Application of numerical modeling for groundwater flow system analysis in the Akaki catchment, Central Ethiopia

Mathematical Geosciences

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 887-906

  Ayenew, Tenalem ^a   Demlie, Molla ^b   Wohnlich, Stefan ^c  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Addis Ababa; Akaki; Groundwater management; Mod flow; Modeling; Volcanic aquifer

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FLOW PATTERNS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STEADY FLOW;

BOUNDARY CONDITION; CATCHMENT; FLOW MODELING; FLOW PATTERN; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDRODYNAMICS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; UNCONFINED AQUIFER; WATER SUPPLY;

ADDIS ABABA; AFRICA; AKAKI RIVER; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 56349162160     PISSN: 18748961     EISSN: 18748953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11004-008-9144-x     Document Type: Article

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