Combined interpretation of radar, hydraulic, and tracer data from a fractured-rock aquifer near Mirror Lake, New Hampshire, USA

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 1-14

  Day Lewis, Frederick D ^a,b   Lane Jr , John W ^b   Gorelick, Steven M ^c  

^a BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fractured rocks; Geophysical methods; Ground water flow; Invers emodeling; Tracer tests

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; FRACTURED MEDIUM; GROUNDWATER FLOW; INVERSE ANALYSIS;

NEW HAMPSHIRE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 31144464687     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-004-0372-y     Document Type: Article

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