Integrated onshore-offshore investigation of a mediterranean layered coastal aquifer

Groundwater

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 550-561

  Lofi, Johanna ^a   Pezard, Philippe ^a   Bouchette, Frédéric ^a   Raynal, Olivier ^a,b   Sabatier, Pierre ^a,c   Denchik, Nataliya ^a   Levannier, Arnaud ^d   Dezileau, Laurent ^a   Certain, Raphaël ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^b CEFREM   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

^d SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECTS; GEOLOGICAL CONTROL; GROUNDWATER SALINITIES; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH; PORE-FLUID SALINITY; STRATIGRAPHIC ORGANIZATIONS; STRUCTURAL INVESTIGATION;

AQUIFERS; DEPOSITS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; LANDFORMS; STRATIGRAPHY; WATER;

OFFSHORE OIL WELLS;

FRESH WATER; GROUND WATER; SEA WATER;

BOREHOLE; COAST; COASTAL AQUIFER; DATA ACQUISITION; FLOW PATTERN; HOLOCENE; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; OFFSHORE APPLICATION; PLIOCENE; POREWATER; SALINITY; SALT WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRANCE; HYDRODYNAMICS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SALINITY; SEDIMENT; WATER CYCLE; WATER SUPPLY;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRANCE; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GROUNDWATER; HYDRODYNAMICS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SALINITY; SEAWATER; WATER CYCLE; WATER RESOURCES;

GULF OF LION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ZANCLEA;

EID: 84880135436     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: 17456584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2012.01011.x     Document Type: Article

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