Introduction to hydrogeology
By: Johannes C. Nonner.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Boca Raton, Fla
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780415875554
Subjects: Hydrogeology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: General background; title: 1.1.1 the scope of the science; title: 1.1.2 the application of hydrogeology; title: 1.1.3 historical background of the science; title: 1.1.4 history of groundwater use; title: Hydrological systems; title: 1.2.1 earth and water; title: 1.2.2 water at land surface; title: 1.2.3 surface water systems; title: 1.2.4 the unsaturated zone; title: 1.2.5 groundwater systems; title: Rocks and groundwater; title: Basic concepts; title: 2.1.1 physical properties of water and rock; title: 2.1.2 groundwater system terminology; title: Formation of groundwater systems; title: 2.2.1 groundwater systems in metamorphic and intrusive rock; title: 2.2.2 development of aquifers in volcanic rock; title: 2.2.3 aquifer formation in consolidated sediments; title: 2.2.4 unconsolidated sediments and groundwater systems; title: Groundwater exploration methods; title: 2.3.1 methods at land surface; title: 2.3.2 subsurface investigation methods; title: Groundwater movement; title: Principles of groundwater flow; title: 3.1.1 groundwater flow in unconsolidated rock; title: 3.1.2 groundwater flow in consolidated rock; title: Flow in groundwater systems; title: 3.2.1 basic concepts; title: 3.2.2 regional groundwater flow; title: 3.2.3 local groundwater flow; title: 3.2.4 pumping test methodology; title: The flow systems concept; title: 3.3.1 formation of flow systems; title: 3.3.2 flow computations; title: Water balances; title: Groundwater balance concepts; title: 4.1.1 the general idea; title: 4.1.2 practical application of groundwater balances; title: Groundwater balance estimation methods; title: 4.2.1 basic concepts and recharge; title: 4.2.2 discharge and storage; title: 4.2.3 groundwater balances using flow computations and modelling; title: Groundwater balances and their environment; title: 4.3.1 groundwater recharge and climate; title: 4.3.2 groundwater balances and geology; title: Groundwater chemistry; title: Groundwater and chemical processes; title: 5.1.1 chemical properties of water and rock; title: 5.1.2 development of groundwater chemistry; title: Groundwater chemistry and rock types; title: 5.2.1 groundwater chemistry in consolidated rocks; title: 5.2.2 groundwater chemistry in unconsolidated rocks; title: Development of groundwater; title: Groundwater management; title: 6.1.1 water management; title: 6.1.2 the role of groundwater; title: Groundwater planning and investigations; title: 6.2.1 water planning; title: 6.2.2 selection of investigation methods; title: 6.2.3 groundwater monitoring; title: Groundwater resources studies; title: 6.3.1 regional groundwater availability; title: 6.3.2 groundwater demand; title: 6.3.3 local groundwater development.