GROUNDWATER RESPONSE TO WEATHER VARIABILITY IN A POOR AQUIFER UNIT: AN EXAMPLE FROM TROPICAL BASEMENT COMPLEX ROCK OF NIGERIA
https://doi.org/10.24057/2071-9388-2015-8-3-55-68
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Ashaolu E.D. GROUNDWATER RESPONSE TO WEATHER VARIABILITY IN A POOR AQUIFER UNIT: AN EXAMPLE FROM TROPICAL BASEMENT COMPLEX ROCK OF NIGERIA. GEOGRAPHY, ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITY. 2015;8(3):55-68. https://doi.org/10.24057/2071-9388-2015-8-3-55-68