Hydrological characterization and estimation of aquifer properties from electrical sounding data in Sagar Island region, south 24 parganas, west Bengal, India

Asian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 60-74

  Majumdar, R K ^a   Das, D ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Fresh water aquifer; Geoelectric; Hydraulic conductivity; Sagar island; Schlumberger array; True resistivity

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; BOREHOLE; ESTIMATION METHOD; GEOELECTRIC FIELD; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDRODYNAMICS; VERTICAL ELECTRICAL SOUNDING;

INDIA; SAGAR ISLAND; WEST BENGAL;

EID: 80051875102     PISSN: 18191886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajes.2011.60.74     Document Type: Article

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