Influence of seaward boundary condition on contaminant transport in unconfined coastal aquifers

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 49, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 201-215

  Zhang, Q ^a   Volker, R E ^a   Lockington, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Contaminant transport; Numerical modelling; Seawater intrusion; Stable unstable plume; Tidal variation; Unconfined coastal aquifer

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SALT WATER INTRUSION; WATER POLLUTION;

COASTAL AQUIFERS; CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT;

AQUIFERS;

FRESH WATER; GROUND WATER; SEA WATER;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COASTAL AQUIFER; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SEA WATER;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COASTAL AQUIFER; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SEAWATER; UNCONFINED AQUIFER;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MIGRATION; MODEL; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA; SOIL POLLUTION; SURFACE PROPERTY; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTION;

COLORING AGENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRESH WATER; MODELS, CHEMICAL; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0035005732     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-7722(00)00194-7     Document Type: Article

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