Factors influencing the hydraulic properties of wells in dolomite aquifers of Slovenia

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 779-795

  Verbovšek, Timotej ^a   Veseliš, Miran ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b Agency for Radwaste Management   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Carbonate rocks; Groundwater statistics; Hydraulic testing; Slovenia

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; CARBONATE ROCK; DOLOMITE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; HYDROGEOLOGY; OVERBURDEN; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; TRANSMISSIVITY; WATER TABLE; WELL WATER;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SLOVENIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ANISIA;

EID: 45849139775     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-007-0250-5     Document Type: Article

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