The different characteristics of aquifer parameters and their implications on pumping-test analysis

Ground Water

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 25-29

  Jiao, J J ^b   Zheng, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; NUMERICAL METHODS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WATER WELLS;

AQUIFER STORATIVITY; AQUIFER TRANSMISSIVITY; CONSTANT RATE PUMPING CONDITIONS;

AQUIFERS;

EID: 0030760915     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.1997.tb00056.x     Document Type: Article

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