An integrated approach to investigate saline water intrusion and to identify the salinity sources in the Central Godavari delta, Andhra Pradesh, India

Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 3709-3724

  L S , Naidu ^a,b   V V S , G Rao ^a   G , T Rao ^a,b   J , Mahesh ^a,b   G , Padalu ^a   V S , Sarma ^a   P R , Prasad ^c   S M , Rao ^a   B M , R Rao ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (India)

^c ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Central Godavari delta; Evaporites; Groundwater; Groundwater Salinity; Ionic ratios

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; CLAY; DISSOLUTION; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; EVAPORITE; GROUNDWATER ABSTRACTION; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; INTEGRATED APPROACH; ION; MIXING; PALEOSALINITY; SALINE INTRUSION; SALINITY; WATER TABLE;

ANDHRA PRADESH; BAY OF BENGAL; GODAVARI DELTA; INDIA; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 84884210916     PISSN: 18667511     EISSN: 18667538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12517-012-0634-2     Document Type: Article

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