Saltwater flushing by freshwater in a laboratory beach

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 386, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 1-12

  Abdollahi Nasab, Ali ^a   Boufadel, Michel C ^a   Li, Hailong ^a,c   Weaver, James W ^b  

^a Temple University   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Density effect; Freshwater saltwater interface; Laboratory beach; MARUN numerical model; Saltwater flushing by freshwater

Indexed keywords

BEACH AQUIFERS; DENSITY EFFECTS; FRESHWATER/SALTWATER; FRESHWATER/SALTWATER INTERFACE; HIGH SALINITY; HYDRAULIC GRADIENTS; INCREASE IN PRESSURE; LOW SALINITY; NUMERICAL CODE; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; NUMERICAL MODELS; PRESSURE DATA; SEA WATER SALINITY; STEADY-STATE DISTRIBUTIONS; WATER TABLES;

AQUIFERS; BEACHES; DATA FLOW ANALYSIS; LABORATORIES; NUMERICAL METHODS; SEAWATER;

SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

BUOYANCY; ESTUARINE FRONT; FLUSHING; NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; SALINE INTRUSION; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM; WATER TABLE;

EID: 77952108431     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.12.005     Document Type: Article

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