Investigation of groundwater flow in karst areas using component separation of natural potential measurements

Environmental Geology

Volumn 37, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 19-25

  Wanfang, Zhou ^a   Beck, Barry F ^a   Stephenson, J Brad ^a  

^a PE LaMoreaux & Associates Inc Tuscaloosa   (United States)

Author keywords

Groundwater recharge; Karst terrane; Natural potential technique; Topographic effect

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; INFILTRATION; RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS);

KARST TERRANE; NATURAL POTENTIAL (NP) METHOD; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

GROUNDWATER FLOW;

ELECTROCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER EXPLORATION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; KARST HYDROLOGY;

EID: 0032963866     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002540050355     Document Type: Article

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