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Estimation Of Hydraulic Properties Of The Shallow Aquifer System For Selected Basins In The Blue Ridge And The Piedmont Physiographic Provinces Of The Southeastern U.S. Using Streamflow Recession And Baseflow Data, Farshad Baloochestani

Geosciences Dissertations

The objectives of this research are to measure the aquifer properties (S, T, and K) of selected watersheds delineated to the U.S. Geological Survey gauging stations using streamflow recession and baseflow data and to describe the relations among the properties of shallow aquifers and the physical properties of the basins, such as slope, regolith type and thickness, and land use type. Geographic Information System (GIS) techniques are utilized to investigate critical physiographic controls on transmissivity and storage coefficients on a regional basis. Moreover, the effect of evapotranspiration on recession index is illustrated. Finally, a detailed quantitative comparison of results for …