Drainage ditch-aquifer interaction with special reference to surface water salinity in the Thurne catchment, Norfolk, UK

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 116-128

  Simpson, Trevor ^a   Holman, Ian P ^a   Rushton, Ken ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ditch drains; Drain coefficient; Norfolk Broads; Numerical models; Saline water; UK

Indexed keywords

DITCH DRAINS; DRAIN COEFFICIENT; NORFOLK BROADS; NUMERICAL MODELS; UK;

AQUIFERS; CATCHMENTS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; RUNOFF; WATER LEVELS;

SALINE WATER;

FRESH WATER; GROUND WATER; MINERAL WATER; SURFACE WATER;

CATCHMENT; GROUNDWATER-SEAWATER INTERACTION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MARSH; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERMEABILITY; RECHARGE; SALINE INTRUSION; WATER LEVEL;

ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; DRAINAGE DITCH AQUIFER INTERACTION; GEOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MARSH; PERMEABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALINITY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ENGLAND; NORFOLK [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79551713535     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: 17476593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2009.00195.x     Document Type: Article

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