Analysis of fresh-saline water interface at the Shatt Al-Arab estuary

International Journal of River Basin Management

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 17-25

  Brandimarte, Luigia ^a   Popescu, Ioana ^a   Neamah, Nezar Kadhim ^a,b  

^a UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

^b Ministry of Water Resources   (Iraq)

Author keywords

3D numerical modelling; MOHID; salt intrusion; Shatt Al Arab

Indexed keywords

PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA;

EID: 84922251369     PISSN: 15715124     EISSN: 18142060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15715124.2014.945092     Document Type: Article

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