A new analytical method for groundwater recharge and discharge estimation

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 450-451, Issue , 2012, Pages 17-24

  Liang, Xiuyu ^a   Zhang, You Kuan ^a,b  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Discharge estimation; Groundwater recharge; Linearized Boussinesq equation; Recharge estimation; Unconfined aquifer

Indexed keywords

BOUSSINESQ EQUATIONS; DISCHARGE ESTIMATION; GROUND WATER RECHARGE; RECHARGE ESTIMATION; UNCONFINED AQUIFERS;

AQUIFERS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; LINEARIZATION; WATER LEVELS; WATER SUPPLY;

RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS);

AQUIFER; BOUSSINESQ EQUATION; DISCHARGE; DRAINAGE; ESTIMATION METHOD; GROUNDWATER; MONITORING; NUMERICAL MODEL; RECHARGE; WATER LEVEL; WATER TABLE;

EID: 84862691766     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.05.036     Document Type: Article

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