Aquitard distribution in a northern reach of the Miami valley aquifer, Ohio, USA: Part 1. three-dimensional geostatistical evaluation of physical heterogeneity

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 12-24

  Ritzi, Robert W ^a   Dominic, David F ^a   Kausch, Kenneth W ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001863972     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100400050079     Document Type: Article

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