The use of geochemical mass-balance and mixing models to determine groundwater sources

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 523-539

  Schramke, Janet A ^a,b   Murphy, Ellyn M ^b   Wood, Brian D ^b  

^a MFG Incorporation   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER RECHARGE; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; MASS BALANCE; MIXING MODEL;

USA, IDAHO;

AQUIFERS; CALCULATIONS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULICS; INFILTRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEASUREMENTS; RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS); VELOCITY;

GEOCHEMICAL MASS BALANCE; GROUNDWATER MIXING; GROUNDWATER RECHARGE SYSTEM; HORIZONTAL REGIONAL FLOW;

GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0030176846     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0883-2927(96)00007-8     Document Type: Article

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