An account of submarine groundwater discharge from the SW Indian coastal zone

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 91-104

  Suresh Babu, D S ^a   Anish, M ^a   Vivekanandan, K L ^b   Ramanujam, N ^c   Nathakiri Murugan, K ^c   Antony Ravindran, A ^c  

^a CENTRE FOR EARTH SCIENCE STUDIES   (India)

^b Sree Narayana College   (India)

^c VOC College   (India)

Author keywords

Coastal aquifer; Hydrochemistry; Neotectonism; Southwest India

Indexed keywords

COASTAL AQUIFER; COASTAL ZONE; DISCHARGE; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROCHEMISTRY; LITHOLOGY; NEOTECTONICS; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SATELLITE DATA; UNDERWATER ENVIRONMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER QUALITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 59049102068     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/07-0881.1     Document Type: Article

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