Injection of fresh river water into a saline floodplain aquifer in an attempt to improve the condition of river red gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh.)

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 23, Issue 24, 2009, Pages 3464-3473

  Berens, Volmer ^a   White, Melissa G ^a   Souter, Nicholas J ^a  

^a Knowledge and Information Division   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aquifer injection; Environmental flows; Eucalyptus camaldulensis; Floodplain

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL AQUIFERS; CAPILLARY FRINGE; CLAY LAYERS; ENVIRONMENTAL FLOW; ENVIRONMENTAL WATER; EUCALYPTUS CAMALDULENSIS; FLOOD PLAINS; FLOODPLAIN; GROUNDWATER HEADS; INJECTION WELLS; LYING AREA; RIVER MURRAY; RIVER WATER; ROOT ZONE; SHALLOW AQUIFERS; TREE CONDITIONS; WATER SCARCITY;

AQUIFERS; BANKS (BODIES OF WATER); CLAY MINERALS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; HYDROGEOLOGY; LEAKAGE (FLUID); RIVERS; SALINE WATER; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; WATER INJECTION; WELLS;

INJECTION (OIL WELLS);

AQUIFER; CAPILLARY FRINGE; FLOODING; FLOODPLAIN; RHIZOSPHERE; RIVER WATER; SALINITY; TREE; WELLHEAD;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MURRAY RIVER;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS CAMALDULENSIS;

EID: 70549106680     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7459     Document Type: Article

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