Spatial distribution of groundwater production and development potential in the volta river basin of ghana and burkina faso

Water International

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 239-249

  Martin, Nicola ^a   van de Giesen, Nick ^b  

^a FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Development potential; Groundwater; Groundwater use; Hydrogeology; Volta River basin; West Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 20844451934     PISSN: 02508060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02508060508691852     Document Type: Article

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