The area investigated in this research is the groundwater basin of the valley of Tlacolula de Matamoros, of the central valleys of Oaxaca in Mexico. The objectives of this research were to consider together the causes and symptoms of the technical problems concerned with effective management of ground-water and related land resources in a semi-arid climate. / The preparation of electronic basemaps and their field control is first investigated. A methodology for the preparation of multi-layer base maps is successfully established. / The variability of climatic conditions and climatic trends that may affect the quantification of the design rainfall and the elaboration of long term water strategies are then investigated. / Historical pumping test data are analyzed. Analytical techniques for the interpretation of single well test data are applied. A trial and adjustment procedure based on the reversibility of the test when the aquifer-well system has stabilized, is proposed for the data analysis of a single well test with declining step drawdown. / In order to determine the suitability of water for irrigation and to obtain an early warning of groundwater salinization, the quality of groundwater is assessed over the area. / Hydrometric are analyzed for accuracy and potential water availability.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.35046 |
| Date | January 1998 |
| Creators | Perraton, Etienne. |
| Contributors | Broughton, Robert S. (advisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Doctor of Philosophy (Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: 001610030, proquestno: NQ44553, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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