From days to decades: Numerical modelling of freshwater lens response to climate change stressors on small low-lying islands

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 933-949

  Holding, S ^a   Allen, D M ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOODS; SEA LEVEL; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; STORMS; WATER;

DIFFERENT DENSITIES; FLUX-CONTROLLED; FRESHWATER LENS; FUTURE CLIMATE; HYDROGEOSPHERE; REMEDIAL ACTIONS; SEA LEVEL RISE; TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL SCALE;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CARBONATE; CLIMATE CHANGE; FRESHWATER; HURRICANE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STORM SURGE;

ANDROS [BAHAMAS]; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAHAMAS; CARIBBEAN SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 84923164076     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-19-933-2015     Document Type: Article

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