Hydrochemical facies and ionic ratios of the coastal groundwater aquifer of saudi gulf of aqaba: Implication for seawater intrusion

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 75-87

  Batayneh, Awni ^a   Zaman, Haider ^b   Zumlot, Taisser ^a   Ghrefat, Habes ^a   Mogren, Saad ^a   Nazzal, Yousef ^a   Elawadi, Eslam ^a   Qaisy, Saleh ^a   Bahkaly, Ibrahim ^a   Al Taani, Ahmed ^c  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b TAIBAH UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c YARMOUK UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

factor analysis; Groundwater interaction; hydrochemistry; ionic exchange; Saudi Arabia; seawater interaction; SMI

Indexed keywords

COASTAL AQUIFER; DISSOLVED LOAD; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FACIES; FACTOR ANALYSIS; GROUNDWATER-SEAWATER INTERACTION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; ION EXCHANGE; IONIC COMPOSITION; MIXING; SALINE INTRUSION; SAMPLING;

GULF OF AQABA; INDIAN OCEAN; RED SEA [INDIAN OCEAN]; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 84893274682     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-13-00021.1     Document Type: Article

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