Bias in ground-water data caused by well-bore flow in long-screen wells

Ground Water

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 262-273

  Church, Peter E ^b   Granato, Gregory E ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CONTAMINATION; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULICS; POLLUTION DETECTION; THERMAL PLUMES; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER WELL LOGGING;

BOREHOLE INDUCTION LOGS; LONG SCREEN WELLS; PLUME DETECTION; WATER QUALITY SAMPLING; WELL BORE FLOW;

WATER WELLS;

EID: 0030106368     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.1996.tb01886.x     Document Type: Article

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