Groundwater in the southeast Murray Basin: Developing an integrated hydrogeological model and predicting future changes

农业和城市发展增加了对地下水资源的需求。地下水的可持续利用需要对水文地质学有透彻的了解。该项目解决的起源，年龄和地球化学演化的地下水在墨累盆地，特别是约束地下水流模式，含水层弱透水层的相互作用，水-岩石相互作用，地下水-地表水相互作用下，今天和以前的气候条件。该项目的成果将确保这一地下水资源能够得到更有效的利用和长期可持续管理。特别是，该系统的历史响应将用于预测土地利用或气候变化的影响。

Agricultural and urban development increases demands on groundwater resources. The sustainable use of groundwater requires a thorough knowledge of hydrogeology. This project addresses the origins, age, and geochemical evolution of groundwater in the Murray Basin, in particular constraining groundwater flow patterns, aquifer-aquitard interaction, water-rock interaction, and groundwater-surface water interactions both under present day and previous climatic conditions. The results of this project will ensure that this groundwater resource can be more effectively used and managed sustainably over the long term. In particular, historical responses of the system will be used to predict the effects of landuse or climate changes.