Flow Pattern of a Karst Aquifer in the Molai Area, Greece
1983; Wiley; Volume: 21; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1111/j.1745-6584.1983.tb00746.x
ISSN1745-6584
AutoresLoannis Ch. Ghikas, G. Kruseman, Loannis L. Leontiadis, David H. Wozab,
Tópico(s)Marine and environmental studies
ResumoABSTRACT After analysis of the geological, hydrological, hydrochemical, isotope, and pumping test data of the karst aquifer in the Mesozoic Tripolitza carbonates of the Molai area, it was concluded that the carbonates contain two flow systems. The western system discharges through the shore and submarine springs at Glyfada into the Gulf of Lakonia; its catchment, which has no exploitable reservoir, is connected to the springs by a narrow conduit related to a fracture zone in marbles that accompany the Molai fault. The eastern flow system, along the northern fringe of the Molai Plain, has a reservoir with acceptable (less than 120 m deep) pumping levels; its water quality, however, is variable. The system discharges, probably by dispersed seepage flow, into the Aegean Sea. The unusual characteristics of the karst in the Molai area can be explained by the continuous tectonic activity which has prevented the completion of various stages of karst development.
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