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Article

From Lithological Modelling to Groundwater Modelling: A Case Study in the Tiber River Alluvial Valley

by
Cristina Di Salvo
1,*,
Marco Mancini
1,*,
Massimiliano Moscatelli
1,
Maurizio Simionato
1,
Gian Paolo Cavinato
1,
Michele Dimasi
2 and
Francesco Stigliano
1
1
CNR-Institute of Environmental Geology and Geoengineering, Area della Ricerca Roma 1, Via Salaria Km 29,300, Monterotondo Stazione, 00015 Rome, Italy
2
Freelance Geologist, 00179 Rome, Italy
*
Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Geosciences 2021, 11(12), 507; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences11120507
Submission received: 27 October 2021 / Revised: 30 November 2021 / Accepted: 2 December 2021 / Published: 10 December 2021
(This article belongs to the Collection Early Career Scientists’ (ECS) Contributions to Geosciences)
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Abstract

This study presents the results of a research project financed by the Lazio Regional Government. The research focused on defining an integrated model of recent alluvial deposits in the Tiber River. To achieve this objective, geological boreholes were made to monitor the aquifer and in situ and laboratory tests were carried out. The data obtained were used to detail stratigraphic aspects and improve the comprehension of water circulation beneath the recent alluvial deposits of the Tiber River in the urban area of Rome, between the Ponte Milvio bridge and the Tiber Island. The stratigraphic intervals recognised in the boreholes were parameterised based on their litho-technical characteristics. The new data acquired, and integrated with existing data in the database of Institute of Environmental Geology and Geoengineering of the Italian National Research Council, made it possible to produce a three-dimensional model of the lithologies in the study area. The model of the subsoil, simplified for applied reasons, was described in hydrostratigraphic terms: three different lithotypes were subjected to piezometric levels monitoring. Finally, the research generated a numerical hydrological model in a steady state. In general, this study demonstrates how a numerical hydrogeological model calibrated by piezometric monitoring data can support the construction of a geological model, discarding or confirming certain hypotheses and suggesting other means of reconstructing sedimentary bodies.
Keywords: 3D geological modelling; groundwater models; incised valleys; Rome; alluvium 3D geological modelling; groundwater models; incised valleys; Rome; alluvium

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Di Salvo, C.; Mancini, M.; Moscatelli, M.; Simionato, M.; Cavinato, G.P.; Dimasi, M.; Stigliano, F. From Lithological Modelling to Groundwater Modelling: A Case Study in the Tiber River Alluvial Valley. Geosciences 2021, 11, 507. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences11120507

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Di Salvo C, Mancini M, Moscatelli M, Simionato M, Cavinato GP, Dimasi M, Stigliano F. From Lithological Modelling to Groundwater Modelling: A Case Study in the Tiber River Alluvial Valley. Geosciences. 2021; 11(12):507. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences11120507

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Di Salvo, Cristina, Marco Mancini, Massimiliano Moscatelli, Maurizio Simionato, Gian Paolo Cavinato, Michele Dimasi, and Francesco Stigliano. 2021. "From Lithological Modelling to Groundwater Modelling: A Case Study in the Tiber River Alluvial Valley" Geosciences 11, no. 12: 507. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences11120507

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Di Salvo, C., Mancini, M., Moscatelli, M., Simionato, M., Cavinato, G. P., Dimasi, M., & Stigliano, F. (2021). From Lithological Modelling to Groundwater Modelling: A Case Study in the Tiber River Alluvial Valley. Geosciences, 11(12), 507. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences11120507

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