Hydrological behavior of a deep sub-vertical fault in crystalline basement and relationships with surrounding reservoirs

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 509, Issue , 2014, Pages 42-54

  Roques, C ^a   Bour, O ^a   Aquilina, L ^a   Dewandel, B ^b   Leray, S ^a   Schroetter, JM ^b   Longuevergne, L ^a   Le Borgne, T ^a   Hochreutener, R ^a   Labasque, T ^a   Lavenant, N ^a   Vergnaud Ayraud, V ^a   Mougin, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b BRGM   (France)

Author keywords

Crystalline rocks; Fault zone; Hydrogeology; Large scale pumping test; Lineament; Sustainable groundwater resource

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE BASEMENT; FAULT ZONE; GEOLOGICAL INFORMATION; GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT; LINEAMENT; PUMPING TESTS; SPATIAL HETEROGENEITY; SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

AQUIFERS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; CRYSTALLINE ROCKS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; PUMPS; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

FAULTING;

BASEMENT ROCK; CRYSTALLINITY; ESTIMATION METHOD; FAULT ZONE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; PERMEABILITY; RECHARGE; WATER FLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84890103567     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.11.023     Document Type: Article

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