Pathways and processes associated with the transport of groundwater in deltaic systems

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 498, Issue , 2013, Pages 319-334

  Kolker, Alexander S ^a,c   Cable, Jaye E ^b   Johannesson, Karen H ^c   Allison, Mead A ^d   Inniss, Lorna V ^e  

^a LOUISIANA UNIVERSITIES MARINE CONSORTIUM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c Tulane University   (United States)

^d The Water Institute of the Gulf   (United States)

^e Coastal Zone Management Unit ^*  (Barbados)

Author keywords

Mississippi River Delta; Paleochannel; Submarine groundwater discharge

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER SOURCES; HYDROLOGICAL BUDGETS; IN-SITU PRODUCTION; LOW-SALINITY WATER; MISSISSIPPI RIVER; PALEO-CHANNEL; RESISTIVITY DATA; SUBMARINE GROUNDWATER DISCHARGE;

GEOCHEMISTRY; RIVERS;

GROUNDWATER;

DELTA; DISCHARGE; FRESHWATER INPUT; GEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRODYNAMICS; PALEOCHANNEL; SEISMIC DATA; WATER BUDGET; WATER EXCHANGE;

LOUISIANA; MISSISSIPPI DELTA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84881015519     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.06.014     Document Type: Article

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