Effects of meteorological and hydrogeological factors on gross recharge percentage at unconfined sandy aquifers with an equatorial climate

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 21, Issue 18, 2007, Pages 2493-2503

  Tan, Stephen Boon Kean ^a   Shuy, Eng Ban ^a   Chua, Lloyd Hock Chye ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Equatorial climate; Gross recharge percentage; Hydrogeological factors; Meteorological factors; Rainfaall recharge relationships; Recharge threshold; Unconfined sandy aquifers

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; EVAPORATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); POROSITY; RAIN; WATER MANAGEMENT;

GROSS RECHARGE PERCENTAGE; NORMAL-LOG RELATIONSHIP; RAINFALL INTENSITY;

RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS);

AQUIFERS; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; EVAPORATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); POROSITY; RAIN; RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS); WATER MANAGEMENT;

GROUNDWATER; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROGEOLOGY; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RECHARGE; UNCONFINED AQUIFER;

EID: 34548319128     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.6415     Document Type: Article

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