Flowmetering of drainage wells in Kuwait City, Kuwait

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 234, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 208-227

  Paillet, F L ^a   Senay, Y ^b   Mukhopadhyay, A ^c   Szekely, F ^c  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^b 13001   (Kuwait)

^c Food Rsrc Div Kuwait Inst S   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Aquifers; Flowmeters; Hydraulic conductivity

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE; FLOW MEASUREMENT; GROUNDWATER; WELL TESTING;

AQUIFER; FLOWMETER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; TRANSMISSIVITY; WELL;

KUWAIT;

EID: 0034738474     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(00)00261-4     Document Type: Article

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