Assessment of hydraulic properties of sedimentary and volcanic aquifer systems under arid conditions in the Republic of Djibouti (Horn of Africa)

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 159-170

  Jalludin, Mohamed ^a   Razack, Moumtaz ^b  

^a Research Institute of the Norwegian Medical Association   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

Author keywords

Arid climate; Djibouti; Hydraulic properties; Sedimentary aquifers; Volcanic aquifers

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER CHARACTERIZATION; ARID REGION; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; TRANSMISSIVITY; VOLCANIC ROCK;

AFRICA; DJIBOUTI [EAST AFRICA]; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 2642537712     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-003-0312-2     Document Type: Article

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