Start, development and status of the regulator-led national groundwater resources modelling programme in England and Wales

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 364, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 19-37

  Whiteman, M I ^a   Seymour, K J ^a   Van Wonderen, J J ^b   Maginness, C H ^c,d   Hulme, P J ^a,e   Grout, M W ^a   Farrell, R P ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b MOTT MACDONALD   (United Kingdom)

^c AMEC FOSTER WHEELER   (United States)

^d PATTLE DELAMORE PARTNERS LTD   (New Zealand)

^e pjHYDRO Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER ABSTRACTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MODEL TEST; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

EID: 84863868954     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP364.3     Document Type: Article

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