Tide-induced recirculation across the aquifer-ocean interface

Water Resources Research

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2007, Pages

  Robinson, C ^a   Li, L ^a,b   Prommer, H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); GROUNDWATER FLOW;

CONVECTIVE FLOW; SALTWATER WEDGE;

TIDES;

AQUIFERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); GROUNDWATER FLOW; TIDES;

AQUIFER; COASTAL WATER; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER-SEAWATER INTERACTION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PARAMETERIZATION; TIDE;

EID: 36649007879     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006WR005679     Document Type: Article

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