Status of the Korba groundwater resources (Tunisia): Observations and three-dimensional modelling of seawater intrusion

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1173-1190

  Kerrou, Jaouher ^a   Renard, Philippe ^a   Tarhouni, Jamila ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL AGRONOMIQUE DE TUNISIE   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Multivariate statistics; Numerical modelling; Remote sensing; Seawater intrusion; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

COASTAL AQUIFER; DISCHARGE; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; REMOTE SENSING; SALINE INTRUSION; SEAWATER; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

CAPE BON; KORBA; NABEUL; TUNISIA;

EID: 77956477567     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-010-0573-5     Document Type: Article

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