Transmissivity variations in mudstones

Ground Water

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 259-269

  MacDonald, Alan M ^a   Kemp, Simon J ^a   Davies, Jeff ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY; GROUNDWATER; LIMESTONE; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; SANDSTONE; WATER SUPPLY;

MUDSTONES; SMECTITE CLAYS; SUSTAINABLE WATER SUPPLIES; TRANSMISSIVITY;

WATER RESOURCES;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; HYDROGEOLOGY; MUDSTONE; PERMEABILITY; TRANSMISSIVITY; WATER SUPPLY;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 15944370631     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2005.0020.x     Document Type: Article

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