Indicator geostatistics for reconstructing Baton Rouge aquifer-fault hydrostratigraphy, Louisiana, USA;Indicateurs géostatistiques pour reconstituer l'hydrostratigraphie de la faille aquifère de Bâton Rouge, Louisiane, USA

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1731-1747

  Elshall, Ahmed S ^a   Tsai, Frank T C ^a   Hanor, Jeffrey S ^b  

^a Louisiana State University   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquifer characterization; Fault architecture; Geostatistics; Hydrostratigraphy; USA

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892841690     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-013-1037-5     Document Type: Article

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