Klepikova Lab

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ERC Starting Grant · 2022

Groundwater flow CONtrols on CRitical zonE ThErmal Regime

The foundations of modern hydrogeology have been built within the paradigm of quasi-equilibrium temperature distribution within groundwater systems. The presumed thermal stability of groundwater is vitally important for many groundwater and stream ecosystems which cannot tolerate a wide temperature range and face growing threats from climate and land-use changes. Yet, recent results evidenced the great impact of ongoing atmospheric warming on shallow groundwater temperatures. Groundwater flow is expected to strongly affect groundwater and stream warming trends. A major issue is that existing modeling frameworks have largely sidestepped (1) the complexities associated with the multi-scale…

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