A field study (Massachusetts, USA) of the factors controlling the depth of groundwater flow systems in crystalline fractured-rock terrain

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1839-1854

  Boutt, David F ^a   Diggins, Patrick ^a,b   Mabee, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Borehole geophysics; Crystalline rocks; USA

Indexed keywords

BEDROCK; BOREHOLE GEOPHYSICS; CRYSTALLINE ROCK; FRACTURE FLOW; FRACTURE ZONE; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PERMEABILITY; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TERRAIN; WATER LEVEL;

AVALON ZONE; MASSACHUSETTS; NASHOBA TERRANE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78649716407     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-010-0640-y     Document Type: Article

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