Groundwater chemistry and ionic ratios in a western coastal aquifer of Buan, Korea: Implication for seawater intrusion

Geosciences Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 259-270

  Lee, Jin Yong ^a   Song, Sung Ho ^b  

^a Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Rural Community and Agriculture Corporation   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Coastal aquifer; Ionic ratio; Korea; Seawater intrusion

Indexed keywords

EID: 37249084564     PISSN: 12264806     EISSN: 15987477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02913939     Document Type: Article

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