Announcing a Hydrogeology Journal theme issue on "The Future of Hydrogeology"

The future of applied tracers in hydrogeology

Tracing techniques have a broad application in science and have demonstrated particular usefulness in hydrogeology. Applied tracers, which are defined as non-natural constituents that are intentionally introduced, are especially powerful investigative tools because the tracer application (or source term) is controlled and well characterized. This permits quantification of transport parameters a...

Marine hydrogeology: recent accomplishments and future opportunities

Marine hydrogeology is a broad-ranging scientific discipline involving the exploration of fluid–rock interactions below the seafloor. Studies have been conducted at seafloor spreading centers, mid-plate locations, and in plateand continental-margin environments. Although many seafloor locations are remote, there are aspects of marine systems that make them uniquely suited for hydrologic analysi...

Karst Hydrogeology and Geomorphology

Citation data analysis on hydrogeology

This article explores the status of research in hydrogeol-ogy using data mining techniques. First we try to explain what citation analysis is and review some of the previous work on citation analysis. The main idea in this article is to address some common issues about citation numbers and the use of these data. To validate the use of citation numbers, we compare the citation patterns for Water...

Geomatics in hydrogeology

Design and construction of hydrogeological information systems is now a necessity. For proper functionality of these systems, it is necessary to create them in accordance with widely accepted international standards regarding geospatial information. Geomatics research tools allow for creation of basic models of hydrogeological data, consistent with these standards. The models can be based upon ...