Fractured-aquifer hydrogeology from geophysical logs: Brunswick group and Lockatong Formation, Pennsylvania

Ground Water

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 182-192

  Morin, Roger H ^a   Senior, Lisa A ^b   Decker, Edward R ^c  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; LITHOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEDIMENTS; WATER WELL LOGGING;

FRACTURED AQUIFER HYDROLOGY; GEOPHYSICAL LOGS;

AQUIFERS;

AQUIFER; BOREHOLE LOGGING; FRACTURED MEDIUM; HYDROGEOLOGY;

PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034161351     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2000.tb00329.x     Document Type: Article

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