Numerical studies on saltwater intrusion in a coastal aquifer in northwestern Germany

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 267-279

  Feseker, Tomas ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

Coastal aquifers; Germany; Groundwater surface water relations; Numerical modeling; Saltwater freshwater relations

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349772808     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-006-0151-z     Document Type: Article

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