Field hydrogeology / / Rick Brassington

• Pubblicazione: Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley Blackwell, 2017; Hoboken, N.J. : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2017
• Edizione: 4th ed
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (312 pages)
• Disciplina: 551.49
• Soggetto topico: Hydrogeology - Fieldwork
• Classificazione: 452.9; 551.48
• Note generali: Includes bibliographical references (p. 274-279) and index
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The Geological Field Guide Series -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Dedication -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION -- 1.1 Groundwater Systems -- 1.2 Conceptual Model -- 1.3 Groundwater Computer Modelling -- 1.4 Hydrogeological Report Writing -- 1.5 Expert Witness -- Chapter 2: DESK STUDY -- 2.1 Defining the Area -- 2.2 Identifying the Aquifers -- 2.3 Groundwater Levels -- 2.4 Surface Water -- 2.5 Recharge -- 2.6 Groundwater Use -- 2.7 Groundwater Chemistry -- 2.8 Aerial Photographs and Satellite Imagery -- 2.9 Planning a Fieldwork Programme -- Chapter 3: FIELD EVALUATION OF AQUIFERS. 3.1 Grain Size Analysis3.2 Hydraulic Properties of Aquifers -- 3.3 Hydraulic Properties and Rock Types -- 3.4 Assessing Hydraulic Properties -- 3.5 Using Hydraulic Property Information -- Chapter 4: GROUNDWATER LEVELS -- 4.1 Water-Level Dippers -- 4.2 Continuous Water-Level Recorders -- 4.3 Measuring Ground Levels and Locations -- 4.4 Tool-Box -- 4.5 Well Catalogue -- 4.6 Field Surveys for Wells, Boreholes and Springs -- 4.7 Interpretation of Abstraction Borehole Water Levels -- 4.8 Groundwater-Level Monitoring Networks -- 4.9 Groundwater-Level Fluctuations -- 4.10 Managing Groundwater-Level Data. 4.11 Constructing Groundwater Contour Maps and Flow Nets4.12 Interpretation of Contour Maps and Flow Nets -- 4.13 Using Other Groundwater Information -- Chapter 5: RAINFALL, SPRINGS AND STREAMS -- 5.1 Precipitation -- 5.2 Evaporation -- 5.3 Springs -- 5.4 Stream-Flow Measurement -- 5.5 Stage-Discharge Relationships -- 5.6 Choosing the Best Method -- 5.7 Processing Flow Data -- Chapter 6: PUMPING TESTS -- 6.1 What Is a Pumping Test? -- 6.2 Planning a Pumping Test -- 6.3 Pumps and Pumping -- 6.4 On-Site Measurements -- 6.5 Pre-Test Monitoring -- 6.6 Test Set-up -- 6.7 Step Tests -- 6.8 Constant Rate Tests -- 6.9 Recovery Tests. 6.10 Pumping Test Analysis6.11 Tests on Single Boreholes -- 6.12 Packer Tests -- Chapter 7: GROUNDWATER CHEMISTRY -- 7.1 Analytical Suites and Determinands -- 7.2 Sampling Equipment -- 7.3 Sampling Protocols -- 7.4 Monitoring Networks -- 7.5 Using Chemical Data -- Chapter 8: RECHARGE ESTIMATION -- 8.1 Water Balance -- 8.2 Rainfall Recharge -- 8.3 Induced Recharge -- 8.4 Other Sources of Recharge -- Chapter 9: SPECIALIST TECHNIQUES -- 9.1 Borehole and Piezometer Installation -- 9.2 Down-Hole Geophysics -- 9.3 Using Artificial Tracers -- Chapter 10: PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS -- 10.1 Borehole Prognoses -- 10.2 Groundwater Supplies. 10.3 Wells in Shallow Aquifers10.4 Contaminated Land Investigations -- 10.5 Landfills and Leachate -- 10.6 Geothermal Energy -- 10.7 Groundwater Lowering by Excavation -- 10.8 Rising Water Tables -- 10.9 Soakaways -- 10.10 Investigating Wetland Hydrology -- Appendix A: GOOD WORKING PRACTICE -- A1.1 Safety Codes -- A1.2 Safety Clothing and Equipment -- A1.3 Distress Signals -- A1.4 Exposure or Hypothermia -- A1.5 Heat Exhaustion -- A1.6 Working Near Wells, Boreholes and Monitoring Piezometers -- A1.7 Hygiene Precautions for Water Supplies -- A1.8 Trial Pits -- A1.9 Electrical Equipment -- A1.10 Filling Fuel Tanks.
• Sommario/riassunto: Featuring case histories and focusing on practical applications, this invaluable resource follows a systematic approach to completing a hydrogeological study and explains how to decide on the measurements that are needed and on the instruments and techniques required. -- Edited summary from book.
• Titolo autorizzato: Field hydrogeology
• ISBN: 9781523114627; 1523114622; 9781118397381; 111839738X; 9781118397398; 1118397398; 9781118397404; 1118397401
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9911007117503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Geological field guide series.