Geophysical characterization of the León-Chinandega aquifer, Nicaragua

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 349-362

  Corriols, Marvin ^a,b   Dahlin, Torleif ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE NICARAGUA   (Nicaragua)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aquifer geometry; Coastal aquifers; Geophysical methods; Nicaragua; Vertical electrical soundings

Indexed keywords

COASTAL AQUIFER; GEOMETRY; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; HYDROGEOLOGY; TOPOGRAPHY; VERTICAL ELECTRICAL SOUNDING; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING;

CENTRAL AMERICA; CHINANDEGA; LEON [NICARAGUA]; NICARAGUA;

EID: 41349116106     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-007-0262-1     Document Type: Article

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