On variable density surface water-groundwater interaction: A theoretical analysis of mixed convection in a stably-stratified fresh surface water - saline groundwater discharge zone

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 329, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 390-402

  Massmann, Gudrun ^a   Simmons, Craig ^b   Love, Andrew ^a   Ward, James ^b   James Smith, Julianne ^a  

^a Government of South Australia   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Equivalent freshwater head; Mixed convection ratio; River salinisation; Surface water groundwater interaction; Variable density flow

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); FLOW PATTERNS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EQUIVALENT FRESHWATER HEAD; MIXED CONVECTION RATIO; RIVER SALINISATION; VARIABLE DENSITY FLOW;

GROUNDWATER;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); FLOW PATTERNS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; DISCHARGE; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; SALINE INTRUSION; STREAM; SURFACE WATER;

EID: 33748946918     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2006.02.024     Document Type: Article

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