Effects of rainwater-harvesting-induced artificial recharge on the groundwater of wells in Rajasthan, India

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2061-2073

  Stiefel, John M ^a,b   Melesse, Assefa M ^a   McClain, Michael E ^a   Price, René M ^a   Anderson, Elizabeth P ^a,c   Chauhan, Narendra K ^d  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b World Vision   (United States)

^c FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^d M L SUKHADIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Artificial recharge; India; Rainwater harvesting; Tracer tests; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL RECHARGE; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GROUNDWATER FLOW; NUMERICAL MODEL; RAINWATER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TABLE; WELL WATER;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; RAJASTHAN; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 71049127061     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-009-0491-6     Document Type: Article

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