An integrated approach to shallow aquifer characterization: Combining geophysics and geostatistics

Computational Geosciences

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 217-229

  Engdahl, Nicholas B ^a   Weissmann, Gary S ^b   Bonal, Nedra D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquifer characterization; Geophysics; Geostatistics; GPR; Heterogeneity modeling

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; AQUIFER; AQUIFER CHARACTERIZATION; DEPOSITION; DEPOSITION VELOCITY; GEOPHYSICAL METHOD; GEOSTATISTICS; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; HETEROGENEITY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LITHOLOGY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 77249083999     PISSN: 14200597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10596-009-9145-y     Document Type: Article

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