scholarly journals The Relationship between Surface Displacement and Groundwater Level Change and Its Hydrogeological Implications in an Alluvial Fan: Case Study of the Choshui River, Taiwan

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (20) ◽  
pp. 3315
Author(s):  
Chiao-Yin Lu ◽  
Jyr-Ching Hu ◽  
Yu-Chang Chan ◽  
Yuan-Fong Su ◽  
Chih-Hsin Chang
Keyword(s):  
Groundwater Level ◽  
Pore Water Pressure ◽  
Water Pressure ◽  
Groundwater Resources ◽  
Surface Displacement ◽  
Vertical Surface ◽  
Alluvial Fan ◽  
Level Change ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Groundwater Level Change

Balancing the demand of groundwater resources and the mitigation of land subsidence is particularly important, yet challenging, in populated alluvial fan areas. In this study, we combine multiple monitoring data derived from Multi-Temporal InSAR (MTI), GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System), precise leveling, groundwater level, and compaction monitoring wells, in order to analyze the relationship between surface displacement and groundwater level change within the alluvial fan of the Choshui River in Taiwan. Our combined time-series analyses suggest, in a yearly time scale, that groundwater level increases with the vertical surface displacement when the effect of pore water pressure dominates. Conversely, this relationship is negative when the effect of water-mass loading predominates over pore water pressure. However, the correlation between the vertical surface displacement and the groundwater level change is consistently positive over the time scale of two decades. It is interpreted that the alluvial fan sequence in the subsurface is not fully elastic, and compaction is greater than rebound in this process. These findings were not well reported and discussed by previous studies because of insufficient monitoring data and analyses. Understanding the combined effect of groundwater level change and vertical surface displacement is very helpful for management of land subsidence and usage of groundwater resources. The spatial and temporal integration of multi-sensors can be applied to overcome the limitations associated with the single technique and provides further insights into land surface changes, particularly in highly populated alluvial fan areas.

scholarly journals Seasonal and transient surface displacements in the Kumamoto area, Japan, associated with the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake: implications for seismic-induced groundwater level change

2020 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuya Ishitsuka ◽  
Takeshi Tsuji ◽  
Weiren Lin ◽  
Makoto Kagabu ◽  
Jun Shimada
Keyword(s):  
Groundwater Level ◽  
Surface Displacement ◽  
Earthquake Sequence ◽  
2016 Kumamoto Earthquake ◽  
Persistent Scatterer Interferometry ◽  
Kumamoto Earthquake ◽  
Level Change ◽  
Surface Displacements ◽  
The 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake ◽  
Groundwater Level Change

Abstract The 2016 Kumamoto earthquake sequence on April 14 (Mw 6.2) and April 16 (Mw 7.0) altered the regional groundwater level. To better understand the relationship between groundwater level change and surface displacement, we estimated surface displacement in the Kumamoto area (Japan) using persistent scatterer interferometry from 19 ALOS/PALSAR images acquired between January 7, 2007 and March 5, 2011, 28 ALOS-2/PALSAR-2 images acquired between April 17, 2016 and December 10, 2018, and 113 Sentinel-1 images acquired between May 26, 2016 and December 30, 2018. Our estimation shows that transient surface displacement occurred following the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake sequence, together with seasonal surface displacement that was not detected from the 2007–2011 images. We suggest that a portion of the transient displacement occurred via groundwater drawdown through new ruptures that formed owing to the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake sequence and sediment compaction. Seasonal surface displacements detected after the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake sequence are linked to groundwater level variations.

scholarly journals Importance of spatial and depth-dependent drivers in groundwater level modeling through machine learning

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pragnaditya Malakar ◽  
Abhijit Mukherjee ◽  
Soumendra N. Bhanja ◽  
Dipankar Saha ◽  
Ranjan Kumar Ray ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Groundwater Level ◽  
Groundwater Resources ◽  
Support Vector ◽  
Large Network ◽  
Dominance Analysis ◽  
Aquifer System ◽  
Level Change ◽  
Prediction And Simulation ◽  
Groundwater Level Change

Abstract. The water and food security of South Asia is embedded in the groundwater resources of the transboundary aquifer system of Indus-Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna (IGBM) rivers, which has been subjected to diverse natural and anthropogenic triggers. Thus, understanding the relative importance of such triggers in groundwater level change and developing a prediction framework is essential to sustain future stress. Although a number of studies on groundwater level prediction and simulation exist in the literature, characterization of predictive performances of groundwater level modeling using a large network of ground-based observations (n = 2303) is not yet reported. To identify the spatial and depth-wise predictors influence, here, we used linear regression based dominance analysis and machine learning methods (Support Vector Machine and Artificial Neural network) on long term (1985–2015) GWLs and/or climatic variables in the parts of IGBM basin aquifers. The results from the dominance analysis show that groundwater level change is primarily influenced by abstraction and population in most of the IGBM, whereas in the Brahmaputra basin, precipitation exhibits greater influence. Our results show a large proportion of the observation wells (n > 50 % for ANN and n > 65 % for SVM) demonstrate good correlation (r > 0.6, p  0.65), and normalized root mean square error (RMSEn 

Research on Simulation of Land Subsidence Characteristics under the Groundwater Level Fluctuation

2013 ◽  
Vol 368-370 ◽  
pp. 1697-1700
Author(s):  
Long Zhang ◽  
Xue Wen Lei ◽  
Qing Shang Meng
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Land Subsidence ◽  
Groundwater Level ◽  
Pore Water Pressure ◽  
Water Pressure ◽  
Soft Clay ◽  
Level Fluctuation ◽  
Finite Element Software ◽  
Coastal Cities ◽  
Groundwater Level Fluctuation

Based on the characteristics of frequent land subsidence events caused by groundwater level fluctuation in coastal cities in China and studying on the quaternary sedimentary soft clay in Shanghai, the effects of groundwater level fluctuation on the deformation of soft clay is simulated by Geo-Studio finite element software. It has summarized the law of deformation, effective stress with the change of groundwater level fluctuation, especially the process of dissipation of pore water pressure with the groundwater level fluctuation. The low can be sued as a reference for similar engineering and land subsidence prevention.

