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Groundwater mapping: An analysis of the United States Hydrological Investigation Atlas Series

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Groundwater mapping is a critical component of efficient water resource management today. Difficulties arise when highly specialized and complex groundwater data are collected and presented in map form. This is an analysis of the map content and its presentation in the USGS Hydrological Investigation Atlas Series. This analysis reveals the problems to be surmounted in mapping groundwater information. The technical nature of the groundwater data requires special design considerations.

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    Ute Dymon

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Dymon, U. Groundwater mapping: An analysis of the United States Hydrological Investigation Atlas Series. Environmental Management 11, 775–792 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01867245

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