Impact of a very low enthalpy plant on a costal aquifer: a case study in Southern Italy

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 2093-2104

  Masciale, Rita ^a   De Carlo, Lorenzo ^a   Caputo, Maria Clementina ^a  

^a WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coastal aquifer characterization; Geothermal energy; Long term pumping test; Seawater intrusion

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; ENTHALPY; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOLOGY; PUMPS; SALT WATER INTRUSION; SEAWATER;

COASTAL AQUIFERS; GEOTHERMAL FLUIDS; GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES; GROUNDWATER HEAT PUMPS; METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH; PUMPING TESTS; QUANTITATIVE CHARACTERIZATION; QUANTITATIVE EQUILIBRIUM;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

AQUIFER CHARACTERIZATION; ASSESSMENT METHOD; COASTAL AQUIFER; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENTHALPY; EXPLOITATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GEOTHERMAL POWER; HYDROGEOLOGY; INSTALLATION; MONITORING; POWER PLANT; PUMPING; SALINE INTRUSION;

ITALY;

EID: 84937525330     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-015-4193-1     Document Type: Article

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