Correlation of hydraulic conductivity with stratigraphy in a fractured-dolomite aquifer, northeastern Wisconsin, USA

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 570-583

  Muldoon, M A ^a   Simo, J A ^b   Bradbury, K R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbonate rocks; Fractured rocks; Hydraulic testing; Hydrostratigraphy; Stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000212987     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-001-0165-5     Document Type: Article

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