Aquifer properties of the chalk of England

Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 371-384

  MacDonald, A M ^a   Allen, D J ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aquifers; Chalk; Pump tests; Storage coefficient; Transmissivity

Indexed keywords

PUMPING TESTS;

CATCHMENTS; FRACTURE; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; STREAM FLOW;

AQUIFERS;

AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER; PUMPING; STORAGE;

AQUIFER; AQUIFER CHARACTERIZATION; CHALK; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; PUMPING; STORAGE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0035174747     PISSN: 14709236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/qjegh.34.4.371     Document Type: Article

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