The enhancing effect on tidal signals of a submarine spring connected to a semi-infinite confined aquifer;Amplification par une source sous-marine des signaux marégraphiques dans un aquifère captif semi-infini

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1231-1248

  Xia, Yuqiang ^a,b   Li, Hailong ^c   Yang, Ying ^d   Huang, Wei ^a  

^a CHANGJIANG WATER RESOURCES COMMISSION   (China)

^b Temple University   (United States)

^c CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^d Hunan Geology and Mineral Surveying and Exploring Bureau   (China)

Author keywords

analytical solutions; coastal aquifer; parameter identification; submarine groundwater discharge (SGD); submarine spring; tidal loading efficiency

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATE ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; COASTAL AQUIFERS; CONFINED AQUIFERS; ENHANCING EFFECT; GEOMETRIC CONFIGURATIONS; GROUNDWATER HEADS; HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; LOADING EFFICIENCY; MODEL ASSUMPTIONS; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; SENSITIVITY TESTS; SOLUTION ANALYSIS; SUBMARINE GROUNDWATER DISCHARGE; TIDAL SIGNALS;

AQUIFERS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; IDENTIFICATION (CONTROL SYSTEMS); SUBMARINES;

UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; COASTAL AQUIFER; CONFINED AQUIFER; DISCHARGE; GROUNDWATER; SIGNAL; SUBMARINE SPRING;

EID: 84864587952     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: 21503435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02626667.2012.701304     Document Type: Article

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