Coastal Hydrogeology

Offers a comprehensive volume discussing groundwater problems in coastal areas, spanning fundamental science to practical water management.

Jimmy Jiao (Author), Vincent Post (Author)

9781107030596, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 9 May 2019

418 pages
25.3 x 18 x 2.4 cm, 0.98 kg

'Coastal Hydrogeology is a well written and comprehensive monograph that is founded in deep understanding and practical experience …The book has a global feeling and is urban-aware; coastal megacities are often the locus of the problems.' Michael C. Sukop, Groundwater

Water resources are of enormous societal and ecological importance. In coastal areas, they are under ever greater pressure due to population growth, more affluent lifestyles, food production and the growing tourism industry. Changes to the coastal landscape, through urbanisation and land reclamation, and by natural processes such as climate change and sea level rise, modify the interaction between seawater and groundwater and put water resources at risk. This comprehensive volume covers both theory and practice of coastal hydrogeology. It discusses hydrochemistry; submarine groundwater discharge; groundwater management; palaeo-hydrology; land reclamation; climate change and sea level rise; and mathematical models of variable-density flow. With its up-to-date coverage and numerous case studies that illustrate practical implications, it is perfect for students, practitioners, managers and researchers who wish to develop an in-depth understanding of topics relevant to sustainably managing coastal groundwater resources.

Foreword John A. Cherry
1. Introduction to coastal groundwater systems
2. Governing equations for density-variable flow
3. Analytical solutions for a steady freshwater-saltwater interface
4. Groundwater tidal dynamics
5. Hydrogeochemistry of coastal aquifer systems
6. Seawater intrusion
7. Submarine groundwater discharge
8. Coastal palaeo-hydrogeology
9. Impact of land reclamation on coastal groundwater systems
10. Sea level change and coastal aquifers
11. Tide-induced airflow in unsaturated zones
12. Coastal aquifer management and seawater intrusion control
References
Index.

Subject Areas: Sustainability [RNU], Climate change [RNPG], Deltas, estuaries, coastal regions [RGBP], Oceanography [seas RBKC]