Groundwater recharge/discharge patterns and groundwater-surface water interactions in a sedimentary aquifer along the River Kitinen in Sodankyla, northern Finland

• Main Authors: Aberg, Susanne C., Korkka-Niemi, Kirsti, Rautio, Anne, Salonen, Veli-Pekka, Aberg, Annika K.
• Other Authors: Department of Geosciences and Geography
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Finnish Environment Institute 2020
• Subjects: DEEP WEATHERING PATTERNS; STABLE-ISOTOPES; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; AAPA MIRES; FLOW; WETLANDS; RESOURCES; HYDROLOGY; EXCHANGE; COMPLEX; Geosciences; Kitinen; Northern Finland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/314848

Areas of groundwater-surface water interaction in riverbanks and open mires are important habitats for groundwater-dependent species. In order to preserve these ecosystems, the planning and development of mining operations on such locations require a fundamental understanding of the groundwater disc...