Atmosphere-derived noble gas evidence for the preservation of ancient waters in sedimentary basins

Geology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 111-114

  Pinti, Daniele L ^a   Marty, Bernard ^b,c   Andrews, John N ^d  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CRPG CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; HYDROGEOLOGY; RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SETTLING TANKS;

CARBONATE AQUIFER; EARLY PLEISTOCENE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; MIDDLE JURASSIC; PALEOTEMPERATURES; RESIDENCE TIME; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; STABLE ISOTOPES;

INERT GASES;

AQUIFER; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; NOBLE GAS; PALEOTEMPERATURE; RECHARGE; SALINITY; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; STABLE ISOTOPE; GROUNDWATER; RESIDENCE TIME;

FRANCE; PARIS BASIN;

EID: 0030756785     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1997)025<0111:ADNGEF>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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