Hydrogeological uncertainties in delineation of leakage at karst dam sites, the Zagros Region, Iran

Journal of Cave and Karst Studies

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 305-317

  Mohammadi, Zargham ^a   Raeisi, Ezatollah ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAM; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYDROGEOLOGY; KARST HYDROLOGY; LEAKAGE; RESERVOIR; SPELEOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONIC SETTING;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; ZAGROS;

EID: 43349099181     PISSN: 10906924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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