A surficial hydrogeologic framework for the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain

US Geological Survey Professional Paper

Volumn , Issue 1680, 2006, Pages 1-44

  Ator, Scott W ^a   Denver, Judith M ^a   Krantz, David E ^a   Newell, Wayne L ^a   Martucci, Sarah K ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SOILS; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; TEXTURES;

GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOLOGY; WATER CHEMISTRY;

ATLANTIC COASTAL PLAIN; NEW JERSEY; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745853426     PISSN: 10449612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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