Impact of hurricanes storm surges on the groundwater resources

Environmental Geology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 813-826

  Van Biersel, Thomas P ^a   Carlson, Douglas A ^a   Milner, L Riley ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquifer; Hurricanes; Saltwater intrusion; US Gulf Coast; Water quality

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; HURRICANES; POTABLE WATER; STORMS; TSUNAMIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER WELLS;

COASTAL LOWLANDS; HURRICANES STORM SURGES; SALTWATER INTRUSION; STORM SURGE WATER;

GROUNDWATER;

AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; HURRICANE KATRINA 2005; HURRICANE RITA 2005; SALINE INTRUSION; STORM SURGE; WATER QUALITY;

GULF COAST [UNITED STATES]; LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN; LOUISIANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 36448944678     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-007-0694-x     Document Type: Article

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