Oscillatory Slug-Test Data Sets: A Comparison of Two Methods

Ground Water

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 827-835

  Weight, Willis D ^a   Wittman, Gregory P ^b  

^a MONTANA TECH OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GASTROPODA;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDRAULICS; SPREADSHEETS; WATER LEVELS;

KIPP METHOD; OSCILLATORY SLUG TEST DATA SETS;

AQUIFERS;

EID: 0033323872     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.1999.tb01181.x     Document Type: Review

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