Introduction to the special issue on aquifer-sedimentology: Problems, perspectives and modern approaches

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 129, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 179-186

  Huggenberger, Peter ^a   Aigner, Tom ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aquifer sedimentology; Geophysical methods; Statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; FLUID FLOW; GEOPHYSICAL METHOD; GROUNDWATER; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

EID: 0033491961     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(99)00101-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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