Exact and approximate analytical solutions of groundwater response to tidal fluctuations in a theoretical inhomogeneous coastal confined aquifer;olutions analytiques exactes et approchées de la ŕponse des nappes d'eau souterraines aux fluctuations induites par la maŕe dans un aquif́re captif côtier non homoǵne th́orique

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1443-1449

  Monachesi, Leonardo B ^a   Guarracino, Luis ^a  

^a Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas and Universidad Nacional ^*  (Argentina)

Author keywords

Analytical solutions; Coastal aquifers; Groundwater flow; Heterogeneity; Tidal fluctuation

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; COASTAL AQUIFER; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONFINED AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HETEROGENEITY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; TIDAL CYCLE;

EID: 81355123002     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-011-0761-y     Document Type: Article

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