The research group Groundwater Modeling of Ghent University studies the movement and quality of groundwater, as well as the interaction of groundwater with the rock. Within this framework the group performs research on the flow of groundwater, the amount of groundwater that can be extracted from a layer, the composition of groundwater, chemical reactions and pollution due to human activities, etc.
The group tackles the following topics within the field of coastal hydrology:
- Circulation of salt groundwater;
- The propagation of tides;
- Fresh-salt water distribution in coastal areas;
- Water quality in coastal areas;
- Water quality as a tracer in groundwater layers in coastal areas;
- Ground water extraction management in the Belgian coastal areas;
- The influence of artificial inlets;
- Management options for dunes;
- Heat transport beneath the dunes, beach and sea;
- Impact of the artificial infiltration of an aquifer in the dunes;
- Artificial replenishment of groundwater in dune areas;
- Impact of climate change on the coastal hydrology.
The research group Groundwater Modeling participates in international projects including a project in Qatar regarding the environmental assessment and management options for the Abu Nakhla sewage pond.
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Standard name: Onderzoeksgroep Grondwatermodellering
Parent institute: Ghent University; Faculty of Sciences; Department Geology and Soil Science; Laboratory for Applied Geology and Hydrogeology (UGent), more
Address:
Krijgslaan 281 S8
9000 Gent
Belgium
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1 Director: Head of the department 2 Marine scientist: Works in this research group and acts as (co-)author in at least one marine publication in the last 5 years. 3 Specialized personnel: Provides administrative or technical support to marine scientific research.
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 Hermans, T.; Vandenbohede, A.; Lebbe, L.; Martin, R.; Kemna, A.; Beaujean, J.; Nguyen, F. (2012). Imaging artificial salt water infiltration using electrical resistivity tomography constrained by geostatistical data. J. Hydrol. (Amst.) 438-439: 168-180. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.03.021, more- Vandenbohede, A.; Lebbe, L. (2012). Groundwater chemistry patterns in the phreatic aquifer of the central Belgian coastal plain. Appl. Geochem. 27(1): 22-36. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2011.08.012, more
- Vandenbohede, A.; Hinsby, K.; Courtens, C.; Lebbe, L. (2011). Flow and transport model of a polder area in the Belgian coastal plain: example of data integration. Hydrogeol. J. 19(8): 1599-1615. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10040-011-0781-7, more
- Vandenbohede, A.; Lebbe, L. (2011). Heat transport in a coastal groundwater flow system near De Panne, Belgium. Hydrogeol. J. 19(6): 1225-1238. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10040-011-0756-8, more
- Vandenbohede, A.; Lebbe, L.; Adams, R.; Cosyns, E.; Durinck, P.; Zwaenepoel, A. (2010). Hydrogeological study for improved nature restoration in dune ecosystems–Kleyne Vlakte case study, Belgium. J. Environ. Manage. 91(11): 2385-2395. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.06.023, more
- Vandenbohede, A.; Courtens, C.; Lebbe, L.; De Breuck, W. (2010). Fresh-salt water distribution in the central Belgian coastal plain: an update. Geol. Belg. 11(3): 163-172, more
- Vandenbohede, A.; Lebbe, L. (2010). Recharge assessment by means of vertical temperature profiles: analysis of possible influences. Hydrol. Sci. J. 55(5): 792-804. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2010.490531, more
- Vandenbohede, A.; Van Houtte, E.; Lebbe, L. (2009). Water quality changes in the dunes of the western Belgian coastal plain due to artificial recharge of tertiary treated wastewater. Appl. Geochem. 24(3): 370-382. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2008.11.023, more
- Vandenbohede, A.; Van Houtte, E.; Lebbe, L. (2009). Sustainable groundwater extraction in coastal areas: a Belgian example. Environ. Geol. 57(4): 735-747. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00254-008-1351-8, more
- Kloppmann, W.; Van Houtte, E.; Picot, G.; Vandenbohede, A.; Lebbe, L.; Guerrot, C.; Millot, R.; Gaus, I.; Wintgens, T. (2008). Monitoring reverse osmosis treated wastewater recharge into a coastal aquifer by environmental isotopes (B, Li, O, H). Environ. Sci. Technol. 42(23): 8759-8765. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es8011222, more
- Vandenbohede, A.; Van Houtte, E.; Lebbe, L. (2008). Study of the feasibility of an aquifer storage and recovery system in a deep aquifer in Belgium. Hydrol. Sci. J. 53(4): 844-856. http://dx.doi.org/10.1623/hysj.53.4.844, more
- Vandenbohede, A.; Lebbe, L.; Gysens, S.; Delecluyse, K.; DeWolf, P. (2008). Salt water infiltration in two artificial sea inlets in the Belgian dune area. J. Hydrol. (Amst.) 360(1-4): 77-86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2008.07.018, more
- Vandenbohede, A.; Van Houtte, E.; Lebbe, L. (2008). Groundwater flow in the vicinity of two artificial recharge ponds in the Belgian coastal dunes. Hydrogeol. J. 16(8): 1669-1681. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10040-008-0326-x, more
- Devriese, G.-J.; Lebbe, L. (2013). Groundwater flow and saltwater distribution near a gully in the Zwin, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day. Brugge, Belgium, 15 February 2013. VLIZ Special Publication, 63: pp. 42, more
- Courtens, C.; Berteloot, M.; Lebbe, L.; Vandenbohede, A. (2010). Fresh-salt water distribution in the Zwin estuary before and after the planned expansion, in: Proceedings of SWIM 21: 21st salt water intrusion meeting. June 21-26, 2010. Azores, Portugal. pp. 321-324, more
- Lebbe, L.; Jonckheere, S.; Vandenbohede, A. (2008). Modeling of historical evolution of salt water distribution in the phreatic aquifer in and around the silted up Zwin estuary mouth (Flanders, Belgium), in: Proceedings of the SWIM 20: 20th Salt Water Intrusion Meeting. June 23-27, 2008. Naples, Florida, USA. pp. 141-144, more
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- Marine@Ugent: UGent Marine Sciences Center of Excellence, more
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