Transboundary geophysical mapping of geological elements and salinity distribution critical for the assessment of future sea water intrusion in response to sea level rise

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1845-1862

  Jorgensen F ^a   Scheer, W ^b   Thomsen, S ^c   Sonnenborg, T O ^a   Hinsby, K ^a   Wiederhold, H ^d   Schamper, C ^e   Burschil, T ^d   Roth, B ^e   Kirsch, R ^b   Auken, E ^e  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND   (Denmark)

^b State Agency for Agriculture Environment and Rural Areas   (Germany)

^c Nature Agency Ribe   (Denmark)

^d LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED GEOPHYSICS   (Germany)

^e AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE ELECTROMAGNETIC; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURES; GEOPHYSICAL MAPPING; GEOPHYSICAL TECHNIQUES; GROUNDWATER CHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER SALINITIES; SALINITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

AQUIFERS; ELECTROMAGNETIC PROSPECTING; GEOPHYSICS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; SEA LEVEL; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

HYDROCHEMISTRY;

AQUIFER; AQUITARD; BOREHOLE LOGGING; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC SURVEY; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; GEOPHYSICAL METHOD; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; PREFERENTIAL FLOW; SALINE INTRUSION; SALINITY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEISMIC SURVEY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; DENMARK; GERMANY; NORTH SEA;

EID: 84869437031     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-16-1845-2012     Document Type: Article

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