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Hydrology of (Shallow) Coastal Regions

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Integrated Coastal Zone Management

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The water cycle of coastal regions is characterized by the interplay between the different hydrological processes. It can be described by the general water balance equation of a system, quantifying the change of water in a defined area.

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    kf is the coefficient of permeability or hydraulic conductivity; data has been provided by the Lower Saxonian Agency for Mining, Energy and Geology.

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    Darcy’s law in general: v = kf*I, where v = rate of water flow (volume per time), kf= coefficient of permeability and I= hydraulic gradient.

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Ahlhorn, F. (2018). Hydrology of (Shallow) Coastal Regions. In: Integrated Coastal Zone Management. Wasser: Ökologie und Bewirtschaftung. Springer Vieweg, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-17052-3_4

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