Geochemical processes in the saltwater-freshwater transition zone: Comparing results of a sand tank experiment with field data

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 77-91

  Panteleit, B ^a   Hamer, K ^b   Kringel, R ^c   Kessels, W ^d   Schulz, H D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^c FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

^d LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED GEOPHYSICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

German North Sea coast; Hydrochemical modeling; Saltwater intrusion; Tank experiment

Indexed keywords

CALCITE DISSOLUTION; CHAMBER EXPERIMENTS; EXPERIMENTAL METHODS; FIELD DATA; GEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; HYDROCHEMICAL MODELING; ION DISTRIBUTIONS; LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS; LAYER FLOW; MAIN CONTROLLING FACTORS; NORTH SEA; ORGANIC MATTER; OXIDATIVE DEGRADATION; RE-OXIDATION; REDOX CONDITION; SAND TANK; SULFATE REDUCTION; TANK EXPERIMENT; THERMODYNAMIC MODELING; TRANSITION ZONES;

CARBONATE MINERALS; DISSOLUTION; GEOCHEMISTRY; ORGANIC CARBON; OXYGEN; SALT WATER INTRUSION; TANKS (CONTAINERS);

EXPERIMENTS;

CALCITE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA SET; DISSOLUTION; ESTUARINE FRONT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FIELDWORK; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROCHEMISTRY; ION; MINERALIZATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER; OXIDATION; REDOX CONDITIONS; REDUCTION; SULFATE; THERMODYNAMICS; TRANSITION ZONE;

GERMANY; NORTH SEA COAST [GERMANY];

EID: 79551617402     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-010-0499-1     Document Type: Article

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