Characterization of the lowland coastal aquifer of comacchio (ferrara, italy): Hydrology, hydrochemistry and evolution of the system

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 501, Issue , 2013, Pages 35-44

  Giambastiani, B M S ^a   Colombani, N ^a,b,c   Mastrocicco, M ^a   Fidelibus, M D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coastal aquifer; Drainage; Hydrochemistry; Relict seawater; Seawater intrusion; Seepage

Indexed keywords

COASTAL AQUIFERS; DENSITY STRATIFICATION; DOLOMITE DISSOLUTION; GROUNDWATER CHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER SALINIZATIONS; HOLOCENE TRANSGRESSION; HYDROGEOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION; UNCONFINED COASTAL AQUIFERS;

AQUIFERS; DRAINAGE; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROCHEMISTRY; ION EXCHANGE; MIXING; SALT WATER INTRUSION; SEAWATER; SEDIMENTS; SEEPAGE; TRAPPED IONS; WATER;

GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY;

COASTAL AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; ION EXCHANGE; MIXING; PARAMETERIZATION; PERMEABILITY; SALINE INTRUSION; SALINIZATION; SEDIMENT-WATER INTERFACE; SEEPAGE; UNCONFINED AQUIFER;

COMACCHIO; EMILIA-ROMAGNA; FERRARA; ITALY;

EID: 84882934895     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.07.037     Document Type: Article

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