Drought Index as Indicator of Salinization of the Salento Aquifer (Southern Italy)

Salento peninsula (Southern Italy) hosts a coastal carbonate and karst aquifer. The semi-arid climate is favourable to human settlement and the development of tourism and agricultural activities, which involve high water demand and groundwater exploitation rates, in turn causing groundwater depletio...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Maria Rosaria Alfio, Gabriella Balacco, Alessandro Parisi, Vincenzo Totaro, Maria Dolores Fidelibus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Water
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/12/7/1927