Karst Sub-Marine Springs (KSMS) - UT Liberal Arts...Austin, Feb. 2005, M.Bakalowicz 2 Why do KSMS...
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Karst SubKarst Sub--MarineMarine Springs Springs (KSMS)(KSMS)
Michel BAKALOWICZMichel BAKALOWICZHydroSciences, CNRS HydroSciences, CNRS andand CREENCREEN--ESIBESIB
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WhyWhy do KSMS do KSMS existexist??
•• Because Because thethe seasea levellevel waswas belowbelow thethepresentpresent seasea levellevel::–– DuringDuring QuaternaryQuaternary, for , for thethe global global oceanocean, ,
atat --100 to 100 to --150 m 150 m duringduring glaciationsglaciations
–– DuringDuring thethe MessinianMessinian salinitysalinity crisiscrisis ((--5.5 5.5 Ma), Ma), onlyonly in in thethe MediterraneanMediterranean basin, basin, atat--1000 to 1000 to --1500 m1500 m
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WhyWhy do KSMS do KSMS existexist? ? ContCont’’
•• LowLow seasea levelslevels givegive to to groundwatergroundwater flowsflows
lowlow base base levelslevels, , allowingallowing to karst to karst
processesprocesses developingdeveloping conduits conduits atat depthdepth
in carbonate in carbonate aquifersaquifers
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TheThe karst conduit network in karst conduit network in agreementagreement withwith itsits base base levellevel……
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…… andand afterafter thethe risingrising ofof seasea levellevel
Sea level rising
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Austin, Feb. 2005, M.Bakalowicz 6MediterraneanMediterranean coastalcoastal karstskarsts
KSMSKSMS aroundaround thethe MediterraneanMediterranean
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TheThe KSMS in Chekka KSMS in Chekka BayBay, , LebanonLebanon, , in in octoberoctober ((lowlow stage stage flowflow))
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TheThe KSMS in Chekka KSMS in Chekka BayBay, , LebanonLebanon, , in in decemberdecember (flood (flood regimeregime))
The KSMS in Chekka bay
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WhyWhy shouldshould wewe taketake an an interestinterest in KSMS?in KSMS?
•• TheirTheir assessmentassessment isis necessarynecessary ::–– In In hydrologicalhydrological balances balances
–– For For controllingcontrolling thethe impacts impacts ofof pumpingpumping in in coastalcoastal aquifersaquifers
•• TheyThey are a are a potentialpotential groundwatergroundwaterresourceresource in in regionsregions withwith poorpoor resourceresource
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WhyWhy shouldshould wewe preferprefer control control andandtappingtapping ofof KSMS to KSMS to onon--shoreshore wellswells??
•• BoreholesBoreholes are are hazardoushazardous in karst, in karst, sosothatthat theythey are are notnot representativerepresentative ofof thetheaquiferaquifer functioningfunctioning
•• Best chances are close to karst Best chances are close to karst springssprings
•• FlowFlow atat karst karst outletsoutlets must must bebemonitoredmonitored in in quantityquantity andand qualityquality for for surveyingsurveying manman andand climateclimate impacts for impacts for a a sustainablesustainable management management ofof waterwaterresourcesresources
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HowHow cancan wewe display KSMS?display KSMS?
•• By local investigationsBy local investigations
•• By By meansmeans ofof remoteremote sensingsensing
•• By direct explorationBy direct exploration–– by diversby divers : : difficultdifficult andand notnot reallyreally
reliablereliable
–– fromfrom a a boatboat : : requiringrequiring important important measuresmeasures andand a long a long timetime
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ReliabilityReliability ofof fieldfield investigationsinvestigations–– GoodGood knowledgeknowledge about about thethe existence existence andand
location location ofof KSMSKSMS
–– ResultsResults notnot easyeasy to to interpretinterpret fromfrom remoteremotesensingsensing (2D (2D picturepicture ofof thethe seasea surface for a 3D surface for a 3D phenomenonphenomenon, , thethe freshfresh waterwater plume)plume)
–– LowlyLowly reliablereliable information information fromfrom divers about divers about flowflowrates rates andand freshfresh waterwater qualityquality ((overestimationoverestimationbecause because ofof mixingmixing andand ofof wrongwrong integrationintegration ofofflowflow velocityvelocity))
NO POSSIBLE QUANTIFICATION OF KSMS!NO POSSIBLE QUANTIFICATION OF KSMS!
