Assessment of groundwater vulnerability using modified DRASTIC model in Kharun Basin, Chhattisgarh, India

Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 1-22

  Sinha, M K ^a   Verma, M K ^b   Ahmad, I ^b   Baier, K ^a   Jha, R ^c   Azzam, R ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Aquifer vulnerability; DRASTI LU model; GIS; Groundwater; Hydrogeology; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; GIS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROGEOLOGY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LAND USE; POLLUTION MONITORING; REMOTE SENSING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; VULNERABILITY; WATER TABLE;

CHHATTISGARH; INDIA; KHARUN BASIN;

EID: 84971330741     PISSN: 18667511     EISSN: 18667538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12517-015-2180-1     Document Type: Article

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