Predicting hydrology of fractured rock masses from geology

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 122, Issue , 2000, Pages 185-202

  La Pointe, Paul R ^a  

^a GOLDER ASSOCIATES INC   (United States)

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EID: 41149156683     PISSN: 00658448     EISSN: 23288779     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/GM122p0185     Document Type: Chapter

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