Risks to coastal wastewater collection systems from sea-level rise and climate change

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 652-660

  Flood, Jefferson F ^a   Cahoon, Lawrence B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASEFLOW; CLIMATE CHANGE; DIURNAL VARIATION; FLOODING; INFILTRATION; INFLOW; RAINFALL; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; TIDAL CYCLE; TIMESCALE; WASTE FACILITY; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER LEVEL;

NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960258620     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-10-00129.1     Document Type: Article

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