Responses of atoll freshwater lenses to storm-surge overwash in the Northern Cook Islands;Réponse des lentilles d'eau douce à une lame de submersion cyclonique dans les Iles Cook septentrionales

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 749-759

  Terry, James P ^a   Falkland, Anthony C ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b Island Hydrology Services   (Australia)

Author keywords

Freshwater lens; Island hydrology; Overwash; Salt water fresh water relations; South Pacific

Indexed keywords

BRACKISH WATER; FIELD METHOD; FRESHWATER; SALINE INTRUSION; SALINITY; STORM SURGE; TIDAL RANGE; TROPICAL CYCLONE; WATER DEPTH;

COOK ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTH);

EID: 77952862167     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-009-0544-x     Document Type: Article

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