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f 3d Geological Modelling Using Geological And Aem Data
- Publisher: European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers
- Source: Conference Proceedings, 13th SAGA Biennial Conference & Exhibition, Oct 2013, cp-378-00066
Abstract
years. Nevertheless, geological, hydrological or hydrogeological data are often very scarce, and appropriate approach have to be found in order to improve the hydrogeological functioning of these islands. Groundwater resource is closely correlated with the permeability of rocks, and, in basaltic volcanic islands, permeability is usually considered to be negatively correlated with age formations. Younger lavas have higher permeability than older one’s often highly weathered (Custodio et al., 1988). Existing hydrogeological models of basaltic volcanic islands describe large-scale systems at the volcano or island scale, and two end models have been described. The Hawaiian model (Meinzer, 1930) considers a low-lying basal aquifer linked to inland dike-impounded and perched aquifers overlying impervious layers and/or confined by dykes (Tabasaki and Mink, 1983). The Canary Islands model (Custodio, 1975; Custodio et al., 1988) considers a continuous and isotropic basal aquifer, and a decrease of hydraulic conductivity with the age of the volcanic rocks. Nevertheless, those models are consistent with Young Island (< 5 Ma) and seem not fully appropriate for older island such as Mayotte Island.