Effect of sea-level rise on salt water intrusion near a coastal well field in Southeastern Florida

Groundwater

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 781-803

  Langevin, Christian D ^a   Zygnerski, Michael ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Broward County Environmental Protection and Growth Management Department   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL AQUIFER SYSTEMS; DRINKING WATER STANDARDS; HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS; PUBLIC DOMAINS; SEA LEVEL RISE; SENSITIVITY SIMULATION; SOLUTE TRANSPORT MODEL; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS;

AQUIFERS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; WATER SUPPLY;

SEA LEVEL;

CALIBRATION; COASTAL AQUIFER; DISSOLVED LOAD; DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; NUMERICAL MODEL; SALINE INTRUSION; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; WATER SUPPLY; WELL WATER;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

SEA WATER; WELL WATER;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; SEA; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLORIDA; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OCEANS AND SEAS; SEAWATER; WATER WELLS;

EID: 84883552426     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: 17456584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2012.01008.x     Document Type: Article

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