Chemical and isotopic indicators of point-source recharge to a karst aquifer, South-Australia

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 192, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 271-299

  Herczeg, A L ^a   Leaney, F W J ^a   Stadter, M F ^b   Allan, G L ^c   Fifield, L K ^c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b S Australian Dept Mines and Ener   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPIC INDICATORS; POINT SOURCE RECHARGE;

AQUIFERS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; HYDROGEN; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); OXYGEN;

RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS);

AQUIFER; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; KARST; POINT SOURCE; RECHARGE;

AUSTRALIA, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, GAMBIER LIMESTONE AQUIFER;

EID: 0030615825     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(96)03100-9     Document Type: Article

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