Permeability profiles in granular aquifers using flowmeters in direct-push wells

Ground Water

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 534-547

  Paradis, Daniel ^a,b   Lefebvre, René ^b   Morin, Roger H ^c   Gloaguen, Erwan ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^c DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION METHODS; CONSOLIDATED ROCKS; DIRECT-PUSH; GRAPHICAL APPROACH; HIGH RESOLUTION; HYDROGEOLOGICAL MODELS; K-VALUES; SLUG TEST; UNCONSOLIDATED AQUIFERS; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS;

AQUIFERS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOWMETERS; HYDROGEOLOGY; MEASUREMENTS; NUMERICAL METHODS;

WELLS;

AQUIFER; BOREHOLE; FLOWMETER; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERMEABILITY; PUMPING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; UNCONSOLIDATED MEDIUM; WELL WATER;

ARTICLE; FLOWMETER; HYDRODYNAMICS; PERMEABILITY; WATER CYCLE; WATER FLOW;

FLOWMETERS; HYDRODYNAMICS; PERMEABILITY; WATER CYCLE; WATER MOVEMENTS;

EID: 79959530806     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: 17456584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2010.00761.x     Document Type: Article

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