Salt water infiltration in two artificial sea inlets in the Belgian dune area

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 360, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 77-86

  Vandenbohede, A ^a   Lebbe, L ^a   Gysens, Stefaan ^b   Delecluyse, Kevin ^b   DeWolf, Peter ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Agency for Maritime   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Borehole measurements; Fresh water heads; Salt water infiltration; Temperature data; Tidal inlets

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ESTUARIES; INFILTRATION; SEEPAGE; SOIL MECHANICS; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; WATER;

BOREHOLE MEASUREMENTS; FRESH WATER HEADS; SALT WATER INFILTRATION; TEMPERATURE DATA; TIDAL INLETS;

OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION;

BIODIVERSITY; COASTAL PLAIN; DUNE FIELD; HETEROGENEITY; INFILTRATION; PHREATIC ZONE; SALINE INTRUSION; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TIDAL INLET;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; WEST FLANDERS; WESTERN EUROPE; WESTHOEK NATURE RESERVE;

EID: 51249083441     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2008.07.018     Document Type: Article

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