Salinization risk in semi-arid floodplain wetlands subjected to engineered wetting and drying cycles

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 23, Issue 24, 2009, Pages 3440-3452

  Crosbie, Russell S ^a   McEwan, Kerryn L ^a   Jolly, Ian D ^a   Holland, Kate L ^a   Lamontagne, Sebastien ^a   Moe, Kamilla Grotthing ^b   Simmons, Craig T ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Groundwater; Salinization; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; DIRECT CONTACT; FLOW SYSTEMS; GEOPHYSICAL METHODS; GROUND WATER DISCHARGE; GROUND WATER RECHARGE; GROUNDWATER PROCESS; HYDRAULIC GRADIENTS; MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES; NATURAL SURFACE; NATURAL TRACERS; RIVER MURRAY; SALINE GROUNDWATER; SEMI-ARID FLOODPLAIN; SURFACE HYDROLOGY; SURFACE WATER-GROUNDWATER INTERACTION; WETTING AND DRYING CYCLES;

ARID REGIONS; BANKS (BODIES OF WATER); BIODIVERSITY; DEWATERING; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); FLOW OF WATER; GEOPHYSICS; GROUNDWATER; HYDRAULICS; HYDROGEOLOGY; SURFACE WATERS; WETTING;

WETLANDS;

DISCHARGE; FLOODPLAIN; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; RIVER MANAGEMENT; SALINITY; SALINIZATION; SEMIARID REGION; SURFACE WATER; WETLAND; WETTING-DRYING CYCLE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MURRAY RIVER;

EID: 70549108181     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7445     Document Type: Article

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