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Investigations Investigations fromfrom a a boatboat
•• MappingMapping thethe freshfresh waterwater plume plume fromfromtemperaturetemperature andand salinitysalinitymeasurementsmeasurements andand fromfrom samplessamples
•• WhatWhat isis necessarynecessary : a : a boatboat + 1 or 2 + 1 or 2 seamenseamen + 2 to 4 + 2 to 4 scientistsscientists withwith a a multiparametermultiparameter probe probe andand samplingsamplingbottlesbottles
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MappingMapping thethe freshwaterfreshwater plume in Thau plume in Thau lagoonlagoon fromfrom a a boatboat……
SamplingSampling networknetworkaroundaround thethe springspring
Isotemperatures ata 3 m depth
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…… andand problemsproblems !!
•• For For oneone fieldfield campaigncampaign, i.e. , i.e. oneoneflowflow rate rate estimateestimate, 3 , 3 workingworkingdaysdays… … –– afterafter severalseveral monthsmonths waitingwaiting for for
goodgood conditions, conditions, thethe boatboat andand menmen, , nicenice weatherweather, , nono windwind……
•• onlyonly 2 2 experimentsexperiments withinwithin 3 3 yearsyears!!•• samplingsampling stepstep betweenbetween 25 25 andand
250 m250 m
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HowHow do do wewe use use thethe data?data?•• TheThe freshwaterfreshwater plume plume isis buildbuild in 3D in 3D
fromfrom thethe temperaturetemperature, , salinitysalinity andand flowflowvelocityvelocity fieldsfields
•• KnowingKnowing thethe bathymetrybathymetry andand springspringdepthdepth, , thethe plume plume isis modeledmodeled for for differentdifferent flowflow ratesrates
•• ThenThen thethe simulatedsimulated andand observedobservedplumes are plumes are comparedcompared for for assessingassessingthethe flowflow rate.rate.
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ProposedProposed approachapproach ::•• fromfrom thethe bathymetrybathymetry, a , a modelmodel simulatessimulates thethevelocityvelocity, , temperaturetemperature andand salinitysalinity fieldsfields for for severalseveralflowflow rates (rates (fromfrom 50 to 1000 L/s).50 to 1000 L/s).
ComparisonComparison ofof simulatedsimulated vs vs observedobserved plumeplume : : QKSMS < 100 L/sQKSMS < 100 L/s
Evaluations by divers Evaluations by divers andand direct direct flowflow measurementmeasurement ::about 1000 L/sabout 1000 L/s
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ThereforeTherefore wewe hadhad gotgot thethe ideaidea ofofdevelopingdeveloping an an AutonomousAutonomous
UnderwaterUnderwater VehicleVehicle (AUV) for (AUV) for exploringexploring a KSMS a KSMS freshwaterfreshwater
plume plume rapidlyrapidly andand repeatingrepeating thetheacquisition acquisition ofof data data
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TasksTasks prescribedprescribed to to thethe AUVAUV
•• To control To control andand record record thethe trajectorytrajectory
•• To To measuremeasure waterwater temperaturetemperature andand
salinitysalinity
•• To To measuremeasure thethe velocityvelocity fieldfield
•• To To taketake picturespictures ofof thethe plumeplume
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TAIPAN OneTAIPAN One
1.50 m1.50 m
CTDCTD sensorsensor((SalinitySalinity, ,
temperaturetemperature, , pressure)pressure)
PositioningPositioningTransponder for Transponder for
TrackpointTrackpoint 22
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Mission InterfaceMission Interface
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Vehicle ControlVehicle Control
0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3
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minutes
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CTD Mapping with CTD Mapping with TaipanTaipan
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3D Trajectory3D Trajectory
