Numerical simulation of the effect of the sloping submarine outlet-capping on tidal groundwater head fluctuation in confined coastal aquifers

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 361, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 339-348

  Liu, Shuang ^a,b   Li, Hailong ^a,b,c   Boufadel, Michel C ^c   Li, Guohui ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b ANSHAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Temple University   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal confined aquifer; Loading efficiency; Numerical simulation; Sloping submarine outlet capping; Tide induced head fluctuation

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULI; FLUID MECHANICS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDRAULICS; HYDROGEOLOGY; PHASE INTERFACES; SEAWATER; SEAWATER EFFECTS;

COASTAL CONFINED AQUIFER; LOADING EFFICIENCY; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; SLOPING SUBMARINE OUTLET-CAPPING; TIDE-INDUCED HEAD FLUCTUATION;

SUBMARINES;

CAPPING; COASTAL AQUIFER; CONFINED AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERMEABILITY; SEAWATER; SHORELINE; SLOPE; SUBMARINE;

EID: 53549093855     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2008.08.003     Document Type: Article

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