Management of freshwater lenses on small Pacific islands;Gestion des lentilles d'eau douce dans de petites îles du Pacifique

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 227-246

  White, Ian ^a   Falkland, Tony ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Island Hydrology Services   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climatic variability; Freshwater lens; Groundwater management; Island hydrogeology; Salinization

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; AQUIFER; CLIMATE VARIATION; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; SALINE INTRUSION; SALINIZATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SUSTAINABILITY; VULNERABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT;

PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 77952882514     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-009-0525-0     Document Type: Article

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