Fractured bedrock and saprolite hydrogeologic controls on groundwater/surface-water interaction: A conceptual model (Australia)

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1969-1989

  Banks, Edward W ^a   Simmons, Craig T ^a   Love, Andrew J ^a   Cranswick, Roger ^a   Werner, Adrian D ^a   Bestland, Erick A ^a   Wood, Martin ^a   Wilson, Tania ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Government of South Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Fractured rocks; Groundwater surface water relations; Hydrochemistry; Saprolite

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; BEDROCK; FRACTURED MEDIUM; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; HYDROCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; SAPROLITE; WATER CHEMISTRY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MOUNT LOFTY RANGES; QUEENSLAND; SCOTT CREEK [QUEENSLAND]; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 71049179925     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-009-0490-7     Document Type: Article

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