Delineation of regional arid karstic aquifers: An integrative data approach

Ground Water

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 396-413

  Wolaver, Brad D ^a   Sharp Jr , John M ^a   Rodriguez, Juan M ^b   Ibarra Flores, Juan Carlos ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

^c Área de Protección de Flora Y Fauna Cuatrociénegas ^*  (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROGEOLOGY; INTEGRATION; PERMEATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ARID KARSTIC AQUIFERS; GEOLOGIC MAPPING; HYDROGEOLOGIC DATA; MEXICO;

AQUIFERS;

AQUIFER; CHLORIDE; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; GIS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROGEOLOGY; KARSTIFICATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERMEABILITY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); TOPOGRAPHY; WATER BUDGET;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; MEXICO; TIME; WATER FLOW; WATER SUPPLY;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHY; MEXICO; TIME FACTORS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER SUPPLY;

COAHUILA; CUATRO CIENEGAS; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 42949121514     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: 17456584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2007.00405.x     Document Type: Article

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