Active saltwater intrusion of shrinking Bakhtegan -Thask Lakes in South Iran threatens the freshwater resources of coastal aquifers

Study region: Eight Coastal aquifers (CA) of Bakhtegan and Tashk lakes (BTL) and salt marsh, southern Iran Study focus: BTL, Wetlands of International Importance, have been shrinking due to reduction in surface discharge, groundwater overexploitation, and drought. We show that this resulted in an in...

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Main Authors: Maryam Vahidipour, Ezzat Raeisi, Sjoerd E.A.T.M. van der Zee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-04-01
Series:Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214581821000197