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Closed-form analytical solutions for assessing the consequences of sea-level rise on groundwater resources in sloping coastal aquifers by Chesnaux, R.

“…The impacts of sea-level rise due to climate change on seawater intrusion in sloping-shore coastal unconfined aquifers are investigated. The study provides…”
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Closed-form analytical solutions for assessing the consequences of sea-level rise on unconfined sloping island aquifers by Chesnaux, R.

“…Closed-form analytical solutions for assessing the consequences of sea-level rise on fresh groundwater oceanic island lenses are provided for the cases of both…”
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An Analytical Method for Assessing Recharge Using Groundwater Travel Time in Dupuit‐Forchheimer Aquifers by Chesnaux, R., Santoni, S., Garel, E., Huneau, F.

“…An analytical solution to calculate the recharge of unconfined aquifers with Dupuit‐Forchheimer type flow conditions is proposed. This solution is derived from…”
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Water footprint of hydraulic fracturing in Northeastern British Columbia, Canada by Wisen, J., Chesnaux, R., Wendling, G., Werring, J.

“…The method of hydraulic fracturing used to exploit unconventional shale gas has raised public concerns over the volumes of freshwater that are extracted for…”
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An analytical methodology to estimate the changes in fresh groundwater resources with sea-level rise and coastal erosion in strip-island unconfined aquifers: illustration with Savary Island, Canada by Chesnaux, R., Marion, D., Boumaiza, L., Richard, S., Walter, J.

“…Closed-form analytical solutions for assessing the consequences of climate change on fresh groundwater oceanic island lenses have been developed by…”
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How groundwater seepage and transport modelling software can be useful for studying gaseous transport in an unsaturated soil by Chesnaux, R

“…The aim of this paper is to show how standard hydrogeologic software, usually used to model contaminant transport in groundwater under unsaturated conditions,…”
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Regional fracture network permeability using outcrop scale measurements by Chesnaux, R., Allen, D.M., Jenni, S.

“…Estimating the hydraulic properties of fractured aquifers is challenging due to the complexity of structural discontinuities that can generally be measured at…”
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Groundwater travel times for unconfined island aquifers bounded by freshwater or seawater by Chesnaux, R, Allen, D. M

“…Analytical solutions for calculating groundwater travel times within unconfined island aquifers are given for cases of both a freshwater-bounded island (island…”
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A New Method to Characterize Hydraulic Short-Circuits in Defective Borehole Seals by Chesnaux, R., Chapuis, R.P., Molson, J.W.

“…A new approach has been developed to detect, characterize, and quantify hydraulic short‐circuits in boreholes with faulty seals. The methodology, applicable to…”
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Assessment of the Impact of Nutrient Management Practices on Nitrate Contamination in the Abbotsford-Sumas Aquifer by Chesnaux, R, Allen, D. M, Graham, G

“…The impact of recent changes to nutrient management practices in raspberry fields on the loading and subsequent transport of nitrate through the vadose zone of…”
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Simulating Nitrate Leaching Profiles in a Highly Permeable Vadose Zone by Chesnaux, R, Allen, D. M

“…An approach is developed to simulate leaching of a dissolved chemical constituent in the vadose zone of an aquifer. Specifically, nitrate loading at the water…”
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analytical solution for ground water transit time through unconfined aquifers by Chesnaux, R, Molson, J.W, Chapuis, R.P

“…An exact, closed-form analytical solution is developed for calculating ground water transit times within Dupuit-type flow systems. The solution applies to…”
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Comparing isotopic groundwater age measurements with simulated groundwater ages: example of the Abbotsford-Sumas Aquifer (USA and Canada) and application by Chesnaux, R., Allen, D. M., Simpson, M. W. M.

“…Elevated nitrate concentrations have been documented since the 1970s within the trans‐national Abbotsford–Sumas aquifer, situated in the central Fraser Valley…”
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