Heterogeneous aquitard properties in sedimentary successions in the Apennine chain: Case studies in southern Italy

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 23, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 3365-3371

  Petrella, Emma ^a   Celico, Fulvio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aquitard; Carbonate aquifer; Marly clayey calcareous successionsiliciclastic deposits; Southern Italy

Indexed keywords

AQUITARDS; CARBONATE AQUIFER; GROUND WATER DISCHARGE; GROUNDWATER FLOW SYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER SOURCES; HYDRAULIC CHARACTERIZATION; ISOTOPIC INVESTIGATION; LUGEON TESTS; NEAR-SURFACE; ROCK PERMEABILITY; SILICICLASTIC ROCKS; SOUTHERN ITALY; STRESS RELEASE; TEST SITE;

CARBONATION; DEPOSITS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY;

AQUIFERS;

AQUIFER; AQUITARD; DISCHARGE; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROGEOLOGY; PERMEABILITY; SILICICLASTIC DEPOSIT;

APENNINES; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 70549105104     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7441     Document Type: Article

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