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Fresh and saline groundwater interaction in coastal aquifers: Is our technology ready for the problems ahead?

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Co-workers V.F. Bense and B.M. van Breukelen at the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam and especially G.H.P. Oude Essink at The Netherlands Institute of Applied Geosciences are gratefully acknowledged for their prompt and constructive criticism on the manuscript

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Post, V.E.A. Fresh and saline groundwater interaction in coastal aquifers: Is our technology ready for the problems ahead?. Hydrogeol J 13, 120–123 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-004-0417-2

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