Factors influencing ground-water recharge in the eastern United States

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 332, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 187-205

  Nolan, Bernard T ^a   Healy, Richard W ^a   Taber, Patrick E ^a   Perkins, Kimberlie ^a   Hitt, Kerie J ^a   Wolock, David M ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chloride tracer; Darcian; Ground water; Nonlinear regression; Recharge

Indexed keywords

HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

CHLORIDE TRACERS; NONLINEAR REGRESSION;

GROUNDWATER FLOW;

GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

GROUNDWATER; PHREATIC ZONE; RECHARGE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VADOSE ZONE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845564392     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2006.06.029     Document Type: Article

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