Migration of recharge waters downgradient from the Santa Catalina Mountains into the Tucson basin aquifer, Arizona, USA

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 94-103

  Cunningham, Erin E B ^a,b   Long, Austin ^a   Eastoe, Chris ^a   Bassett, R L ^c  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b Pacific Groundwater Group   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arid regions; Fractured rocks; Groundwater recharge; Isotopes; USA

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013385681     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100400050136     Document Type: Article

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