Evidence for deep groundwater flow and convective heat transport in mountainous terrain, Delta County, Colorado, USA

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1582-1598

  Lazear, Gregory D ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Convection; Groundwater flow; Heat flow; Mountainous terrain; Springs

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HEAT FLOW; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; TERRAIN; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; WATER TABLE;

COLORADO; DELTA COUNTY [COLORADO]; GRAND MESA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 37849185058     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-006-0058-8     Document Type: Article

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