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  • Titel: Caractérisation du système hydrogéologique de la Montagne Pelée (Martinique, Antilles Françaises) grâce à la géophysique électromagnétique héliportée haute résoluti El sistema hidrogeológico del volcán Montagne Pelée (Martinica, en las Antillas Menores francesas) revelado por las imágenes electromagnéticas de alta resolución obtenidas desde un helicóptero Montagne Pelée volcano (Martinique, in the French Lesser Antilles) hydrogeological system revealed by high-resolution helicopter-borne electromagnetic imagery 通过高分辨率直升机电磁图像揭示的Montagne Pelée火山水文地质系统(法属小安的Lesser Antilles岛的Martinique) Sistema hidrogeológico do vulcão Montagne Pelée (Martinica, nas Pequenas Antilhas Francesas) revelado por imagens eletromagnéticas de helicóptero de alta resolução
  • Beteiligte: Vittecoq, Benoit; Reninger, Pierre-Alexandre; Bellier, Vincent; Taïlamé, Anne-Lise; Nacimento, Laureen; Gros, Emile; Violette, Sophie
  • Erschienen: Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2023
  • Erschienen in: Hydrogeology Journal, 31 (2023) 5, Seite 1331-1352
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • DOI: 10.1007/s10040-023-02642-5
  • ISSN: 1431-2174; 1435-0157
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  • Beschreibung: AbstractMontagne Pelée, on the French island of Martinique, eastern Caribbean Sea, has been one of the deadliest volcanoes in the world, with 30,000 victims following the 1902 eruption. Thousands of people still live nearby, and this volcano is a strategic “water tank” for Martinique Island, providing 40% of the island’s water supply. This research aimed to better understand its hydrogeological functioning and the relationship with its complex volcanological evolution, taking advantage of a high-resolution helicopter-borne geophysical survey correlated with hydrogeological data from the boreholes and springs databases. Electromagnetic data, correlated with hydrogeological data, allowed for the identification of unsaturated zones, aquifers, and seawater intrusions, as well as the main geological units. In addition, data synthesised from pumping tests revealed that the older the unconsolidated pyroclastic deposits, the lower their hydraulic conductivity. The structural asymmetry between the northeastern and southwestern volcano flanks impacts its hydrogeological functioning. Consequently, the Montagne Pelée hydrogeological conceptual model is marked by several distinguishable aquifers. The upper perched aquifer within recent lava domes is directly involved in, and impacted by, phreatic eruptions, and it supports low flowrate springs. The remaining effective rainfall infiltrates to depth and recharges the hydrothermal system through vertical fractures. The other aquifers are categorized into three groups: northeastern, southeastern and southwestern flank aquifers. This research is a new step toward a better understanding of the Lesser Antilles volcanoes and more broadly of the central and proximal parts of the andesitic active volcanoes.