Spatial variability of groundwater recharge and its effect on shallow groundwater quality in Southern New Jersey

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 677-691

  Nolan, Bernard T ^a   Baehr, Arthur L ^b   Kauffman, Leon J ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Geological Survey   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HERBICIDES; URBAN GROWTH; WATER QUALITY;

AQUIFER VULNERABILITY; ATRAZINE CONCENTRATIONS; EXCEEDANCE PROBABILITY; GROUND WATER RECHARGE; NITRATE CONCENTRATION; NONPARAMETRIC METHODS; PEDO-TRANSFER FUNCTIONS; TOPOGRAPHIC WETNESS INDEX;

RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS);

EID: 33845520262     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/2.4.677     Document Type: Article

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