Pedological characteristics related to groundwater occurrence in the Tarkwa area, Ghana

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 363-376

  Kuma, J S ^a,b   Younger, P L ^b  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PEDOLOGY; SOIL CLASSIFICATION; SOIL PROPERTY;

GHANA;

EID: 0036217884     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-5362(01)80069-5     Document Type: Article

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