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Freshwater Lens
Many island communities depend on freshwater lenses, which are recharged by precipitation. The amount of water a freshwater lens contains is determined by the size of the island, the amount of rainfall, rates of water withdrawal, the permeability of the rock beneath the island, and salt mixing due to storm- or tide-induced pressure. Freshwater lenses can be as shallow as 4 to 8 inches or as deep as 65 feet.1 Image Source: adapted from Burns1
References
- 1. a. b. [534] Burns, W. C. G.. "Pacific Island Developing Country Water Resources and Climate Change." In The World's Water, edited by P. H. Gleick, 113-132. Third Edition. Washington, D.C.: Island Press, 2002.
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