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Characterization of the groundwater storage systems of South-Central Chile: an approach based on recession flow analysis
Caracterización de los sistemas de almacenamiento de aguas subterráneas del Centro-Sur de Chile: un enfoque basado en análisis de flujos de recesión
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Water 2019, 11, 2324
2073-4441
Autor
Parra, Víctor
Arumí, José Luis
Muñoz, Enrique
Paredes, Jerónimo
Resumen
Groundwater storage and discharge are important processes that have not yet been
sufficiently studied in some parts of Chile. Additionally, in watersheds without snow cover or
glaciers, groundwater storage and release are the main sources of minimum flow generation; therefore,
improvements are required to characterize this process. This study aimed to use recession flow
analysis to link groundwater storage depletion to the predominant geological characteristics of each
watershed in order to improve our understanding of the groundwater storage-release process in
24 watersheds in south-central Chile. The results allowed different groundwater storage behaviors
associated with different geological characteristics to be identified, making recession flow analysis
a valuable tool for improving the representation and conceptualization of this process in order to
advance toward better minimum flow predictions.