A new model (DRASTIC-LU) for evaluating groundwater vulnerability in parts of central Ganga Plain, India

Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 927-937

  Alam, Fakhre ^a   Umar, Rashid ^b   Ahmed, Shakeel ^a   Dar, Farooq Ahmad ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Central Ganga Plain; DRASTIC LU; Groundwater vulnerability; Hindon Yamuna interfluve

Indexed keywords

CLAY; DECISION MAKING; GROUNDWATER; MAPPING; NUMERICAL MODEL; RIVER BED; WATER LEVEL; WATER QUALITY;

GANGETIC PLAIN; INDIA;

EID: 84896695147     PISSN: 18667511     EISSN: 18667538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12517-012-0796-y     Document Type: Article

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