Spatial and temporal analysis of groundwater level fluctuation in dhaka city, Bangladesh

Asian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 49-57

  Akther, H ^a   Ahmed, M S ^a   Rasheed, K B S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Dupi Tila Aquifer; Land subsidence; Recharges

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER CHARACTERIZATION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; RECHARGE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SUBSIDENCE; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; URBANIZATION; WATER LEVEL; WATER STORAGE; WATER TABLE;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; DHAKA [BANGLADESH]; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 70350605193     PISSN: 18191886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajes.2009.49.57     Document Type: Article

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