Impact of Climate Change on Salinization of Coastal Water Resources

Water Resources Management

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 2483-2496

  Colombani, N ^a   Osti, A ^b   Volta, G ^b   Mastrocicco, M ^c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^c SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coastal aquifer; Drainage network; Groundwater salinization; Numerical modelling

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CLIMATE CHANGE; DRAINAGE; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; NUMERICAL MODELS; SEA LEVEL;

COASTAL AQUIFERS; DRAINAGE NETWORKS; GROUNDWATER SALINITIES; GROUNDWATER SALINIZATIONS; PARAMETER CALIBRATION; RELATIVE SEA LEVEL RISE; SALINE GROUNDWATER; SALINITY STRATIFICATION;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL AQUIFER; DRAINAGE NETWORK; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SALINIZATION; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEEPAGE;

EID: 84962250587     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: 15731650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-016-1292-z     Document Type: Article

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