The research of Meinong earthquake induced hydrological anomalies and increased vertical permeability in southwestern Taiwan

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan-Yao Lin ◽  
Shih-Jung Wang ◽  
Wen-Chi Lai
Keyword(s):  
Groundwater Level ◽  
River Flow ◽  
Large River ◽  
Shallow Aquifer ◽  
Deep Aquifer ◽  
Tidal Analysis ◽  
Level Change ◽  
Vertical Permeability ◽  
Hydrogeological Characteristics ◽  
Groundwater Level Change

<p>Hydrological anomalies induced by the earthquakes are valuable research data to understand the hydrogeology structure. At the same time, a complete hydrogeological data is the key to the study of earthquake hydrology. In this research, we collected the anomalous hydrological data after the M<sub>w</sub> 6.4 2016 Meinong Earthquake in Taiwan. The main purpose is to know the mechanism of hydrological changes triggered by earthquake and understand the local hydrogeological characteristics in the southern Taiwan.</p><p>From the distribution of the groundwater level change in the same location but different depths of aquifer, as well as the location of the rupture and liquefaction, it could be found that the co-seismic groundwater level change is large in Chianan Plain in the northwest of the epicenter and accompanied with a lot of ruptures and liquefactions located along the Hsinhua Fault. However, the observations in several wells around the Hsinhua Fault show a different water level change pattern compared with the other wells in Chianan Plain. Actually, these wells show that the co-seismic groundwater level decreases in the deep aquifer and increase in the shallow aquifer. It is shown that the Meinong Earthquake may enhance the connectivity between different aquifers near the fault zone and produce an increased vertical pressure gradient. The anomalous hydrological phenomenon also reflected in the river flow. Based on the river flow data we collected from five stations in the Zengwun River watershed, the river flow at two stations in the upstream dose not change after earthquake. There is a little increase at the midstream station. However, a large river flow increase is observed at the downstream station. After excluding the influence of rainfall, we think that the large amount of anomalous flow is caused by the rise of the co-seismic groundwater level between the middle and downstream sections, and a large amount of liquefaction in this area can prove this hypothesis.</p><p>The hypothesis of connectivity changes between different aquifers can be verified by analyzing the tidal response of different aquifers. Many studies have used the tide analysis to obtain the aquifer permeability and compressibility, and compared the changes in the analysis results before and after the earthquake. We think that if different aquifers are vertically connected after earthquake, the tidal analysis results should show a consistent permeability. Tidal analysis is executing now and the results will be provided at conference.</p>

Influences on Liquefaction-Induced Damage of Pore Water Seepage into an Unsaturated Surface Layer

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 754-764
Author(s):  
Yohsuke Kawamata ◽  
Hiroshi Nakazawa ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Surface Layer ◽  
Pore Water ◽  
Groundwater Level ◽  
Water Movement ◽  
Pore Water Pressure ◽  
Water Pressure ◽  
Lateral Spreading ◽  
Soil Liquefaction ◽  
Water Seepage ◽  
Long Duration

Various studies have examined soil liquefaction and the resultant structure damage. The 1995 Southern Hyogo Prefecture Earthquake, a near-field earthquake, caused significant damage when the ground was liquified due to the rapidly increased pore water pressure in several cycles of major motions. Therefore, the effect of pore water movement during earthquakes has been assumed to be limited, and liquefaction has mainly been evaluated in undrained conditions. Additionally, the ground and building settlement or inclination caused by liquefaction are deemed to result from pore water drainage after earthquakes. Meanwhile, in the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake, off the Pacific Coast, a subduction-zone earthquake, long-duration motions were observed for over 300 s with frequent aftershocks. Long-duration motions with frequent aftershocks are also anticipated in a future Nankai Trough Earthquake. The effect of pore water movement not only after but during an earthquake should be considered in cases where pore water pressure gradually increases in long-duration motion. The movement of pore water during and after an earthquake typically results in simultaneous dissipation and buildup of water pressure, as well as volumetric changes associated with settlement and lateral spreading. Such effects must reasonably be considered in liquefaction evaluation and building damage prediction. This research focuses on pore water seepage into the unsaturated surface layer caused by the movement of pore water. Seepage experiments were performed based on parameters such as height of test ground, ground surface permeability, and liquefaction duration. In the tests, water pressure when the saturated ground below the groundwater level is fully liquified was applied to the bottom of the specimen representing an unsaturated surface layer. Seepage behaviors into the unsaturated surface layer were then evaluated based on the experiment data. The results show that the water level rises due to pore water seepage from the liquefied ground into the unsaturated surface layer right above the liquefied ground. For this reason, a ground shallower than the original groundwater level can be liquified.

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