Deciphering Groundwater Potential Zones Using Geospatial Technology: A Study in Bankura Block I and Block II, Bankura District, West Bengal

Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 205-214

  Nag, S K ^a   Ray, S ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Groundwater potential zone; Hydrogeomorphology; Lineament length density; Multi influencing factor (MIF); Slope map; Weighted index overlay analysis (WIOA)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920101832     PISSN: 2193567X     EISSN: 21914281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13369-014-1511-y     Document Type: Article

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