Control of sea-water intrusion by salt-water pumping: Coast of Oman

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 541-558

  Kacimov, A R ^a   Sherif, M M ^b   Perret, J S ^c   Al Mushikhi, A ^d  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^c EARTH University   (Costa Rica)

^d Ministry of Regional Municipalities Environment and Water Resources Oman   (Oman)

Author keywords

Coastal aquifers; Groundwater flow; Oman; Salt water fresh water relations

Indexed keywords

COASTAL AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PUMPING; RECHARGE; SALT WATER; SEAWATER; WATER TABLE;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; OMAN;

EID: 65649148324     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-008-0425-8     Document Type: Article

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