Simulated response of water quality in public supply wells to land use change

Water Resources Research

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  McMahon, P B ^a   Burow, K R ^a   Kauffman, L J ^a   Eberts, S M ^a   Bohlke J K ^a   Gurdak, J J ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; TRAVEL TIME; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION; DEGRADATION REACTION; DISTRIBUTION OF PARTICLES; GROUNDWATER FLOW MODEL; PUBLIC SUPPLY WELLS; SOURCE WATER PROTECTION; TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL VARIABILITY; WATER QUALITY RESPONSE;

LAND USE;

FLOW MODELING; GROUNDWATER FLOW; IRRIGATION; LAND USE CHANGE; RECHARGE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TIMESCALE; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER YIELD; WELL WATER;

CALIFORNIA; MODESTO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69249198268     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007WR006731     Document Type: Article

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