The vulnerability of karst springs - A case study of the Hubelj spring (SW Slovenia)

Environmental Geology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 865-874

  Trcek B ^a   Veselic M ^b   Pezdic J ^c  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF SLOVENIA   (Slovenia)

^b Agency for Radwaste Management   (Slovenia)

^c Askerceva 12   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Hydraulic behaviour; Karst aquifer; Slovenia; Three component hydrograph separation technique; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; GROUNDWATER; HYDRAULICS; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); STORMS;

BEHAVIOR; KARST AQUIFER; SLOVENIA; THREE-COMPONENT HYDROGRAPH SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; VULNERABILITY;

AQUIFERS;

AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; KARST; TRACER; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SLOVENIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33644832538     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-006-0182-8     Document Type: Article

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