Articles | Volume 64
https://doi.org/10.5194/adgeo-64-27-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/adgeo-64-27-2024
29 Aug 2024
 | 29 Aug 2024

Off-season irrigation as a climate adaptation strategy for future groundwater management in Northern Italy

Paolo Colombo, Pietro Mazzon, and Luca Alberti

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Short summary
Water is historically abundant in Northern Italy, but it was hit by a major meteorological drought recently. In this study, a possible adaptation measure to these extreme events is proposed and evaluated: the flooding of fields during periods of water abundance to recharge aquifers. Results show that the measure has a considerable potential in infiltrating high volumes of water. This work only shows the first results, more data and improved numerical models will be achieved in the next years.