Overview
- Specifically covers hydrogeological problems of fractured rocks
- A total methodology of investigations covered in an integrated manner
- Discusses in detail estimation of hydraulic properties from field tests
- Separate chapters on fracture studies, remote sensing, GIS, groundwater quality, contaminant transport, flow modelling and groundwater resources management
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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About this book
Hydrogeology is a topical and growing subject as the earth's water resources become scarcer and more vulnerable. More than half of the surface area of continents is covered with hard rocks of low permiability.
This book deals comprehensively with the fundamental principles for understanding the hydrogeological characteristics of rocks, as well as exploration techniques and assessment. It also provides in depth discussion on structural mapping, remote sensing, geophysical exploration, GIS, groundwater flow modelling and contaminant transport, field hydraulic testing including tracer tests, groundwater quality, geothermal reservoirs, managed aquifer recharge, and resources assessment and management.
Hydrogeological aspects of various lithology groups, including crystalline rocks, volcanic rocks, carbonate rocks and clastic formations have been dealt with separately, using and discussing examples from all over the world. It will be an invaluable text book cum reference source for postgraduate students, researchers, exploration scientists and engineers engaged in the field of groundwater development in fractured rocks.
Applied Hydrogeology of Fractured Rocks - Second Edition is thoroughly revised and extended with a new chapter, updated sections, many new examples, and expanded and updated references.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Applied Hydrogeology of Fractured Rocks
Book Subtitle: Second Edition
Authors: B.B.S. Singhal, R.P. Gupta
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8799-7
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010
Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-481-8798-0Published: 06 September 2010
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-9019-3Published: 04 December 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-90-481-8799-7Published: 20 August 2010
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XIX, 408
Topics: Hydrogeology, Economic Geology, Geographical Information Systems/Cartography, Hydrology/Water Resources, Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences, Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry