Analysis of groundwater-level fluctuation in a coastal confined aquifer induced by sea-level variation

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 719-726

  Dong, Linyao ^a,b   Chen, Jianyao ^a   Fu, Congsheng ^c   Jiang, Huabo ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NIPISSING UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Analytical solutions; China; Coastal aquifers; Groundwater seawater interaction

Indexed keywords

COASTAL AQUIFER; CONFINED AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEAWATER; WATER LEVEL;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; ZHUHAI;

EID: 84861650813     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-012-0838-2     Document Type: Article

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