Understanding the hydrogeology of the Venice Lagoon subsurface with airborne electromagnetics

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 411, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 342-354

  Teatini, P ^a,b   Tosi, L ^a   Viezzoli, A ^c   Baradello, L ^d   Zecchin, M ^d   Silvestri, S ^e  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCES   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c Aarhus Geophysics ApS ^*  (Denmark)

^d ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OCEANOGRAFIA E DI GEOFISICA SPERIMENTALE OGS   (Italy)

^e Monitoraggi Ambientali Rilievi Telerilevamento (MARTE Srl)   (Italy)

Author keywords

Airborne electromagnetics; Fresh saltwater mixing; Groundwater surface water interaction; Hydrogeology of transitional environments; Venice Lagoon

Indexed keywords

COASTAL AQUIFERS; COASTAL AREA; COST EFFECTIVE; DATA SETS; DRAINAGE CHANNELS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETICS; FRESH WATER; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS; GROUND WATER DISCHARGE; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; HYDROGEOLOGIC SETTING; INTEGRATED ANALYSIS; LARGE-SCALE DISTRIBUTION; LITHO-STRATIGRAPHIC; SALT MARSHES; SIGNIFICANT MIXING; STRATIGRAPHIC UNITS; TIDAL CHANNEL; VENICE LAGOON; VERY HIGH RESOLUTION SEISMIC;

AQUIFERS; COASTAL ZONES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETISM; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY; SURVEYS; WETLANDS;

LAKES;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AIRBORNE SURVEY; COASTAL AQUIFER; COASTAL ZONE; DRAINAGE NETWORK; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC METHOD; GROUNDWATER-SEAWATER INTERACTION; HYDROGEOLOGY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; MIXING; SALINE INTRUSION; SEDIMENTATION; SEISMIC DATA; SUBSURFACE FLOW;

ITALY; VENETO; VENEZIA [VENETO]; VENICE LAGOON;

EID: 81555219282     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.10.017     Document Type: Article

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