Seawater intrusion in the coastal aquifer of wadi ham, UAE

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn , Issue 312, 2007, Pages 315-325

  Sherif, Mohsen ^a   Kacimov, Anvar ^b  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Numerical modeling; Recharge; Seawater intrusion; UAE

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CURING; EARTH SCIENCES; FLOW INTERACTIONS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOLOGY; LANDFORMS; MEATS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SEAWATER; SEAWATER EFFECTS; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS; VECTORS; WATER WELLS;

AQUIFER SYSTEMS; AREA COVERINGS; ARTIFICIAL RECHARGES; COASTAL AQUIFERS; DO-MAINS; DRY AND WET CONDITIONS; GROUNDWATER RECHARGES; NUMERICAL MODELING; RECHARGE; SALINITY LEVELS; SEAWATER INTRUSION; SEAWATER INTRUSIONS; TRANSPORT MODELS; UAE; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; VELOCITY VECTORS;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

COASTAL AQUIFER; NUMERICAL MODEL; RECHARGE; SALINE INTRUSION; SALINITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FUJAYRAH [UNITED ARAB EMIRATES]; MIDDLE EAST; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; WADI HAM;

EID: 55849094780     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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