Mediterranean Karst Aquifer Map 1:5,000,000 (MEDKAM) (WMS)
Karst aquifers constitute important freshwater resources, but are challenging to manage and to protect, because of their unique hydraulic structure and behaviour, representing continuous challenges for research and development. Karst aquifers are widespread and contribute to freshwater supply of most Mediterranean countries and many cities are supplied by karst water, e.g., Rome, Vienna, Montpellier and Beirut. These land surfaces correspond to the main recharge zones of karst aquifers, which are often hydraulically connected over large areas and are highly vulnerable to contamination. The preparation of the Mediterranean Karst Aquifer Map (MEDKAM) generally followed the workflow used for the World Karst Aquifer Map (WOKAM). A new lithological classification has been developed for the MEDKAM, similar to that of the WOKAM, which groups the geological units into four meaningful hydrogeological units: 1). Karst aquifers in sedimentary and metamorphic carbonate rocks. 2). Karst aquifers in evaporite rocks. 3). Various hydrogeological settings in other sedimentary and volcanic formations (karst aquifers are possibly present at depth). 4). Local, poor and shallow aquifers in other metamorphic rocks and igneous rocks (no karst aquifers present at depth).
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Citation proposal
Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (BGR) (2023) . Mediterranean Karst Aquifer Map 1:5,000,000 (MEDKAM) (WMS). https://gdk.gdi-de.org/geonetwork/srv/api/records/15ae7cb1-b963-4e9b-8677-8df926405549 |
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- File identifier
- 15ae7cb1-b963-4e9b-8677-8df926405549 XML
- Hierarchy level
- Service
Online resource
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- Format
- WMS
- Version
- OGC:WMS 1.3.0
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- view
- Coupling Type
- Tight
Coupled resource
Coupled resource
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- view
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Keywords
- GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 ( Theme )
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- Geology
- Geologie
- GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
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- Karst
- Aquifer
- Grundwasservorkommen
- Groundwater Resources
- opendata
- infoMapAccessService
- GEMET - Concepts, version 2.4 ( Theme )
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- Grundwasser
- Hydrogeologie
- Groundwater
- Hydrogeology
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- Keywords ( Place )
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- Mittelmeer
- Mediterranean
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S
E
W
Temporal reference
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- Date ( Publication )
- 2023-02-28
Quality and validity
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- International Hydrogeological Map of Europe (BGR & UNESCO)
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Conformity
Conformity
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- Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0). Die bereitgestellten Informationen sind wie folgt zu zitieren / The information provided must be quoted as follows: Xanke J, Goldscheider N, Bakalowicz M, Barberá JA, Broda S, Chen Z, Ghanmi M, Günther A, Hartmann A, Jourde H, Liesch T, Mudarra M, Petitta M, Ravbar N, Stevanovic Z (2022) Mediterranean Karst Aquifer Map (MEDKAM), 1:5,000,000. Berlin, Karlsruhe, Paris. https: //doi.org/10.25928/MEDKAM.1
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- Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (BGR)
- whymap@bgr.de
- Organisation name
- Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (BGR)
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- Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (BGR)
- whymap@bgr.de
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- Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (BGR)
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- Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (BGR)
- Date stamp
- 2024-01-23
- Metadata language
- English
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- Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0). Die bereitgestellten Informationen sind wie folgt zu zitieren / The information provided must be quoted as follows: Xanke J, Goldscheider N, Bakalowicz M, Barberá JA, Broda S, Chen Z, Ghanmi M, Günther A, Hartmann A, Jourde H, Liesch T, Mudarra M, Petitta M, Ravbar N, Stevanovic Z (2022) Mediterranean Karst Aquifer Map (MEDKAM), 1:5,000,000. Berlin, Karlsruhe, Paris. https: //doi.org/10.25928/MEDKAM.1
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Responsible custodian
Contact for the resource
- Organisation name
- Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (BGR)
Conformance class 3: harmonized
Contains Operations
- Operation Name
- GetCapabilities
- Distributed Computing Platforms
- Web services
- Connect Point
- https://services.bgr.de/wms/grundwasser/medkam/?
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