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Applied Geochemistry 26, S (2011) S94-S96
Deep groundwater flow as the main pathway for chemical outputs in a small headwater watershed (Mule Hole, South India)
Jean-Christophe Maréchal 1, 2, 3, Jean Riotte 2, 4, Christelle Lagane 2, S. Subramanian 3, 5, C. Kumar 6, Laurent Ruiz 7, Stéphane Audry 2, Mrr Varma 3, J.J. Braun 2, 6
For the ORE-BVET project collaboration(s)
(2011-06-01)

This study examined the water and chemical cycles of a small forested head catchment. Application of Cl mass balance lead to the identification of a groundwater baseflow located into the active zone of the crystalline aquifer, below the weir. These findings indicate that groundwater contributes to a large part of chemical outputs at the catchment scale. This study shows that groundwater should not be ignored in most small watershed studies because this flow path and associated solutes are strongly significant for chemical balance assessment.
1:  Bureau de recherches géologiques et minières (BRGM)
Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM)
2:  Géosciences Environnement Toulouse (GET)
CNRS : UMR5563 – Institut de recherche pour le développement [IRD] : UMR239 – Université Paul Sabatier [UPS] - Toulouse III – Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées
3:  Indo-French Cell for Water Science
Indian Institute of Science
4:  Indo-French Cell for Water Sciences
Indian Institute of Science
5:  Department of Materials Engineering
Indian Institute of Science
6:  Indo-French Cell for Water Science,
Indian Institute of Science
7:  Sol Agro et hydrosystème Spatialisation (SAS)
Institut national de la recherche agronomique (INRA) : UR1069 – Ecole Nationale Supérieure Agronomique de Rennes
Sciences of the Universe/Earth Sciences/Hydrology

Environmental Sciences/Global Changes
weathering rate – hydrogeology – mass balance – solutes – crystalline aquifer – chemical balance – chloride mass balance
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