Beyond hydrogeologic evidence: Challenging the current assumptions about salinity processes in the Corangamite region, Australia

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1283-1298

  Dahlhaus, P G ^a   Cox, Jim W ^b   Simmons, Craig T ^c   Smitt, Chris M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Hyder Consulting Ltd Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Conceptual models; Corangamite; Saline wetlands; Salinisation

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; LAND USE CHANGE; LANDSCAPE; QUATERNARY; SALINITY; SALINIZATION; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; LAKE CORANGAMITE; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 54949124929     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-008-0313-2     Document Type: Article

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