The capillary fringe and the water table in an intertidal estuarine sand flat

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 215-222

  Drabsch, J M ^a   Parnell, K E ^a   Hume, T M ^b   Dolphin, T J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Capillary fringe; Estuary; Intertidal; Manukau Harbour; New Zealand; Sand flats; Saturation; Water table

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY FRINGE; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; WATER TABLE;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0033083878     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1998.0414     Document Type: Article

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