Fundamental Concepts of Recharge in the Desert Southwest: A Regional Modeling Perspective

Groundwater Recharge in a Desert Environment: The Southwestern United States

Volumn 9, Issue , 2013, Pages 159-184

  Flint, Alan L ^a   Flint, Lorraine E ^a   Hevesi, Joseph A ^a   Blainey, Joan B ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

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Groundwater flow Southwestern States

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EID: 84886315467     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1029/009WSA10     Document Type: Chapter

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