The effect of low-permeability fault zones on groundwater flow in a compartmentalized system. Experimental evidence from a carbonate aquifer (Southern Italy)

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1577-1587

  Petrella, Emma ^a   Aquino, Durante ^a   Fiorillo, Francesco ^b   Celico, Fulvio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANNIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbonate aquifer; Compartment; Fault zone; Groundwater flow; Heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

CARBONATION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY;

CARBONATE AQUIFER; COMPARTMENT; COMPARTMENTALIZED SYSTEMS; EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; FAULT ZONE; HETEROGENEITY; STATISTICAL DATA ANALYSIS; TRANSIENT CONDITIONS;

AQUIFERS;

AQUIFER; CARBONATE; COMPARTMENTALIZATION; FAULT ZONE; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HETEROGENEITY; PERMEABILITY; SUBSURFACE FLOW;

ITALY;

EID: 84923804111     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.10294     Document Type: Article

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