Application of solute transport modeling to study tsunami induced aquifer salinity in India

Journal of Environmental Informatics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 33-41

  Sivakumar, C ^a   Elango, L ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Inundation; Salinisation; Sandy aquifer; Solute transport; Southern India; Tsunami

Indexed keywords

COASTAL AQUIFER; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOODING; GROUNDWATER FLOW; RAINFALL; RECHARGE; SALINE INTRUSION; SALINIZATION; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; TSUNAMI; WATER QUALITY;

GREATER SUNDA ISLANDS; INDIA; INDIAN OCEAN; KALPAKKAM; SUMATRA; SUNDA ISLES; TAMIL NADU;

EID: 77954380651     PISSN: 17262135     EISSN: 16848799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3808/jei.201000164     Document Type: Article

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