Intertidal and submarine groundwater discharge on the west coast of Ireland

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 415-423

  Cave, R R ^a   Henry, T ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Galway bay; Hydrogeology; Ireland; Karst; Nutrients; Submarine groundwater discharge

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; HYDROGEOLOGY; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; KARST; NUTRIENT; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEAWATER; UNDERWATER ENVIRONMENT;

CONNACHT; CORRIB RIVER; COUNTY GALWAY; GALWAY BAY; IRELAND; SHANNON;

EID: 79955476763     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2011.01.019     Document Type: Article

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