Estimation of vertical diffusivity from seasonal fluctuations in groundwater pressures in deep boreholes near Sellafield, NW England

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 263, Issue , 2006, Pages 155-167

  Streetly, Mike J ^a,b   Heathcote, J A ^a   Degnan, P J ^c  

^a Entec UK Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b ESI New Zealand House   (United Kingdom)

^c United Kingdom Nirex Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLE; DIFFUSIVITY; FLUID PRESSURE; GROUNDWATER; RECHARGE; REPOSITORY;

CUMBRIA; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; SELLAFIELD; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33750294887     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2006.263.01.08     Document Type: Article

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