The fresh-/salt-water flow and distribution in a cross-section through the dunes of Saidia Plain (north-eastern Morocco)
El Halimi, N.; Chaouni Alia, A.; Lebbe, L.; Beeuwsaert, E.; Walraevens, K. (1999). The fresh-/salt-water flow and distribution in a cross-section through the dunes of Saidia Plain (north-eastern Morocco). Natuurwet. Tijdschr. 79(1-4): 205-211 In: Natuurwetenschappelijk Tijdschrift. L. Walschot/Natuur- en Geneeskundige Vennootschap: Gent. ISSN 0770-1748, more Also appears in:De Breuck, W.; Walschot, L. (Ed.) (1999). Proceedings of the 15th Salt-Water Intrusion Meeting Ghent (Belgium), 25-29 May 1998. Natuurwetenschappelijk Tijdschrift, 79(1-4). Natuurwetenschappelijk Tijdschrift: Gent. 307 pp., more |  |
| Keywords | Models > Mathematical models
Topographic features > Beach features > Dunes
Water > Fresh water
Water > Ground water
Water > Saline water
MED, Morocco [Marine Regions]
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| Authors | | Top | - El Halimi, N.
- Chaouni Alia, A.
- Lebbe, L., more
| - Beeuwsaert, E.
- Walraevens, K., more
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| Abstract | The unconfined aquifer in the coastal plain of Saidia (north-eastern Morocco) is characterized by the presence of salt water. It is composed of unconsolidated Quaternary deposits reaching levels down to -10 to -22 m. Its substratum is constituted by clay or marly clay of Miocene age. Borings with resistivity logging have provided information about the lateral and vertical distribution of groundwater quality. A freshening of groundwater is observed, mainly resulting from recharge in both dune belts. The evolution of the fresh- and salt-water flow and distribution has been modelled in a cross-section by means of a mathematical model, taking the resistivity loggings into account. This cross-section is perpendicular to the shoreline. |
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