The role of paleochannels in groundwater/seawater exchange

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 335, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 313-329

  Mulligan, Ann E ^a   Evans, Rob L ^a   Lizarralde, Dan ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Density driven flow; Electromagnetic methods; Paleochannels; Seismic reflection; Submarine groundwater discharge

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; SEDIMENTS;

DENSITY DRIVEN FLOW; ELECTROMAGNETIC METHODS; PALEOCHANNELS; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SUBMARINE GROUNDWATER DISCHARGE;

GROUNDWATER FLOW;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); GROUNDWATER FLOW; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; SEDIMENTS;

COASTAL AQUIFER; CONFINED AQUIFER; DISCHARGE; ELECTROMAGNETIC METHOD; FLOW MODELING; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER-SEAWATER INTERACTION; PALEOCHANNEL; SALINE INTRUSION; SALINITY; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; WATER EXCHANGE;

NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES; WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH;

EID: 33847094717     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2006.11.025     Document Type: Article

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