Groundwater flows in weathered crystalline rocks: Impact of piezometric variations and depth-dependent fracture connectivity

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 511, Issue , 2014, Pages 320-334

  Guiheneuf N ^a,b   Boisson, A ^a   Bour, O ^b   Dewandel, B ^c   Perrin, J ^a   Dausse, A ^a   Viossanges, M ^a   Chandra, S ^d   Ahmed, S ^d   Marechal J C ^c  

^a Indo French Centre for Groundwater Research   (India)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^c BRGM   (France)

^d NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Fractures connectivity; Groundwater flow; Hard rock; Semi arid region; Sustainable groundwater resources; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; ARID REGIONS; BOREHOLES; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; CRYSTALLINE ROCKS; FRACTURE; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROGEOLOGY; WATER LEVELS; WATERSHEDS;

AQUIFER VULNERABILITY; GROUNDWATER CHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER FLOW MODEL; HARD ROCKS; HYDRAULIC CONNECTIVITY; SEMI-ARID REGION; SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; VULNERABILITY;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

AQUIFER; BOREHOLE; CRYSTALLINE ROCK; FRACTURE; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HARD ROCK; PUMPING; SAPROLITE; SEMIARID REGION; VULNERABILITY; WATER LEVEL; WATER RESOURCE; WATERSHED;

ANDHRA PRADESH; INDIA;

EID: 84894040047     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.01.061     Document Type: Article

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