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Submarine groundwater discharge site in the First Salpausselkä ice-marginal formation, south Finland
Joonas J. Virtasalo
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Marine Geology, Geological Survey of Finland (GTK), Espoo, 02150, Finland
Jan F. Schröder
Institut für Geowissenschaften, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Kiel, 24118, Germany
Samrit Luoma
Groundwater, Geological Survey of Finland (GTK), Espoo, 02150, Finland
Juha Majaniemi
Groundwater, Geological Survey of Finland (GTK), Espoo, 02150, Finland
Juha Mursu
Applied Geophysics, Geological Survey of Finland (GTK), Kuopio, 70211, Finland
Jan Scholten
Institut für Geowissenschaften, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Kiel, 24118, Germany
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Short summary
This study establishes the local stratigraphy and 3-D aquifer geometry of a submarine groundwater discharge site in the Hanko Peninsula, south Finland. The study is based on a rich dataset of marine seismic profiles, multibeam and side-scan sonar images of the seafloor, and onshore ground-penetrating radar and refraction seismic profiles. The groundwater discharge takes place through metre-scale pockmarks on the seafloor, confirmed by elevated radon concentrations in the overlying water.
This study establishes the local stratigraphy and 3-D aquifer geometry of a submarine...
