Characterization and Monitoring of Coastal Hydrological Environment for Assessing the Impact of Seawater Intrusion on Coastal Aquifers
A special issue of Hydrology (ISSN 2306-5338). This special issue belongs to the section "Surface Waters and Groundwaters".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 18 October 2025 | Viewed by 811
Special Issue Editors
Interests: hydrogeology; water isotopes; aquifer recharge; coastal aquifer; spring; hydrochemistry; slope hydrology; groundwater monitoring; water tracers; groundwater modelling
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Interests: aquifer systems; isotopes hydrology; groundwater and sustainability; foot hill aquifers; coastal aquifers; mountain aquifers; arctic hydrology; hydrogeological conceptual model; groundwater and streamwater monitoring
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Climate change and environmental and anthropic modifications impact the hydrological cycle, water resources, and ecosystems, posing great challenges for global water and ecosystem management, especially where the ecological equilibria are strongly dependent on groundwater–surface water interactions. In coastal aquifers, seawater intrusion is a worldwide problem that greatly restricts the social and economic development of coastal areas. It is caused by natural processes but significantly worsened by aquifer overexploitation for irrigation and drinking water supply, land subsidence, sea level rise, and climate changes, which contribute to the reduction in groundwater natural recharge.
This Special Issue calls for any contributions on the characterization and monitoring of surface water and groundwater resources and the connected ecosystems in coastal areas, with a focus on the impact of seawater intrusion on the quantitative and qualitative statuses of these resources.
A list of desired contributions includes tools, equipment, methods, modeling, and/or experiences in the following areas:
- Hydrological, hydrogeological, geophysical, and geochemical mapping and characterization of the subsurface, involving the distribution of freshwater and saltwater;
- Assessment of climate change impact on surface/groundwater resources in coastal areas in terms of the quantity and quality, and ecosystem status;
- Risk and vulnerability assessment methods;
- Management approaches;
- Monitoring experiences.
We therefore welcome original papers from researchers, practitioners, and decisionmakers on their findings on seawater/saltwater intrusion from different perspectives. Full research articles, reviews, and short commentaries/communications from practitioners are welcome.
Dr. Francesco Ronchetti
Dr. Marco Doveri
Dr. Marco Pola
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- seawater/saltwater intrusion
- coastal aquifer
- environment
- hydrogeology
- climate change
- monitoring
- coast
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