Gravitational systems of groundwater flow : theory, evaluation, utilization /
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| Author / Creator: | Tóth, J. (Jószef), 1933- |
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| Imprint: | Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009. |
| Description: | xi, 297 p. : ill., maps. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8208806 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- 1. Introduction
- 1.1. The subject matter: definition, history, study methods
- 1.2. Portrayal of groundwater flow systems
- 2. The 'Unit Basin'
- 2.1. The basic flow pattern
- 2.2. Basic patterns of fluid-dynamic parameters
- 3. Flow patterns in composite and heterogeneous basins
- 3.1. Effects of basin geometry
- 3.2. Effects of basin geology
- 3.3. Effects of temporal changes in the water table: transient pore pressures and flow systems
- 3.4. Hydraulic continuity: principle and concept
- 4. Gravity flow of groundwater: a geologic agent
- 4.1. Introduction
- 4.2. The basic causes
- 4.3. The main processes
- 4.4. Manifestations
- 4.5. Summary
- 5. Practical applications: case studies and histories
- 5.1. Characterization and portrayal of regional hydrogeologic conditions
- 5.2. Effects of recharge-discharge area characteristics on groundwater-related practical problems
- 5.3. Site-selection for repositories of high-level nuclear-fuel waste: examples for groundwater flow-system studies
- 5.4. Interpretation and utilization of observed deviations from theoretical patterns of gravity-driven groundwater flow
- 5.5. Exploration for petroleum and metallic minerals
- 5.6. Potential role of flow-system analysis in surface geochemical prospecting
- 6. Epilogue: gravitational systems of groundwater flow and the science of hydrogeology
- Glossary
- References
- Appendices
- Appendix A.
- Appendix B.
- Index