Discrete fracture network modelling applied to groundwater resource exploitation in southwest Ireland

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 155, Issue , 1999, Pages 83-103

  Jones, Mark A ^a   Pringle, Alec B ^a   Fulton, Iain M ^a   O'Neill, Shane ^b  

^a GOLDER ASSOCIATES LTD   (Canada)

^b O'Neill Ground Water Engineering   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE NETWORK; GROUNDWATER; MINERALIZATION; VEIN (GEOLOGY); WATER RESOURCE;

IRELAND;

CARBONIFEROUS;

EID: 0032761623     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1999.155.01.08     Document Type: Article

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