Applied Hydrogeology of Fractured Rocks
Hydrology is a topical and growing subject, as the earth's water resources become scarcer and more vulnerable. Although more than half the surface area of continents is covered with hard fractured rocks, there has until now been no single book available dealing specifically with fractured rock...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
1999, 1999
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1999 |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction and basic concepts
- 2. Fractures and discontinuities
- 3. Hydrogeological investigations
- 4. Remote sensing
- 5. Geophysical exploration
- 6. Geographical information systems (GIS)
- 7. Principles of groundwater flow and solute transport
- 8. Hydraulic properties of rocks
- 9. Methods of estimating hydraulic properties of rocks
- 10. Groundwater quality and contamination
- 11. Hydrogeology of crystalline rocks
- 12. Hydrogeology of volcanic rocks
- 13. Hydrogeology of carbonate rocks
- 14. Hydrogeology of clastic formations
- 15. Water wells
- 16. Geothermal reservoirs and hot dry rock systems
- 17. Assessment and management of groundwater resources
- References