Estimating submarine groundwater discharge in a South Pacific coral reef lagoon using different radioisotope and geophysical approaches

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 156, Issue , 2013, Pages 49-60

  Tait, Douglas R ^a   Santos, Isaac R ^a   Erler, Dirk V ^a   Befus, Kevin M ^b   Cardenas, M Bayani ^b   Eyre, Bradley D ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Coral reef lagoon; Electrical resistivity; Permeable sediments; Radon; Submarine groundwater discharge

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; DISCHARGE; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; ESTIMATION METHOD; FLUX MEASUREMENT; GEOPHYSICAL METHOD; GROUNDWATER; HETEROGENEITY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LAGOON; LOW TEMPERATURE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERMEABILITY; RADIONUCLIDE;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTH);

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 84883054247     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2013.03.004     Document Type: Article

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