Methodology to evaluate the renewal period of carbonate aquifers: A key tool for their management in arid and semiarid regions, with the example of Becerrero aquifer, Spain;Méthodologie d'évaluation de la durée de renouvellement d'aquifères carbonatés: Un outil clef pour leur gestion dans les régions arides et semi-arides, avec l'exemple de l'aquifère de Becerrero, Espagne

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 679-689

  Martos Rosillo, Sergio ^a   Marín Lechado, Carlos ^a   Pedrera, Antonio ^b   Vadillo, Iñaki ^c   Motyka, Jacek ^d   Molina, José Luis ^e   Ortiz, Pilar ^f   Ramírez, José María Martín ^f  

^a INSTITUTO GEOLÓGICO Y MINERO DE ESPAÑA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO ANDALUZ DE CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^d AGH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^e UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

Author keywords

3D geological modeling; Carbonate rocks; Groundwater management; Spain; Storage capacity

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; ARID REGION; CARBONATE ROCK; DISCHARGE; GROUNDWATER; POROSITY; RECHARGE; SEMIARID REGION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER STORAGE;

SPAIN;

EID: 84899449064     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-013-1086-9     Document Type: Article

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