Identification of aquifer and well parameters from step-drawdown tests

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1591-1601

  Avci, Cem B ^a   Ciftci, Emin ^a   Sahin, A Ufuk ^a  

^a BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Derivative analysis; Groundwater hydraulics; Hydraulic testing; Step drawdown test; Well loss

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; DRAWDOWN; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROGEOLOGY; TIME DEPENDENT BEHAVIOR;

EID: 77958507063     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-010-0620-2     Document Type: Article

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