Mapping the threat of seawater intrusion in a regional coastal aquifer-aquitard system in the southeastern United States

Environmental Geology

Volumn 43, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 151-159

  Foyle, Anthony M ^a   Henry, Vernon J ^b   Alexander, Clark R ^c  

^a BEHREND COLLEGE   (United States)

^b GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SKIDAWAY INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (United States)

Author keywords

Georgia; Seawater intrusion; South Carolina; Upper Floridan aquifer

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; COASTAL ENGINEERING; DATABASE SYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER;

POTENTIOMETRY;

SEAWATER;

COASTAL AQUIFER; SALINE INTRUSION; SEAWATER; SEISMIC SURVEY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037507540     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-002-0636-6     Document Type: Article

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