Groundwater waves in a coastal aquifer: A new governing equation including vertical effects and capillarity

Water Resources Research

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 411-420

  Li, L ^a   Barry, D A ^a   Stagnitti, F ^b   Parlange, J Y ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; COASTAL ZONES; GROUNDWATER FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WATER WAVES; WAVE EQUATIONS;

GROUNDWATER WAVES;

AQUIFERS;

CAPILLARY FLOW; COASTAL AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER; WATER TABLE; WAVE;

CAPILLARITY; COASTAL AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER; VERTICAL PROFILE; WATER TABLE; WAVE;

EID: 0033958034     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999WR900307     Document Type: Article

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