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Author : Allen, D.M.; and Liteanu, E.
Date : 2011.
Title : Modeling the effect of post-glacial sea level change on the saltwater-freshwater interface, Saturna Island, BC.
Publication : Geohydro 2011. Joint Meeting of the Canadian Quaternary Association and the Canadian Chapter of the International Association of Hydrogeologists. August 28-31, 2011. Quebec City, Quebec.
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Abstract
Transient density-dependent flow and solute transport simulations were carried out for Saturna Island, British Columbia, Canada using USGS SUTRA to model the freshwater-saltwater interface over the last 12,000 years. Simulation results show that, considering the approximations used for defining both the hydraulic properties of the aquifer and the amount of recharge to the aquifer, the conceptual model is consistent with the Pleistocene sea level history for the area. Saltwater is able to intrude the aquifer over a period of roughly 500-1000 years, and the current Cl distribution is consistent with that predicted by the model.
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