Water resources and dynamics of the Troodos igneous aquifer-system, Cyprus [Elektronische Ressource] : balanced groundwater modelling / by Joachim Mederer

Water Resources and Dynamics of the Troodos Igneous Aquifer-system, Cyprus - Balanced Groundwater Modelling - Doctorate Thesis submitted at the Julius-Maximilians University of Würzburg by Joachim Mederer from Heilbronn Würzburg 2009 Grundwasserdynamik und Ressourcen des Troodos Aquifersystems, Zypern - Bilanzierte Grundwassermodellierung - Dissertation zur Erlangung des naturwissenschaftlichen Doktorgrades der Bayerischen Julius-Maximilians Universität Würzburg von Joachim Mederer aus Heilbronn Würzburg 2009 eingereicht am: 1. Gutachter der Dissertation: Prof. Dr. P. Udluft 2. Gutachter der Dissertation: Prof. Dr. B. Merkel 1. Prüfer: Prof. Dr. P. Udluft 2. Prüfer: Prof. Dr. Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: Doktorurkunde ausgehändigt am: V Abstract The study investigates the water resources and aquifer dynamics of the igneous fractured aquifer-system of the Troodos Mountains in Cyprus, using a coupled, finite differences water balance and groundwater modelling approach. The numerical water balance modelling forms the quantitative framework by assessing groundwater recharge and evapotranspiration, which form input parameters for the groundwater flow models.