Upward groundwater flow in boils as the dominant mechanism of salinization in deep polders, The Netherlands

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 394, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 494-506

  de Louw, P G B ^a   Oude Essink, G H P ^a   Stuyfzand, P J ^b,c   van der Zee, S E A T M ^d  

^a DELTARES   (Netherlands)

^b KWR WATERCYCLE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Boils; Chloride load; Deep polder; Preferential flow; Salinization; Seepage

Indexed keywords

BOILS; CHLORIDE LOAD; DEEP POLDER; PREFERENTIAL FLOWS; SALINIZATION;

AQUIFERS; CEMENTS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; SALINE WATER; SURFACE WATERS;

SEEPAGE;

CHLORIDE; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HOLOCENE; PALEOCHANNEL; PREFERENTIAL FLOW; SALINIZATION; SEEPAGE; SURFACE WATER;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 78149407644     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2010.10.009     Document Type: Article

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