Snow impact on groundwater recharge in Table Mountain Group aquifer systems with a case study of the Kommissiekraal River catchment South Africa

Water SA

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 275-282

  Wu, Yong ^a   Xu, Yongxin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

ETM image; Kommissiekraal River catchment; Recharge; Snowmelt; TMG

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; RIVERS; SNOW; VEGETATION; WIND;

ENHANCED THEMATIC MAPPER (ETM) IMAGES; SNOW DENSITY; SOUTH AFRICA; TABLE MOUNTAIN GROUP (TMG);

GROUNDWATER;

GROUNDWATER; INFILTRATION; RECHARGE; SNOWMELT;

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

EID: 22944465096     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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