The influence of geologic structures on deformation due to ground water withdrawal

Ground Water

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 202-211

  Burbey, Thomas J ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA REDUCTION; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

ALLUVIAL DEPOSITS; ANISOTROPIC AQUIFER SYSTEM; GEOLOGIC STRUCTURES; VERTICAL SURFACE DEFORMATIONS;

GROUNDWATER;

WATER;

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; ANISOTROPY; AQUIFER; BOUNDARY CONDITION; DEFORMATION; DISPLACEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FAULT ZONE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE; GPS; GROUNDWATER ABSTRACTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERMEABILITY; PUMPING; TESTING METHOD; WELL;

ARTICLE; GEOLOGY;

GEOLOGY; WATER;

MESQUITE; NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

PROSOPIS;

EID: 40149100658     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: 17456584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2007.00395.x     Document Type: Article

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