A high-altitude temporary spring in a compartmentalized carbonate aquifer: The role of low-permeability faults and karst conduits

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 23, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 3354-3364

  Petrella, Emma ^a   Capuano, Paolo ^b   Carcione, Massimiliano ^a   Celico, Fulvio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbonate aquifer; Faults; Karst conduits; Southern Italy; Temporary spring

Indexed keywords

APENNINES; AQUIFER SYSTEMS; CARBONATE AQUIFER; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; FAULT CORE; HEAD LOSS; HIGH ALTITUDE; HYDRAULIC HEADS; HYDROCHEMICALS; HYDROGEOLOGICAL; ISOTOPIC INVESTIGATION; KARST CONDUIT; KARST SYSTEM; LOW PERMEABILITY; SOUTHERN ITALY; SPRING-IN;

AQUIFERS; CAPILLARITY; CARBONATION; HYDROGEOLOGY; LANDFORMS; RESEARCH;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

AQUIFER; COMPARTMENTALIZATION; HYDRAULICS; HYDROCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOLOGY; INFILTRATION; KARST HYDROLOGY; PERMEABILITY; RECHARGE; SPRING WATER; SURFACE WATER;

APENNINES; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 70549102495     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7454     Document Type: Article

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