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The geological structure of Los Chotos-Sazadilla-Los Nacimientos carbonate aquifer (S of Jaén) and its hydraulic connection with the La Serreta-Gante-Cabeza Montosa carbonate aquifer have been established through geophysical prospecting–gravity and magnetics–structural measurements and study of piezometric levels. The scarce hydrogeological data, the complexity of the tectonic structure, and the presence of Plio-Quaternary rocks covering the permeable carbonate rocks make it difficult to establish a robust conceptual hydrogeological model. This study focuses on an area where hydraulic disconnection between the two aquifers was traditionally assumed, given the diapiric emplacement of low-permeable rocks between them. A connection between aquifers implies greater groundwater reserves than supposed up to present. These results are valuable for efficient and sustainable groundwater management.
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This work was financed by the Diputación Provincial de Jaén and through the project CGL-2010-21048, and the Junta de Andalucía group RNM148.
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Ruiz-Constán, A., González de Aguilar, J.P., Pedrera, A., Martos-Rosillo, S., Galindo-Zaldívar, J., Martín-Montañés, C. (2015). Structural Characterization of a Karstic Aquifer Based on Gravity and Magnetics: Los Chotos-Sazadilla-Los Nacimientos (Jaén, SE Spain). In: Andreo, B., Carrasco, F., Durán, J., Jiménez, P., LaMoreaux, J. (eds) Hydrogeological and Environmental Investigations in Karst Systems. Environmental Earth Sciences, vol 1. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-17435-3_29
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