Numerical modeling of tidal influence on density-dependent contaminant transport

Water Resources Research

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2007, Pages

  Brovelli, A ^a   Mao, X ^b   Barry, D A ^a,c  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; TOXIC MATERIALS;

CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT; TIDAL SALTWATER;

TIDES;

CONTAMINATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; TIDES; TOXIC MATERIALS;

COASTAL AQUIFER; FLOW PATTERN; HYDROGEOLOGY; MODEL VALIDATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLUME; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SALINE INTRUSION; TIDAL CYCLE;

EID: 36749074900     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006WR005173     Document Type: Article

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