Application of the water table fluctuation method to characterize groundwater recharge in the Pampa plain, Argentina;Application de la méthode de fluctuation du niveau piézométrique pour caractériser la recharge des eaux souterraines dans la plaine de la Pampa (Argentine)

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1445-1455

  Varni, Marcelo ^a,b   Comas, Rocío ^a,c   Weinzettel, Pablo ^a,d   Dietrich, Sebastián ^a,e  

^a Instituto de Hidrología de Llanuras dr E J Usunoff   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL CENTRO DE LA PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c YPF S A   (Argentina)

^d Universidad Provincial del Sudoeste   (Argentina)

^e Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

groundwater recharge; plain; specific yield; water table fluctuation method

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA; GROUND WATER RECHARGE; PAMPA PLAINS; PLAIN; RECHARGE WATER; SPECIFIC YIELD; WATER TABLE FLUCTUATIONS; WATER TABLES;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS);

ESTIMATION METHOD; GROUNDWATER; RECHARGE; WATER LEVEL; WATER TABLE;

ARGENTINA; PAMPAS;

EID: 84886434771     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: 21503435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02626667.2013.833663     Document Type: Article

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