Performance of the steady-state dipole flow test in layered aquifers

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1595-1605

  Xiang, J ^a   Kabala, Z J ^b  

^a Law Eng and Environ Services Inc   (United States)

^b Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquifer characterization; Dipole flow test; Single borehole test

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

SINGLE BOREHOLE TEST; STEADY STATE DIPOLE FLOW TEST;

AQUIFERS;

AQUIFER; FLOW; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELING;

ANISOTROPY RATIO; AQUIFER; DIPOLE FLOW TEST; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 0031253602     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1085(19971015)11:12<1595::aid-hyp489>3.0.co;2-0     Document Type: Article

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