Earth-tide and barometric influences on the potentiometric head in a dolomite aquifer near the Vaal River Barrage, South Africa

Water SA

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 353-360

  Hobbs, P J ^a   Fourie, J H ^b  

^a VSA GeoConsultants   (South Africa)

^b Sigma Colliery   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAROMETRY; BARRAGE; CONFINED AQUIFER; DIURNAL VARIATION; EARTH TIDE; WATER LEVEL;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0033865146     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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