Assessment of hydraulic properties in an unconfined alluvial aquifer near Grand Island, Nebraska

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 603-616

  Chen, Xunhong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Groundwater; Hydraulic property; Hydrogeology; Parameter estimation; Partial penetrating well; Pumping test; Unconfined aquifer

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROLOGY; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; WATER WELLS;

HYDROGEOLOGY; PUMPING TESTS; STORAGE COEFFICIENT;

AQUIFERS;

AQUIFER; HYDRAULIC PERFORMANCE;

AQUIFER;

NEBRASKA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032102271     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1998.tb00958.x     Document Type: Article

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