Simulation of groundwater flow in a crystalline rock aquifer system in Southern Ghana - An evaluation of the effects of increased groundwater abstraction on the aquifers using a transient groundwater flow model

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1084-1094

  Yidana, Sandow Mark ^a   Alfa, Bob ^b   Banoeng Yakubo, Bruce ^a   Obeng Addai, Millicent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^b Water Resources Commission   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Densu Basin; Groundwater abstraction; Hydraulic conductivity; Recharge

Indexed keywords

DENSU BASIN; GROUND WATER RECHARGE; GROUNDWATER ABSTRACTION; HYDROGEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; LEVEL OF ABSTRACTION; PROTECTION OF GROUNDWATER; RECHARGE; TRANSIENT GROUNDWATER FLOW;

ABSTRACTING; AQUIFERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALLINE ROCKS; DIGITAL STORAGE; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROGEOLOGY; WEATHERING; WELL LOGGING;

RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS);

AQUIFER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COUNTRY ROCK; CRYSTALLINE ROCK; GROUNDWATER ABSTRACTION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDRAULIC HEAD; HYDROGEOLOGY; LITHOLOGY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RECHARGE; TERRAIN; WATER LEVEL; WELL LOGGING;

DENSU BASIN; GHANA;

EID: 84891698724     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.9644     Document Type: Article

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