Spatial variability of specific yield and vertical hydraulic conductivity in a highly permeable alluvial aquifer

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 388, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 379-388

  Chen, Xunhong ^a   Song, Jinxi ^a,b   Wang, Wenke ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CHANG'AN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alluvial aquifer; Direct push equipment; Drainage experiment; Permeameter test; Specific yield

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL AQUIFERS; DIRECT-PUSH; DIRECT-PUSH EQUIPMENT; DRAINAGE EXPERIMENTS; PERMEAMETER TEST; SPECIFIC YIELD;

AQUIFERS; EXPERIMENTS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDRAULIC MACHINERY; PUMPS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TEST FACILITIES; TESTING;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY;

DRAINAGE; ERROR ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HETEROGENEITY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PERMEABILITY; PERMEAMETER; PUMPING; SEDIMENT CORE; SPATIAL VARIATION; UNCONFINED AQUIFER; VERTICAL MOVEMENT; WATER TABLE; WATER YIELD;

EID: 77953649895     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2010.05.017     Document Type: Article

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