Estimation of natural recharge and its relation with aquifer parameters in and around Tuticorin town, Tamil Nadu, India

Current Science

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 217-226

  Rangarajan, R ^a   Mondal, N C ^a,b   Singh, V S ^a   Singh, S V ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b Texas A and M University   (United States)

Author keywords

Costal belt; Natural recharge; Pumping test; Tracers

Indexed keywords

EID: 69249162742     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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