A new approach to model the spatial and temporal variability of recharge to karst aquifers

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2219-2231

  Hartmann, A ^a   Lange, J ^a   Weiler, M ^a   Arbel, Y ^b   Greenbaum, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE ROCK; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; DISTRIBUTED FLOW; EPIKARST; GROUND WATER RECHARGE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; ITERATIVE CALIBRATION; KARST AQUIFER; KARST SYSTEM; KARSTIC; MODEL CALIBRATION; MODEL PERFORMANCE; NEAR-SURFACE; RECHARGE PROCESS; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIABILITY; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; STATISTICAL VARIABLES; SYSTEM PROPERTY;

AQUIFERS; CALIBRATION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; TIME SERIES;

RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS);

CALIBRATION; CAVE; DISSOLUTION; HETEROGENEITY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; KARST; RECHARGE; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TIME SERIES;

HAIFA [ISRAEL]; ISRAEL; MOUNT CARMEL;

EID: 84864219800     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-16-2219-2012     Document Type: Article

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