Solute contents in the vadose zone of limestone strata on Miyako Island of the Ryukyu Archipelago in Japan were measured by means of electrical conductivities (EC) of the extracted solutions of limestone core samples. A vertically nonuniform distribution of solute content was observed, which should lead to temporal variations of solute concentration in the groundwater under the water table. On the other hand, the data of chloride concentration in groundwater from 13 wells on the island was analyzed to see their long time variations. Both of these two approaches resulted in recharge rates of around 10-7 m s-1 for the vadose zone in the limestone strata of this typical uplifted carbonate island of the western Pacific Ocean.
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Groundwater, Recharge Rate, Vadose Zone, Limestone, Carbonate Island
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