Delineation of groundwater salinization in a coastal aquifer, Bousheher, South of Iran

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1473-1484

  Mohammadi, Z ^a   Zare, M ^a   Sharifzade, B ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Coastal aquifer; Hydrochemistry; Iran; Mixing; Salinity

Indexed keywords

BINARY DIAGRAM; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CHLORIDE CONCENTRATIONS; COASTAL AQUIFERS; COASTAL PLAIN; DIRECT-EVAPORATION; FRESH WATER; GEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; HYDROCHEMICALS; IRAN; ISOTOPIC DATA; MIXING RATIOS; PERSIAN GULF; RECHARGE AREA; SALINITY; SHALLOW WATER TABLES; STABLE ISOTOPES; STUDY AREAS; WATER MIGRATION;

AQUIFERS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPES; MIXING; OFFSHORE OIL WELLS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS);

AQUIFER CHARACTERIZATION; COASTAL AQUIFER; EVAPORATION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MIXING RATIO; PUMPING; SALINE INTRUSION; SALINIZATION;

ARABIAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN; IRAN; PERSIAN GULF;

EID: 84867746081     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-012-1591-5     Document Type: Article

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