Lake-groundwater relationships and fluid-rock interaction in the East African Rift Valley: Isotopic evidence

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 423-431

  Darling, W George ^a   Gizaw, Berhanu ^b   Arusei, Musa K ^c  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ETHIOPIA   (Ethiopia)

^c MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; HYDROCHEMISTRY; LAKE; WATER RESOURCES; WATER/ROCK INTERACTION;

ETHIOPIA, RIFT VALLEY; KENYA, RIFT VALLEY;

EID: 0030479382     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0899-5362(96)00026-7     Document Type: Article

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