A numerical modelling and neural network approach to estimate the impact of groundwater abstractions on river flows

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 339, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 15-28

  Parkin, G ^a   Birkinshaw, S J ^a   Younger, P L ^a   Rao, Z ^b   Kirk, S ^c  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Halcrow Group Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abstraction; Groundwater; Neural networks; Numerical modeling; River aquifer interaction

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CATCHMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEURAL NETWORKS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ABSTRACTION; NUMERICAL MODELING; RIVER-AQUIFER INTERACTION;

STREAM FLOW;

AQUIFERS; CATCHMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEURAL NETWORKS; STREAM FLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AQUIFER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROUNDWATER ABSTRACTION; METHODOLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; RIVER FLOW; SPATIAL VARIATION;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34248343038     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2007.01.041     Document Type: Article

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