Aquitard effect on drawdown in water table aquifers

Water Resources Research

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1-6

  Zlotnik, Vitaly A ^a   Zhan, Hongbin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DRAINAGE; WATER;

AQUITARD EFFECT; AQUITARD-AQUIFER INTERFACE; DRAWDOWN; WATER TABLE AQUIFERS;

AQUIFERS;

AQUITARD; DRAWDOWN; UNCONFINED AQUIFER; WATER TABLE;

EID: 22444446745     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004WR003716     Document Type: Article

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