Analysis of salinization processes in the coastal carbonate aquifer of Porto Torres (NW Sardinia, Italy)

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 432-433, Issue , 2012, Pages 43-51

  Ghiglieri, Giorgio ^a,b   Carletti, Alberto ^b   Pittalis, Daniele ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbonate coastal aquifer; Desertification; Groundwater; Salinization; Sardinia Italy

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT MODELS; CARBONATE AQUIFER; CARBONATE ROCK; CATION EXCHANGE REACTIONS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; COASTAL AQUIFERS; DESERTIFICATION; DYNAMIC PROCESS; HYDROCHEMICAL FACIES; HYDROCHEMICALS; HYDROGEOLOGICAL; LAND DEGRADATION; MAJOR IONS; MIOCENE; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; OVEREXPLOITATION; REGIONAL AUTHORITIES; SALINIZATION; SALINIZATION PROCESS; SARDINIA; SARDINIA-ITALY; SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT;

AQUIFERS; CLIMATOLOGY; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROCHEMISTRY; SALT WATER INTRUSION; SEAWATER; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

AQUIFER CHARACTERIZATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COASTAL AQUIFER; DESERTIFICATION; GRABEN; GROUNDWATER EXPLORATION; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOLOGY; ION EXCHANGE; MIOCENE; SALINE INTRUSION; SALINIZATION; WATER SUPPLY;

ITALY; PORTO TORRES; SARDINIA; SASSARI;

EID: 84858445169     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.02.016     Document Type: Article

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