Susceptibility to enhanced chemical migration from depression-focused preferential flow, high plains aquifer

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1172-1184

  Gurdak, Jason J ^a   Walvoord, Michelle A ^a   McMahon, Peter B ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGROCHEMICAL; AQUIFER POLLUTION; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; HYDROGEOLOGY; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLLUTION MONITORING; PREFERENTIAL FLOW; RECHARGE; VADOSE ZONE; WATER TABLE;

GREAT PLAINS; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 57349131041     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2007.0145     Document Type: Article

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