Field monitoring and dual permeability modelling of water flow through unsaturated calcareous rocks

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 392, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 40-53

  Pirastru, Mario ^a   Niedda, Marcello ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calcareous rock; Dual permeability model; Field monitoring; Groundwater recharge; Rock matrix; Unsaturated flow

Indexed keywords

CALCAREOUS ROCK; DUAL PERMEABILITY MODEL; FIELD MONITORING; GROUNDWATER RECHARGE; ROCK MATRIX; UNSATURATED FLOWS;

AQUIFERS; ARID REGIONS; CEMENTS; CLIMATE MODELS; DATA PROCESSING; FLOW OF WATER; FRACTURE; GEOLOGIC MODELS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDRAULICS; HYDROGEOLOGY; RAIN; ROCKS; SOIL MOISTURE; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; TIME MEASUREMENT;

RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS);

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVAPORATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INFILTROMETER; PERMEABILITY; RECHARGE; SOIL MOISTURE; TOPSOIL; VADOSE ZONE; WATER FLOW; WATER RETENTION; WATER TABLE;

EID: 77956617821     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2010.07.045     Document Type: Article

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