Considering barometric pressure in groundwater flow investigations

Water Resources Research

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 14-1-14-18

  Spane, F A ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Barometric efficiency; Barometric pressure; Confined aquifer; Groundwater flow; Hydraulic head; Unconfined aquifer

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; WELLS;

TEMPORAL EFFECTS;

GROUNDWATER;

GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULIC HEAD; PRESSURE; WATER LEVEL; WELL WATER;

EID: 0036592326     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001wr000701     Document Type: Article

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