Density-driven exchange between the basins of Lake Lucerne (Switzerland) traced with the 3H-3He method

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 707-721

  Aeschbach Hertig, W ^a   Kipfer, R ^a   Hofer, M ^a   Imboden, D M ^a   Baur, H ^b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEDICAGO SATIVA; TRITIUM;

EID: 0029788259     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.1996.41.4.0707     Document Type: Article

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