Project COL08-075:
“Effect that rainy season has on underground
water volumes flowing in the Panama Canal Watershed”

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Project Background

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Study Object

Water volumes exist in the different compounds of hydrologic cycle in the Panama Canal Watershed, are estimated through hydrologic simulations. The precision and confidence about these simulations, depends on realization of field tests that validates the parameters and assumptions realized. Now, the underground waters are fundamental part of cycle, but different to superficial waters, the measurements and prediction of this component is a very complex process. This project search is to evaluate the precipitation effect on underground water volumes flowing in tropical watersheds during the rainy season. To obtain this target, proposed these following targets: a) Develop of a data base with time series of levels and underground water quality parameters. b) Evaluate of the effect that rainy season precipitation has on base flux. c) Determinate of the effect that annual precipitation has on underground water flux, and d) Publication of the results.

 

Target

With the institutional capacity and research generated by this project, UTP expects to submit new research proposals at the international level. In the long term, it is expected to have a Permanent Tropical Hydrology Field Laboratory in Cerro Pelado, which will provide continuous, reliable and more complete data of a Humid Tropical Basin. This Laboratory will be very useful for both Panamanians, and international researchers.