Decoupled fresh-saline groundwater circulation of a coastal carbonate aquifer: Spatial patterns of temperature and specific electrical conductivity

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 346, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 18-32

  Beddows, Patricia A ^a   Smart, Peter L ^a   Whitaker, Fiona F ^a   Smith, Samantha L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbonate aquifer; Density stratified groundwater; Geothermal convection; Saline groundwater; Submarine groundwater discharge; Yucatan

Indexed keywords

COOLING; MIXING; MORPHOLOGY; SALINE WATER; THERMAL EFFECTS; TURBULENT FLOW;

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GEOTHERMAL CONVECTION; SALINE GROUNDWATER; SUBMARINE GROUNDWATER DISCHARGE;

AQUIFERS;

AQUIFERS; COOLING; MIXING; MORPHOLOGY; SALINE WATER; THERMAL EFFECTS; TURBULENT FLOW;

CARBONATE; COASTAL AQUIFER; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GROUNDWATER FLOW; SALINE INTRUSION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN SEA; YUCATAN PENINSULA;

EID: 35148850206     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2007.08.013     Document Type: Article

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