Groundwater flow in a volcanic-sedimentary coastal aquifer: Telde area, Gran Canaria, Canary islands, Spain

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 305-320

  Cabrera, M C ^a   Custodio, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Canary Islands; Groundwater flow; Hydraulic properties; Intensive use; Volcanic terrains

Indexed keywords

COASTAL AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER ABSTRACTION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; HYDROGEOLOGY; PLIOCENE; VOLCANIC ROCK;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANARY ISLANDS; EURASIA; EUROPE; GRAN CANARIA; LAS PALMAS; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 3242682643     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-003-0316-y     Document Type: Article

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