Assessment of Groundwater Discharge to the Coastal Zone: Development of a Submarine Radon Monitor

Abstract

One of the persistent uncertainties in establishing marine geochemical mass balances is evaluating the influence of submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) into the ocean. Our long-term goal is to develop geochemical tools (i.e., radon and radium isotopes) to quantify the magnitude of SGD on a local to regional scale. Improvements in field-based analytical devises is sought in order to allow evaluations on more time efficient basis. Since there is no standard methodology for assessment of groundwater flow into the ocean, we are actively involved in coordinating and participating in method intercomparisons.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2001
Accession Number
ADA626234

Entities

People

  • William C. Burnett

Organizations

  • Florida State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acrylic Fibers
  • Environment
  • Fluids
  • Groundwater
  • Health Physics
  • Information Operations
  • Measurement
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Oceans
  • Regions
  • Standards
  • Submarines
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods
  • Uncertainty
  • Water

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Agricultural Chemistry/Soil Science
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers