Quantifying near-surface diffuse discharge from the southwest Great Artesian Basin

量化西南大自流盆地的近地表扩散放电

• 批准号: LP0774814
• 负责人: Prof Andrew Western
• 金额: $ 21.45万
• 依托单位: The University of Melbourne
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Linkage Projects
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2007-01-01 至 2010-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/LP0774814
• 关键词: Quantifying; near; surface; diffuse; discharge

Groundwater from the Great Artesian Basin (GAB) supplies one of Australia's largest mining operations and many pastoral enterprises. The GAB is the only significant water resource through much of arid central Australia and supports unique environmental values in this region. This project will provide vital data on natural, near-surface leakage rates from the GAB that can be used to gain a greater understanding of the amount of water available for sustainable extraction. This will assist in the improved management of the GAB resource and in doing so contribute to greater certainty for the mining and pastoral users of the GAB groundwater and provide greater protection for unique ecosystems associated with natural discharge springs.

大阿肯河盆地（GAB）的地下水供应澳大利亚最大的采矿作业之一和许多畜牧企业。GAB是澳大利亚中部干旱地区唯一重要的水资源，支持该地区独特的环境价值。该项目将提供有关GAB自然近地表渗漏率的重要数据，可用于更好地了解可持续开采的水量。这将有助于改善对GAB资源的管理，从而有助于为GAB地下水的采矿和畜牧用户提供更大的确定性，并为与天然排放泉有关的独特生态系统提供更大的保护。