Salinisation origin and hydrogeochemical behaviour of the Djerid oasis water table aquifer (southern Tunisia)

Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2103-2117

  Kamel, Samir ^a  

^a Institut Superieur des Sciences et Techniques des Eaux de Gabes   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Crust; Dissolution; Evaporation; Oases; Stable isotopes; Tunisia; Vertical leakage; Water table aquifer

Indexed keywords

CRUST; DISSOLUTION; EVAPORATION; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; LEAKAGE; OASIS; RECHARGE; SALINIZATION; STABLE ISOTOPE; UNCONFINED AQUIFER; WATER TABLE;

TUNISIA;

EID: 84878301597     PISSN: 18667511     EISSN: 18667538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12517-011-0502-5     Document Type: Article

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