Data integration and standardization in cross-border hydrogeological studies: A novel approach to hydrostratigraphic model development

Environmental Geology

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1441-1453

  Allen, Diana M ^a   Schuurman, Nadine ^a   Deshpande, Aparna ^a   Scibek, Jacek ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aquifer heterogeneity; Data integration; GIS; Groundwater modelling; Hydrostratigraphic model; Semantic standardization

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; SEMANTICS; STANDARDIZATION;

DATA INTEGRATION; HYDROSTRATIGRAPHIC MODELS;

HYDROGEOLOGY;

AQUIFER; DATA ACQUISITION; DATA SET; FLOW MODELING; GIS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HETEROGENEITY; HYDROGEOLOGY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; STANDARDIZATION; STRATIGRAPHY;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 38149064506     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-007-0753-3     Document Type: Article

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