Controls on groundwater flow in the Bengal Basin of India and Bangladesh: Regional modeling analysis

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1561-1577

  Michael, Holly A ^a,b   Voss, Clifford I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; India; Numerical modeling; Regional hydrogeology; Sustainable groundwater management

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; FLOW PATTERN; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROGEOLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PUMPING; WATER BUDGET; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; BENGAL; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 69149104409     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-008-0429-4     Document Type: Article

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