Spreading of brine waste discharges into the Gulf of Oman

Desalination

Volumn 195, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 26-31

  Purnama, Anton ^a   Al Barwani, H H ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Brine discharges; Gulf of Oman; Sea outfall; Tidal flow

Indexed keywords

BEACHES; BRINES; DESALINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE DISPOSAL; TIDES;

BRINE DISCHARGES; SEAWATER DESALINATION PLANT; TIDALLY OSCILLATING FLOW; WASTE DISCHARGES;

SEAWATER;

BEACHES; BRINES; DESALINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE DISPOSAL; SEAWATER; TIDES;

ADVECTION-DIFFUSION EQUATION; BRINE; COASTAL WATER; DISCHARGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; SALINITY; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE FACILITY;

ARABIAN SEA; GULF OF OMAN; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 33746512088     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2005.09.036     Document Type: Article

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