Lens (hydrology)
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In hydrology a lens is a layer of subsurface freshwater that floats on top of denser sea water. They arise when rainwater permeates down through the soil surface and then pools over a layer of saltwater at or below sealevel. Freshwater lenses are commonly found on small coral and limestone islands and atolls. [1][2]
References
- ^ Ryan T. Bailey, John W. Jenson, Arne E. Olsen (04-2008). "An Atoll Freshwater Lens Algebraic Model for Groundwater Management in the Caroline slands" (PDF). University of Guam, Water and Environmental Research Institute of the Western Pacific. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Freshwater lens". United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
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