Emerging Challenges in Atolls for Sustainable Groundwater Management

查看全文 作　　者：Pallavi [1]Banerjee;[1]V.S.Singh 机构地区：[1]National Geophysical Research Institute 出　　处：《地学前缘》索引2009年第16卷第S1期,共2页 摘　　要：Tropical islands,about 50000 in number,are distributed over the Pacific,Indian and Atlantic Oceans.Limited groundwater resources in the form of lens shaped aquifers,in atolls,are extremely vulnerable to natural processes and human activities.The increasing population on these islands has worsened the groundwater demand supply ratio significantly. This deteriorating ground water condition has come 关 键 词：CORAL ISLANDS GROUNDWATER numerical modeling GROUNDWATER LEVEL sea LEVEL