Three-dimensional simulation of the home island freshwater lens: Preliminary results

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 14, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 181-190

  Ghassemi, F ^a   Molson, J W ^b   Falkland, A ^c   Alam, K ^c  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c ACTEW Corporation Limited   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coral atoll; Hydrogeology; Numerical modelling; Seawater intrusion

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; HYDROLOGY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SALT WATER INTRUSION;

FRESHWATER LENS; HYDROGEOLOGY; SUSTAINABLE EXTRACTION;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

FRESHWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; WATER RESOURCE;

COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS; HOME ISLAND;

ANTHOZOA; COCOS;

EID: 0344573019     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-8152(98)00069-3     Document Type: Article

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