A density-dependant finite element model for analysis of saltwater intrusion in coastal aquifers

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 401, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 259-271

  Abd Elhamid, H F ^a   Javadi, A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coastal aquifers; Density dependant flow; Saltwater intrusion; Transient flow; Unsaturated soil

Indexed keywords

A-DENSITY; AIR FLOW; BALANCE EQUATIONS; BIOLOGICAL DEGRADATION; COASTAL AQUIFERS; COASTAL REGIONS; DENSITY-DEPENDANT FLOW; DIFFERENT MECHANISMS; DRINKING WATER STANDARDS; FINITE DIFFERENCE SCHEME; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; FLUID FLOW; GOVERNING DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; HEAT FLOWS; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; MODEL PREDICTION; NATURAL EVENTS; OVER-ABSTRACTION; SEA LEVEL RISE; SPACE DOMAIN; SPEED-UPS; TIME DOMAIN; TRANSIENT DENSITY; TRANSIENT FLOW; TRANSPORT IN POROUS MEDIA; UNSATURATED SOIL; WATER FLOWS;

ADSORPTION; AIR; AQUIFERS; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COUPLED CIRCUITS; DEGRADATION; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; DISPERSIONS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW OF WATER; GEOLOGIC MODELS; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDRAULICS; HYDROGEOLOGY; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; POROUS MATERIALS; POTABLE WATER; SEA LEVEL; SOILS; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; TRANSITION FLOW; WATER SUPPLY;

SALT WATER INTRUSION;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL AQUIFER; COASTAL ZONE; DISPERSION; DRINKING WATER; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEAT TRANSFER; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MODEL VALIDATION; SALINE INTRUSION; SEA LEVEL; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; TRANSIENT FLOW; UNSATURATED MEDIUM; WATER FLOW; WATER QUALITY;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 79953796686     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.02.028     Document Type: Article

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