| Title | Sediment-aquifer play types in a list of 30 key Canadian aquifers |
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| Author | Russell, H A J ;
Sharpe, D R; Cummings, D C |
| Source | Geohydro 2011, proceedings of the Joint meeting of the CANQUA and International Association of Hydrogeologists; 2011 p. 1-8 |
| Links | Online - En ligne
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| Links | Online -
En ligne (Full program/Programme complet, PDF 150 MB)
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| Year | 2011 |
| Alt Series | Earth Sciences Sector, Contribution Series 20100444 |
| Meeting | Geohydro 2011, Joint meeting of the CANQUA and International Association of Hydrogeologists; Quebec City; CA; August 28-31, 2011 |
| Document | book |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | paper; on-line; digital |
| Province | British Columbia; Alberta; Saskatchewan; Manitoba; Ontario; Quebec; New Brunswick; Nova Scotia; Prince Edward Island; Newfoundland and Labrador; Northwest Territories; Yukon; Nunavut; Canada |
| NTS | 1; 2; 3; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15; 16; 20; 21; 22; 23; 24; 25; 26; 27; 28; 29; 30; 31; 32; 33; 34; 35; 36; 37; 38; 39; 40; 41; 42; 43; 44; 45; 46; 47; 48; 49; 52; 53; 54; 55; 56; 57; 58; 59; 62; 63; 64; 65;
66; 67; 68; 69; 72; 73; 74; 75; 76; 77; 78; 79; 82; 83; 84; 85; 86; 87; 88; 89; 92; 93; 94; 95; 96; 97; 98; 99; 102; 103; 104; 105; 106; 107; 114O; 114P; 115; 116; 117; 120; 340; 560 |
| Lat/Long WENS | -141.0000 -50.0000 90.0000 41.7500 |
| Subjects | hydrogeology; aquifers; groundwater; groundwater resources; groundwater regimes; hydrostratigraphic units; groundwater discharge |
| Illustrations | location maps; tables; cross-sections; models; stratigraphic sections; block diagrams |
| Program | Groundwater Geoscience Aquifer Assessment & support to mapping |
| Released | 2011 01 01 |
| Abstract | There is a need for a classification scheme that can be applied nationally to aquifers in Canada. One approach is to adapt the "play" concept, which is used extensively in the petroleum industry.
Adapted to groundwater aquifer classification the play concept can be defined on the basis of aquifer geology, confining units (hydrostratigraphy) and hydrology (recharge - discharge). Identification and conceptualization of these characteristics
requires knowledge of the geological evolution of the basin best achieved by basin analysis techniques. A synthesis of aquifer play types has the potential to capture key messages embodied in the existing large set of data that comprises local case
studies. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 287923 |
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