Hydrogeological environment and groundwater occurrences of the alluvial aquifers in parts of the Central Ganga Plain, Uttar Pradesh, India

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 969-978

  Umar, Rashid ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aquifer system; Central Ganga Plain; Groundwater flow; Hydraulic properties; India

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL PLAIN; AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; HYDRAULICS; WATER LEVEL;

ASIA; EURASIA; GANGETIC PLAIN; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33749425851     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-005-0019-7     Document Type: Article

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