Recent advances in dating young groundwater: Chlorofluorocarbons, 3H/3He and 85Kr

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 191, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 245-265

  Cook, P G ^a   Solomon, D K ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION;

AQUIFERS; CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROLOGY; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS; RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS);

GROUNDWATER;

AQUIFER; CFC; GROUNDWATER DATING; GROUNDWATER FLOW; RECHARGE; TRACER;

EID: 0030615735     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(96)03051-X     Document Type: Article

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