The persistence of the water budget myth and its relationship to sustainability

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 549-554

  Devlin, John F ^a   Sophocleous, Marios ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

General hydrogeology; Groundwater management; Groundwater recharge water budget

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER ABSTRACTION; HYDROGEOLOGY; PUMPING; RECHARGE; WATER BUDGET; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 24944490789     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-004-0354-0     Document Type: Article

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