Use of alternative conceptual models to assess the impact of a buried valley on groundwater vulnerability

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 659-674

  Seifert, Dorte ^a   Sonnenborg, Torben O ^a   Scharling, Peter ^a   Hinsby, Klaus ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Buried valleys; Conceptual models; Groundwater flow; Groundwater protection; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROGEOLOGY; INCISED VALLEY; NUMERICAL MODEL; RECHARGE; RIVER DISCHARGE; VULNERABILITY;

EID: 45849092630     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-007-0252-3     Document Type: Article

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