Interactions of diffuse and focused allogenic recharge in an eogenetic karst aquifer (Florida, USA)

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 767-781

  Langston, Abigail L ^b   Screaton, Elizabeth J ^a   Martin, Jonathan B ^a   Bailly Comte, Vincent ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Floridan aquifer; Groundwater surface water relations; Hydraulic properties; Karst; USA

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; HYDRAULIC HEAD; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; KARST; POROSITY; RECHARGE; WATER LEVEL; WATER TABLE;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; SANTA FE RIVER [FLORIDA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861662778     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-012-0845-3     Document Type: Article

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