Influences of aquifer properties on flow dimensions in dolomites

Ground Water

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 660-668

  Verbovšek, Timotej ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER PROPERTIES; AVERAGE VALUES; DATA POINTS; DIAGENETICS; FRACTIONAL FLOW; FRACTURE NETWORK; HIGHER DIMENSIONS; HYDROGEOCHEMICAL; INVERSE MODELING; LOWER TRIASSIC; ON FLOW; PARTIALLY PENETRATING WELLS; PUMPING TESTS; SLOVENIA;

AQUIFERS; DISSOLUTION; FRACTAL DIMENSION; HYDROGEOLOGY; INVERSE PROBLEMS; LITHOLOGY; MINERALS; WELLS;

FRACTURE;

CHANNEL FLOW; CORRELATION; DATA SET; DIAGENESIS; DOLOMITE; FLOW MODELING; FLOW PATTERN; FRACTURE GEOMETRY; FRACTURE NETWORK; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; LITERATURE REVIEW; LITHOLOGY; RADIAL FLOW; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW; TRIASSIC; WELL WATER;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY; SLOVENIA; WATER FLOW; WATER SUPPLY;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY; SLOVENIA; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER SUPPLY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SLOVENIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ANISIA;

EID: 69949123396     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: 17456584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2009.00577.x     Document Type: Article

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