Water Resource Development in the Quaternary Ryukyu Limestone Regions of Japan: Application of the GIS to the Site Selection of Underground Dams

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2001-03-13
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BasedonthenaturalandsocialconditionsaswellashydrogeologicalcharacteristicsoftheRyukyulimestone,amajoraquiferintheRyukyuIslands,aconceptionofundergrounddam,wasproposedintheearly1970sinordertodevelopgroundwaterresourcesintheQuatemaryRyukyulimestoneregionsofJapan.Thepracticeofnearlythirtyyearshasshownthattheundergrounddamisanenvironment-friendlyandeffectivewayfordevelopinggroundwaterintheseregions.``Tofurtherimprovethetechnologyassociatedwithundergrounddam,theauthorsintroducedrelatedanalyticmethods.Theapplicationofthegeographicalinformationsystemtechnologytositeselectionoftheundergrounddamisreportedinthispaper.``