A numerical study on the relationship between transmissivity and specific capacity in heterogeneous aquifers

Ground Water

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 611-617

  Meier, Peter M ^a,b   Carrera, Jesús ^a   Sánchez Vila, Xavier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b ANDRA   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; HETEROGENEOUS MEDIUM; HYDROGEOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL METHOD; TRANSMISSIVITY;

AQUIFER; HETEROGENEOUS MEDIUM; HYDROGEOLOGY; NUMERICAL METHOD; TRANSMISSIVITY;

EID: 0032764220     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.1999.tb01149.x     Document Type: Article

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