Hydraulic interactions between fractures and bedding planes in a carbonate aquifer studied by means of experimentally induced water-table fluctuations (Coaraze experimental site, southeastern France)

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1607-1616

  Charmoille, A ^a   Binet, Stephane ^b   Bertrand, C ^c   Guglielmi, Y ^d   Mudry, J ^c  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE L ENVIRONNEMENT INDUSTRIEL ET DES RISQUES INERIS   (France)

^b STATION DE RADIOASTRONOMIE DE NANÇAY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

^d SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Carbonate rocks; Conceptual models; Fractured rocks; France; Hydraulic properties; Hydrochemistry; Hydrogeochemistry; Karst; Unsaturated zone

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; BEDDING PLANE; CARBONATE ROCK; GROUNDWATER; HYDRAULIC HEAD; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; KARST; PERMEABILITY; WATER EXCHANGE; WATER TABLE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 70350418433     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-009-0470-y     Document Type: Article

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