A structural and geophysical approach to the study of fractured aquifers in the Scansano-Magliano in Toscana Ridge, southern Tuscany, Italy

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1233-1246

  Francese, Roberto ^a   Mazzarini, Francesco ^b   Bistacchi, Andrea ^c   Morelli, Gianfranco ^d   Pasquarà, Giorgio ^e   Praticelli, Nicola ^f   Robain, Henry ^g   Wardell, Nigel ^a   Zaja, Annalisa ^f  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OCEANOGRAFIA E DI GEOFISICA SPERIMENTALE OGS   (Italy)

^b SEZIONE DI PISA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^d Geostudi Astier Srl   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^g INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Fractured rocks; Geophysical methods; Groundwater exploration; Italy; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER POLLUTION; EXPLOITATION; FAULT ZONE; FRACTURED MEDIUM; GEOPHYSICAL METHOD; GROUNDWATER EXPLORATION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; IMAGING METHOD; RESERVOIR; TECTONICS; WATER RESOURCE;

APENNINES; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TUSCANY;

EID: 67649400578     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-009-0435-1     Document Type: Article

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