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ThauThau Lagoon : the Vise KSMSLagoon : the Vise KSMS
Bathymetric measurementsBathymetric measurements
Real Real trajectoriestrajectories
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ThauThau Lagoon : the Vise KSMSLagoon : the Vise KSMS
Bathymetric measurementsBathymetric measurements
Real Real trajectoriestrajectories
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TopsolidTopsolid viewview of of thethe new AUV new AUV TaipanTaipan 22
1.80 m1.80 m
0.20 m0.20 m
60 kg60 kg
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• Two onboard computers : navigation --perception
• Additional card dedicated to : A/D conversions, RS232 serial
communications, logical I/Os and PWM signal generation
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•• To compute displacement To compute displacement •• threethree--axis inclinometer, axis inclinometer, •• threethree--axis magnetometer, axis magnetometer, •• yaw rate and pitch rate yaw rate and pitch rate gyrometersgyrometers and and
accelerometersaccelerometers•• two pressure sensors, two pressure sensors, •• loch loch dopplerdoppler
•• For dead reckoning For dead reckoning •• Acoustical range meter Acoustical range meter •• GPS receiver GPS receiver
•• For communicationFor communication•• UHF radio link UHF radio link •• WifiWifi link link
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ScientificScientific sensorsensor payloadpayload
•• CTD CTD sensorsensor•• AcousticalAcoustical Doppler Doppler CurrentCurrent ProfilerProfiler•• SideSide ScanScan SonarSonar•• CCD CameraCCD Camera•• AcousticalAcoustical sensorssensors (obstacle (obstacle
avoidanceavoidance))
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TheThe KSMS KSMS instrumentationinstrumentation
ElectromagneticElectromagneticflowmeterflowmeter
TapingTaping structurestructure
Pipe #1Pipe #1FreshFresh waterwater overflowoverflow
TT--CC--P probesP probes
TheThe KSMSKSMS
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PrinciplesPrinciples ofof a a tapingtaping systemsystem
1.1. Isolation Isolation ofof thethe KSMS KSMS fromfrom
seawaterseawater andand pipingpiping ofof freshfresh waterwater
2.2. FreshFresh waterwater flowflow shouldshould bebe drivendriven
by by thethe densitydensity differencedifference in in thethe pipepipe
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PrinciplesPrinciples ofof a a tapingtaping systemsystemcontcont’’
3.3. TheThe tapingtaping systemsystem shouldshould bebe open open to to thethe seawaterseawater to to avoidavoid tootooimportant changes important changes ofof thethe hydraulichydraulicheadhead duringduring floodsfloods
4.4. TheThe interface due to interface due to differentdifferentdensitydensity betweenbetween freshfresh andand seaseawaterwater willwill pushpush down down seawaterseawater
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•• MEDITATE MEDITATE offersoffers thetheopportunityopportunity ofof assessingassessing thethegroundwatergroundwater resourceresource fromfromsomesome karst karst submarinesubmarine springssprings, , –– by by measuringmeasuring thethe instant instant flowflow rate rate
in in differentdifferent hydrologicalhydrological conditionsconditions
–– by monitoring by monitoring thethe timetime variations variations ofof flowflow andand salinitysalinity ofof oneone ofof themthemas a as a referencereference
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•• ThenThen, , thanksthanks to MEDITATE, to MEDITATE, wewe
willwill knowknow if if somesome KSMS are an KSMS are an
interestinginteresting groundwatergroundwater resourceresource
to to bebe exploitedexploited eithereither by a direct by a direct
offoff--shore shore tappingtapping or by a or by a onon--
shoreshore exploitation exploitation fromfrom boreholesboreholes
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