Application of remote-sensing data to groundwater exploration: A case study of the Cross River State, southeastern Nigeria

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 394-404

  Edet, A E ^a   Okereke, C S ^a   Teme, S C ^b   Esu, E O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

^b RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

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EID: 0000796666     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100400050162     Document Type: Article

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