Geologic effects on groundwater salinity and discharge into an estuary

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 498, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-12

  Russoniello, Christopher J ^a   Fernandez, Cristina ^a   Bratton, John F ^b   Banaszak, Joel F ^c   Krantz, David E ^c   Andres, A Scott ^d   Konikow, Leonard F ^e   Michael, Holly A ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^e U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chirp seismic; Continuous resistivity profiling; Paleovalley; Seepage meter; Submarine groundwater discharge

Indexed keywords

CHIRP SEISMIC; CONTINUOUS RESISTIVITY PROFILING; PALEOVALLEY; SEEPAGE METERS; SUBMARINE GROUNDWATER DISCHARGE;

ACCIDENTS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); ESTUARIES; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROGEOLOGY; SEEPAGE; SEISMOLOGY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

GROUNDWATER;

DISCHARGE; ESTUARINE CHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; GROUNDWATER-SEAWATER INTERACTION; HETEROGENEITY; HYDROGEOLOGY; INFILL; PERMEABILITY; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POREWATER; SALINITY; SEEPAGE; SEISMIC DATA;

EID: 84880094675     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.05.049     Document Type: Article

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