Numerical evaluation of flowmeter test interpretation methodologies

Water Resources Research

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 845-852

  Ruud, N C ^a   Kabala, Z J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA INTERPRETATION; FLOWMETER TEST; FLUID FLOW; GROUNDWATER; HYDRAULIC DIFFUSIVITY;

AQUIFERS; ERRORS; FLOWMETERS; LAYERED; TEST INTERPRETATION;

EID: 0029657367     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96WR00004     Document Type: Article

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