Recharge of aquifers by flood events in an arid region

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 695-712

  Shentsis, Isabella ^a   Rosenthal, Eliyahu ^b  

^a Hydrological Service of Israel   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aquifer recharge; Arid region; Flood events; Groundwater extraction; Hazeva Formation; Lateral flow; Model; Transmission losses; Water balance

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AQUIFERS; ARID REGIONS; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY;

EXTRACTION RATE;

FLOODS;

AQUIFER; FLOOD; HYDROGEOLOGY; RECHARGE;

AQUIFER; ARID REGION; FLOODING; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; RECHARGE; TRANSMISSION LOSS;

ISRAEL;

EID: 0037338377     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.1160     Document Type: Article

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