GIS based hydrogeological vulnerability mapping of groundwater resources in Jerash area - Jordan

Geofisica Internacional

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 85-87

  Hammouri, Nezar ^a   El Naqa, A ^a  

^a HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

DRASTIC; EPIK; GIS; Groundwater; Jordan; Karst; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; GIS; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; MODELING; POLLUTANT SOURCE; VULNERABILITY; WASTEWATER; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; JORDAN; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 46649115160     PISSN: 00167169     EISSN: 2954436X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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