Calibration of models using groundwater age

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 13-16

  Sanford, Ward ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Groundwater age; Inverse modeling

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; GROUNDWATER; INVERSE ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EID: 78651516702     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-010-0637-6     Document Type: Article

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