"Submarine Groundwater" presents quantitative data relating groundwater contribution to the water/salt balance of regional and global bodies of water. It describes the role of groundwater discharge in the formation of the salt content in ocean, lake, and sea water. It also discusses the maintenance of optimal water, salt, temperature and hydrobiological regimes of inland seas and large lakes. This book examines different data-supported methodologies for studying submarine groundwater flow and discharge through personal case studies contributed by leading international scientists. This text is ideal for hydrologists, hydrogeologists, oceanographers, limnologists, and geochemists.

Table of Contents

Groundwater -- Sea water interaction in the Coastal Zone Present Concept of Subsurface Water Exchange of Land and Sea Groundwater Discharge to Seas Sea Water Intrusion into Fresh Water Aquifers Submarine Springs Biogeochemical Significance of Submarine Groundwater Methods of study and quantitative assessment of groundwater discharge into seas and lakes -- advantages and liomitations Methods of Land Studying in the Coastal Zone Methods of Marine Hydrogeological Investigations Groundwater contribution to global water and salt balance Groundwater and Hydrogeological Structures of Sea and Ocean Bottom Quantitative Assessment of Submarine Groundwater Discharge to the World Ocean from Continents The Role of Groundwater Flow in the Formation of a Salt Balance and the Chemical Composition of Seas and Oceans Influence of Submarine Sedimentation Water on the Water and Salt Balance of Oceans Natural Regional and Global Regularities of Submarine Groundwater Formation and Distribution Prediction of Future Groundwater Flux on the Global Hydrological Cycle under Climate Change Impact EXPERIENCE OF STUDY GROUNDWATER DISCHARGE INTO SOME SEAS Groundwater Discharge to the Baltic Sea Groundwater Discharge to the Caspian Sea Groundwater Discharge to the Aral Sea Groundwater Discharge to the Black Sea Groundwater Discharge to the Mediterranean Sea Groundwater Discharge to Biscayne Bay, Florida Groundwater Contribution to Water and Salt Balance of Large Lakes Groundwater Discharge to Baikal Lake Groundwater Discharge to the Balkhash Lake Groundwater Discharge to Issyk-Kul Lake Groundwater Discharge to some lakes of Karelia Estimation of Groundwater Discharge into the Lake Ladoga Specific Features of Water Exchange between Lakes and Groundwater in the Permafrost of Pechora-Ural Region Remediation in the Coastal Zone Use of Salt Water/Fresh Water Models in Remediation Effects of Tidal Pumping Monitoring in Tidal Zone Natural Attenuation in Coastal Zone Social and Legal Aspects of Coastal Zones Use Conclusions