Rates of salinization by free convection in high-permeability sediments: Insights from numerical modeling and application to the Dutch coastal area

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 549-559

  Post, Vincent E A ^a   Kooi, Henk ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Coastal aquifers; Numerical modeling; Salinization; Salt water fresh water relations; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

COASTAL AQUIFER; DIFFUSION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERMEABILITY; SALINIZATION; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 0344898292     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-003-0271-7     Document Type: Article

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