The impact of intensive groundwater abstraction on recharge to a shallow regional aquifer system: Evidence from Bangladesh

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 901-916

  Shamsudduha, Mohammad ^a   Taylor, Richard G ^a   Ahmed, Kazi M ^b   Zahid, Anwar ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

^c Bangladesh Water Development Board   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Bangladesh; Groundwater monitoring; Groundwater recharge water budget; Over abstraction

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER ABSTRACTION; RECHARGE; WATER BUDGET; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TABLE;

BANGLADESH; BENGAL;

EID: 79958210851     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-011-0723-4     Document Type: Article

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