Influence of sea-level rise on freshwater lenses of different atoll island sizes and lens resilience to storm-induced salinization

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 502, Issue , 2013, Pages 18-26

  Chui, Ting Fong May ^a   Terry, James P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Atoll island; Freshwater lens; Groundwater hydrology; Sea level rise; Washover salinization

Indexed keywords

ATOLL ISLAND; FRESHWATER LENS; GROUND-WATER HYDROLOGY; SEA LEVEL RISE; WASHOVER;

GROUNDWATER; POTABLE WATER; SEA LEVEL; STORMS; WETLANDS;

SALINE WATER;

ATOLL; DRINKING WATER; EUSTACY; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; ISLAND; NUMERICAL MODEL; SALINE INTRUSION; SALINIZATION; SEA LEVEL; SWAMP; TOPOGRAPHY; UNCONFINED AQUIFER; VULNERABILITY; WASHOVER;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL);

EID: 84883779699     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.08.013     Document Type: Article

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