Paleohydrogeologic simulations of Laurentide ice-sheet history on groundwater at the eastern flank of the Michigan Basin

Geofluids

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 97-122

  Normani, S D ^a   Sykes, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brine; Density dependent; Glaciation; Groundwater; Hydromechanical coupling; Laurentide ice sheet; Michigan Basin; Over pressure; Paleoclimate; Under pressure

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLE; BRINE; DEGLACIATION; GLACIATION; GROUNDWATER; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROGEOLOGY; HYDROMECHANICS; LAURENTIDE ICE SHEET; MELTWATER; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOHYDROLOGY; SEDIMENTARY ROCK;

CANADA; GEORGIAN BAY; GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE HURON; MICHIGAN BASIN; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 84857355014     PISSN: 14688115     EISSN: 14688123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-8123.2012.00362.x     Document Type: Article

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