Regional characterization of the Paskapoo bedrock aquifer system, southern Alberta

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1501-1516

  Grasby, Stephen E ^a   Chen, Zhuoheng ^a   Hamblin, Anthony P ^a   Wozniak, Paul R J ^a   Sweet, Arthur R ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; SANDSTONE; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS; WATER SUPPLY; WATER WELLS; WELLS;

ALBERTA; AQUIFER SYSTEMS; BEDROCK AQUIFER SYSTEMS; CANADIAN PRAIRIES; COARSE-GRAINED; FLOW SYSTEMS; FLUVIAL SYSTEMS; FRACTURE DENSITIES; FRACTURE FLOWS; GLACIAL DEPOSITS; GROUNDWATER WELLS; INVERSE RELATIONSHIPS; RAPID POPULATION GROWTHS; RECHARGE PROCESS; SILTSTONE; SILTSTONES;

GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY;

AQUIFER; BEDFORM; BEDROCK; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; FRACTURE FLOW; POROSITY; PRAIRIE; SANDSTONE; WELL;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 60849093769     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/E08-069     Document Type: Article

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