Empirical assessment of the influence of the unsaturated zone on aquifer vulnerability, Manawatu region, New Zealand

Ground Water

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 193-199

  Bekesi, Gabor ^a   McConchie, Jack ^b  

^a Horizons MW   (New Zealand)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOILS; SORPTION;

DRILLERS LOGS; PHREATIC SURFACE; SPATIALLY DISTRIBUTED PARAMETER; VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS;

AQUIFERS;

AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; UNSATURATED ZONE; VULNERABILITY;

MANAWATU; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

EID: 0034161465     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2000.tb00330.x     Document Type: Article

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