Estimating aquifer hydraulic properties using sinusoidal pumping at the Savannah River site, South Carolina, USA

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 466-482

  Rasmussen, Todd C ^a   Haborak, Kevin G ^b   Young, Michael H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Golder International   (United States)

^c DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Equipment; Field techniques; Groundwater hydraulics; Hydraulic properties; Hydraulic testing; Sinusoidal testing

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER CHARACTERIZATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; LEAKAGE; PUMPING; TRANSMISSIVITY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0242416133     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-003-0255-7     Document Type: Article

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