Geochemical and isotopic evidence for palaeo-seawater intrusion into the south coast aquifer of Laizhou Bay, China

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 863-883

  Han, Dongmei ^a   Kohfahl, Claus ^b   Song, Xianfang ^a   Xiao, Guoqiang ^c   Yang, Jilong ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^b INSTITUTO GEOLÓGICO Y MINERO DE ESPAÑA   (Spain)

^c TIANJIN INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRINE WATER; COASTAL AQUIFERS; COMPLEX CONDITION; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; CONFINING UNIT; ENDMEMBERS; FIELD INVESTIGATION; FLOWPATH; GYPSUM DISSOLUTION; HYDROCHEMICAL CHANGES; HYDROCHEMICALS; INVERSE MODELLING; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; ISOTOPE RATIO; ISOTOPIC PARAMETERS; ISOTOPIC SIGNATURES; LAIZHOU BAY; NORTH CHINA; PHREEQC; RESIDENCE TIME; SALINISATION; SAMPLING CAMPAIGNS; SEAWATER INTRUSION; SPATIAL CONTEXT; WATER SAMPLES; WATER TYPES;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; AQUIFERS; BRINES; CARBONATE MINERALS; DISSOLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; GYPSUM; HYDROGEOLOGY; ION EXCHANGE; ISOTOPES; MIXING; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SALT WATER INTRUSION; SEAWATER; SULFUR; TRITIUM;

HYDROCHEMISTRY;

BRINE; CALCITE; CARBON ISOTOPE; COASTAL AQUIFER; DISSOLUTION; DOLOMITE; FLOW PATTERN; GYPSUM; HYDROCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC RATIO; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); RESIDENCE TIME; SALINE INTRUSION; SALINITY; SALINIZATION; SAMPLING; SEAWATER; THERMODYNAMICS; TRITIUM;

CHINA; LAIZHOU BAY; SHANDONG;

EID: 79953697073     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2011.02.007     Document Type: Article

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