Effect of sea-level rise on future coastal groundwater resources in southern Florida, USA
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Abstract
An existing variable‐density groundwater flow and solute transport model, developed for the northern part of Broward County, Florida, was used to predict the effect of sealevel rise on future coastal groundwater resources. Using average annual conditions from 2005, simulations were performed for 100 years into the future using four different rates of sea‐level rise: 0, 24, 48, and 88 centimeters per century. Results from these predictive analyses suggest that the average concentration of groundwater withdrawn at the municipal well field will exceed the potable limit after 70, 60, 55, and 49 years, respectively, for the four simulations.
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Langevin, C.D., Zygnerski, M.R., White, J., Hughes, J.D., 2010, Effect of sea-level rise on future coastal groundwater resources in southern Florida, USA, in Proceedings of the 21st Salt Water Intrusion Meeting, Azores, Portugal, 2010, p. 125-128.
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| Publication type | Conference Paper |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Conference Paper |
| Title | Effect of sea-level rise on future coastal groundwater resources in southern Florida, USA |
| Year Published | 2010 |
| Language | English |
| Contributing office(s) | Florida Water Science Center-Ft. Lauderdale |
| Description | 4 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Conference publication |
| Larger Work Title | Proceedings of the 21st Salt Water Intrusion Meeting, Azores, Portugal, 2010 |
| First page | 125 |
| Last page | 128 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Broward County |
| Projection | Universal Transverse Mercator, Zone 17 |