@article{fdi:010064899,
  title = {{O}n the hydrology of the bauxite oases, {C}ape {Y}ork {P}eninsula, {A}ustralia},
  author = {{L}eblanc, {M}arc and {T}weed, {S}. and {L}yon, {B}. {J}. and {B}ailey, {J}. and {F}ranklin, {C}. {E}. and {H}arrington, {G}. and {S}uckow, {A}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{O}ne of the world's largest bauxite deposits is located in the {C}ape {Y}ork {P}eninsula, {N}orth-{E}ast {A}ustralia. {L}ittle is known about the hydrology of these remote bauxite deposits. {H}ere, we present results from a multidisciplinary study that used remote sensing, hydrochemistry, and hydrodynamics to analyse the occurrence of several large oases in connection with the bauxite plateaus. {A}cross this vast region, otherwise dominated by savannah, these oases are sustained by permanent springs and support rich and diverse new sub-ecosystems (spring forests) of high cultural values to the local indigenous population. {T}he spring water chemistry reveals a well-mixed system with minor inter-spring variation; {TDS} values of spring waters are low (27-72 mg {L}-1), major ion compositions are homogenous ({N}a-{S}i-{DIC}-{C}l) and delta {O}-18 and delta {H}-2 values are reflective of rainwater origin with little evaporation prior to recharge. {D}ating of spring waters with anthropogenic trace gases ({CFC}-12 and {SF}6) indicates mean groundwater residence times ranging from <1 to 30 years. {A}n artificial tracing experiment highlighted the existence of a flow pathway from the bauxite land surface to the sandy aquifer that feeds the springs through discontinuities in the ferricrete layer. {I}n addition, the soil infiltrability tests showed the bauxite land surface has very high infiltrability (15 mm mi(n-1)), about four times greater than other adjacent land surfaces. {A}cross the lower part of the {W}enlock {B}asin, satellite data indicate a total number of 57 oases consistently located on the edge of the bauxite plateaus. {T}his super-group of permanent hillslope springs and their ecosystems adds another important attribute to the list of natural and cultural values of the {C}ape {Y}ork {P}eninsula.},
  keywords = {{B}auxite ; {S}prings ; {E}cohydrology ; {R}emote sensing ; {H}ydrogeochemistry ; {G}roundwater dating ; {AUSTRALIE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {H}ydrology},
  volume = {528},
  numero = {},
  pages = {668--682},
  ISSN = {0022-1694},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.jhydrol.2015.06.001},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010064899},
}