Natural Fresh-Water Ridge as Barrier against Sea-Water Intrusion in Chennai City

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 279-286

  Ballukraya, P N ^a   Ravi, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Chennai; Coastal aquifer; Electrical conductivity; Freshwater ridge; Hydrogeology; Tamil nadu

Indexed keywords

FRESHWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; SALINE INTRUSION; SEAWATER;

INDIA;

EID: 0032459562     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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