chris Reich; Robert Halley; Ron Reese
The objective of this study was to determine the volume and composition of groundwaters seeping upward through the rock water interface into Florida Bay and the coral reef tract. Submarine groundwater input into Florida Bay has been ignored by modelers and results show current models are likely to be erroneous. An additional major product will be an improved seepage meter design.
Reese, R. S.; Reich, C. D.
Vacher, H. L.; Shinn, E. A.
Rose, J. B.; Brown, J.; Shinn, E. A.; Miller, S.; Farrah, S. R.
Rose, J. B.; Jiang, S.; Kellogg, C.; Shinn, E. A.
Reich, Christopher D.; Hickey, T. Donald
Shinn, E. A.; Hickey, T. D.; Tihansky, A. B.
Porter, J. W. And Porter, K. G., eds
After the domes were in place and the cement had cured, basting bags were placed on the domes. The bags were left on the dome for a 24 hour period (one tidal cycle) and subsequently removed. The volume on the bag was measured with a calibrated graduated cylinder. Knowing the volume over the 24 hour period and the area of the seepage meter, a flux (L/m2/d) could be calculated. These measurements were recorded and placed in spreadsheets to determine variations by location and other environmental factors (i. e., rain, tide, wave).
U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey
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