Groundwater resources in a semi-arid area: A case study from central Sudan

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 453-466

  Farah, E A ^a   Abdullatif, O M ^b   Kheir, O M ^c   Barazi, N ^d  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

^c Geol Res Authority of the Sudan   (Sudan)

^d TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; WATER RESOURCE;

AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; WATER RESOURCES;

SUDAN, KHARTOUM BASIN;

EID: 0031431690     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-5362(97)00116-4     Document Type: Article

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