Explaining the thinness of the fresh water lens in the pleistocene carbonate aquifer on Andros Island, Bahamas

Ground Water

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 713-720

  Ritzi Jr , Robert W ^a   Bukowski, John M ^c   Carney, Cindy K ^a   Boardman, Mark R ^b  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c North Wind   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; LIMESTONE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS);

FRESH WATER LENS;

GROUNDWATER;

AQUIFER; FRESHWATER; PALEOSOL;

ANDROS ISLAND; BAHAMAS;

EID: 0034870614     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2001.tb02361.x     Document Type: Article

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