Numerical modeling of the effects of beach slope on water-table fluctuation in the unconfined aquifer of Donghai Island, China;Modélisation numérique des effets de pente du rivage sur les fluctuations de la surface d'un aquifère libre, Ile Donghai, Chine

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 383-396

  Zhou, Pengpeng ^a,b   Li, Guomin ^a   Lu, Yaodong ^c   Li, Ming ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c The First Hydrogeological Team Guangdong Geological Bureau   (China)

Author keywords

Beach slope; China; Numerical modeling; Sensitivity analysis; Water table fluctuation

Indexed keywords

BEACH; COASTAL AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNCONFINED AQUIFER; WATER TABLE;

CHINA; DONGHAI [JIANGSU]; JIANGSU;

EID: 84895751639     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-013-1045-5     Document Type: Article

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