Opening floodgates in coastal floodplain drains: Effects on tidal forcing and lateral transport of solutes in adjacent groundwater

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 23-46

  Johnston, S G ^a   Slavich, P G ^a   Hirst, P ^a  

^a NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acid sulfate soils; Floodgates; Hydraulic conductivity; Salinity

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GROUNDWATER; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SOILS; TSUNAMIS;

FLOODGATES; SEDIMENT HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; SOIL TEXTURES; TIDAL BARRIERS;

FLOOD CONTROL;

GROUNDWATER-SEAWATER INTERACTION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SALINITY; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; TIDAL CURRENT;

CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 16844376379     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2004.10.010     Document Type: Article

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