Authors / CoAuthors
Ivkovic, K.M. | Marshall, S.K. | Carey, H. | Morgan, L.K. | Sundaram, B. | Dixon-Jain, P. | Caruana, L. | Garlapati, N. | Werner, A.D.
Abstract
Fresh groundwater stored in Australian coastal aquifers constitutes an important resource for humans and the natural environment. However, many Australian coastal aquifers are vulnerable to seawater intrusion the landward encroachment of seawater into coastal aquifers. This report is one technical assessment of the National Seawater Intrusion Project, aimed at characterising current and future seawater intrusion vulnerability of Australian coastal aquifers. This report outlines the development of a typological framework to categorise coastal aquifers and assist in their assessment of vulnerability. The report includes a characterisation of the different hydrogeological and climatic settings of Australia's coastal aquifer. Using public and confidential information, simplified cross-sectional conceptual models of case study areas were developed and aquifer parameters were tabulated for 28 case study areas (CSAs). Key hydrogeological characteristics are analysed and tabulated for use in other aspects of the overall vulnerability assessment.
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74648
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Cnr Jerrabomberra Ave and Hindmarsh Dr GPO Box 378
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- groundwater
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- water resources
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- coasts
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- hydrogeology
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- marine
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- Earth Sciences
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Publication Date
2013-01-01T00:00:00
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Series Information
2013/004
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The project was funded for the National Water Commission and produced for their 'Waterlines' Series.
Parent Information
Extents
[-44.0, -9.0, 110.0, 156.0]
Reference System
WGS 84 (EPSG:4326)
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Associations
Source Information
Data includes typological information. Specifically this includes the aquifer lithology, aquifer age, aquifer type, aquifer depth and thickness, the inland head, distance from a river, hydraulic conductivity, specific yield and net recharge. Data was collected predominately from open-source information as well as grey literature and pers comms.