Shallow groundwater in the northeast arid zone of Nigeria

Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 341-355

  Carter, R C ^a   Alkali, A G ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alluvium; Shallow aquifers; Water resources

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL AQUIFER; AQUIFER; AQUIFER RECHARGE; ARID ENVIRONMENT; ARID REGION; ARID ZONE; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; RECHARGE; WATER RESOURCES;

NIGERIA;

EID: 0030441841     PISSN: 04812085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.QJEGH.1996.029.P4.07     Document Type: Article

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