A comparative study of four schemes for groundwater vulnerability mapping in a diffuse flow carbonate aquifer under Mediterranean climatic conditions

Environmental Geology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 586-595

  Vias J M ^a   Andreo, B ^a   Perles, M J ^a   Carrasco, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

AVI and EPIK methods; Diffuse flow carbonate aquifer; DRASTIC; GOD; Mediterranean climate; Southern Spain; Vulnerability mapping

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CARBONATES; CLIMATOLOGY; DIFFUSION; LITHOLOGY; RAIN;

CARBONATE AQUIFERS; MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATE; RAIFALL VARIATIONS; TORREMOLINOS;

GROUNDWATER;

AQUIFER; CARBONATE ROCK; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GROUNDWATER; MAPPING METHOD; RAINFALL; VULNERABILITY;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; WORLD;

EID: 14644421614     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-004-1185-y     Document Type: Article

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