A parsimonious model for simulating flow in a karst aquifer

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 196, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 47-65

  Barrett, Michael E ^a   Charbeneau, Randall J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); FLOW MEASUREMENT; GROUNDWATER; HYDROLOGY; INFILTRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RAIN; RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS); WATER LEVELS; WATERSHEDS;

KARST AQUIFERS;

AQUIFERS;

AQUIFERS; GROUNDWATER; INFILTRATION; RAINFALL; SIMULATION;

AQUIFER; DISCHARGE; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER RECHARGE; KARST; MODEL; WATER LEVEL;

USA, TEXAS, EDWARDS AQUIFER;

EID: 0031239481     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(96)03339-2     Document Type: Article

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