Geophysical methods reveal the soil architecture and subsurface stratigraphic heterogeneities across land-lake interfaces along Lake Erie

Ehosioke, Solomon; Adebayo, Moses B.; Bailey, Vanessa L.; Peixoto, Roberta Bittencourt; Emmanuel, Efemena D.; Machado-Silva, Fausto; Regier, Peter J.; Spanbauer, Trisha; Thomas, Shan Pushpajom; Ward, Nicholas D.; Weintraub, Michael N.; Doro, Kennedy O.

doi:10.1007/s11368-024-03787-w

Geophysical methods reveal the soil architecture and subsurface stratigraphic heterogeneities across land-lake interfaces along Lake Erie

Journal Article · Thu Apr 25 04:00:00 EDT 2024 · Journal of Soils and Sediments

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-024-03787-w· OSTI ID:2340948

; Adebayo, Moses B.; Bailey, Vanessa L.; Peixoto, Roberta Bittencourt; Emmanuel, Efemena D.; Machado-Silva, Fausto; Regier, Peter J.; Spanbauer, Trisha; Thomas, Shan Pushpajom; Ward, Nicholas D.; Weintraub, Michael N.; Doro, Kennedy O.

Abstract Purpose

The land-lake interface is a unique zone where terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems meet, forming part of the Earth’s most geochemically and biologically active zones. The unique characteristics of this interface are yet to be properly understood due to the inherently high spatiotemporal variability of subsurface properties, which are difficult to capture with the traditional soil sampling methods. Geophysical methods offer non-invasive techniques to capture variabilities in soil properties at a high resolution across various spatiotemporal scales.

Methods

We combined electromagnetic induction (EMI), electrical resistivity tomography (ERT), and ground penetrating radar (GPR) with data from soil cores and in situ sensors to investigate hydrostratigraphic heterogeneities across land-lake interfaces along the western basin of Lake Erie.

Results

EMI revealed high spatial heterogeneities in ECa distribution across the land-lake interfaces, with higher values in the wetland and transition zones compared to the upland zone. Soil ECa maps matched soil maps from a public database with the hydric soil units delineated as high conductivity zones (ECa > 40 mS/m). ERT and GPR showed vertical variation in soil properties with clear stratigraphic boundaries, and correlation of ERT profiles with lithologs from piezometers revealed the stratigraphic units of silt–clay and till sequence down to 3.5 m depth which are consistent with the surficial geology of the study area.

Conclusions

These results validate the use of multiple geophysical methods for extrapolating soil properties and mapping stratigraphic structures at land-lake interfaces, thereby providing the missing information required to improve the earth system model (ESM) of coastal interfaces.

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Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830

OSTI ID:: 2340948

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 2441221

Journal Information:: Journal of Soils and Sediments, Journal Name: Journal of Soils and Sediments Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 24; ISSN 1439-0108

Publisher:: Springer Science + Business MediaCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: Germany

Language:: English

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