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Salinity, Salination and Freshening of the Different Base-Levels and Their Adjoining Groundwater Systems

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Following the description of the main base-level types (Chap. 2), the salinity configurations and processes that prevail in these different base-levels and their adjoining groundwater systems, are discussed herein. In addition, the main mechanisms of salination and freshening that occur, both as a result of base-level changes and anthropogenic activity, are also described. The description basically deals with the two main types of base-levels, the global marine base-level and the continental endorheic base-levels. Regarding the latter, special attention is paid to endorheic base-levels that are considerable below sea level that are close to the sea (see also Chap. 11).

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Kafri, U., Yechieli, Y. (2010). Salinity, Salination and Freshening of the Different Base-Levels and Their Adjoining Groundwater Systems. In: Groundwater Base Level Changes and Adjoining Hydrological Systems. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13944-4_6

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