The challenges and implications of assessing groundwater recharge: A study - Northern Sandveld, Western Cape, South Africa

Water SA

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 623-629

  Conrad, Julian ^a   Nel, Jaco ^b   Wentzel, Johan ^b  

^a GEOSS Geohydrological Spatial S   (South Africa)

^b Formerly of the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; SURFACE WATERS; WATER SUPPLY;

GROUNDWATER INFLOW; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; SURFACE WATER FLOWS; WATER BALANCE;

RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS);

GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; HYDROGEOLOGY; RECHARGE; WATER BUDGET;

AQUIFERS; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; GROUND WATER; SURFACE WATER; WATER SUPPLY;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE; WORLD;

EID: 11944249663     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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