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Serc: Gis Exploration Using the High Plains Aquifer Databases Lesson Plan

Serc: Gis Exploration Using the High Plains Aquifer Databases Lesson Plan

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Serc: Gis Exploration Using the High Plains Aquifer Databases

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Young scholars work with databases and GIS to develop saturated thickness maps. Each database consists of observations made by drillers where they have encountered the High Plains aquifer base and the annual water-level measurements taken in wells screened in the High Plains aquifer by field technicians.

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