Analysis of aquifer heterogeneity within a well capture zone, comparison of model data with field experiments: A case study from the river Wiese, Switzerland

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 111-128

  Regli, Christian ^a   Rauber, Martin ^b   Huggenberger, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b Rauber Consulting   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Geostatistics; Groundwater modeling; Hydrostratigraphy; River restoration; Sequential indicator simulation; Tracer; Water quality; Well capture zone

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HETEROGENEITY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING;

SWITZERLAND; WIESE RIVER;

EID: 0038720489     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00027-003-0645-x     Document Type: Review

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