A proposed framework for hydrogeological conceptual modelling

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 261-273

  Brassington, F C ^a   Younger, P L ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conceptual model; Environmental assessment; Groundwater; Hydrogeology; Impact assessment; Risk

Indexed keywords

AUDIT TRAILS; CASE HISTORY; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; CONCEPTUAL MODELLING; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; GROUNDWATER SYSTEM; HYDROGEOLOGICAL; IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; SIMPLIFYING ASSUMPTIONS; SULPHATES;

AQUIFERS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS;

GROUND WATER; SURFACE WATER;

AQUIFER; CEMETERY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; HYDROGEOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SULFATE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOLOGY; HYDRODYNAMICS; PLANNING; PLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD; TOPOGRAPHY; WATER FLOW; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 78049433447     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: 17476593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2009.00173.x     Document Type: Article

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