Behaviour of a small sedimentary volcanic aquifer receiving irrigation return flows: La Aldea, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands (Spain);Fonctionnement d'un petit aquifère volcano-sédimentaire bénéficiant de l'excédent d'eaux d'irrigation: La Aldea, Grande Canarie, Iles Canaries (Espagne)

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 865-882

  Cruz Fuentes, T ^a   Heredia, J ^b   Cabrera, M C ^a   Custodio, E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO GEOLÓGICO Y MINERO DE ESPAÑA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arid and semi arid area; Canary Islands (Spain); Conceptual models; Integrated water resources management; Volcanic sedimentary aquifer

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901271378     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-013-1094-9     Document Type: Article

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