Comparison of four numerical models for simulating seepage from salt marsh sediments

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 69, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 427-437

  Gardner, Leonard Robert ^a   Wilson, Alicia M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

aquifer compressibility; ground water; marsh hydrology; numerical modeling; salt marshes; seepage

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY INTEGRAL METHOD; COASTAL AQUIFER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; POREWATER; RICHARDS EQUATION; SALTMARSH; SEEPAGE; WATER TABLE;

EID: 33644811646     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2006.05.009     Document Type: Article

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