Estimating recharge rates for a groundwater model using a GIS

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 510-518

  Fayer, M J ^a   Gee, G W ^a   Rockhold, M L ^a   Freshley, M D ^a   Walters, T B ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CONTAMINATION; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; IMPURITIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS); RUNOFF; SOILS; WASTES;

VADOSE ZONE; VEGETATION; WATER CONTENT MEASUREMENT;

GROUNDWATER;

GROUND WATER;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; QUALITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER FLOW;

EID: 0030152755     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq1996.00472425002500030016x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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