Simulation-optimization approach to assess groundwater availability in Refugio County, TX

Environmental Geology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 921-929

  Uddameri, V ^a   Kuchanur, M ^a  

^a Frank H Dotterweich College of Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal aquifers; Linear programming; MODFLOW; Multi aquifer system; Sustainability; Texas; USA

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; OPTIMIZATION;

COASTAL AQUIFERS; MULTI-AQUIFER SYSTEMS; SEMI-ARID REGIONS;

GROUNDWATER;

COASTAL AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; LINEAR PROGRAMING; SALINE INTRUSION; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER INDUSTRY; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CORPUS CHRISTI; NORTH AMERICA; REFUGIO COUNTY; SAN ANTONIO; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846080131     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-006-0455-2     Document Type: Article

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