Estimation of mean water residence times and runoff generation by 18O measurements in a Pre-Alpine catchment (Rietholzbach, Eastern Switzerland)

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 787-796

  Vitvar, Tomas ^a   Balderer, Werner ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASEFLOW; CATCHMENT; RAINFALL; RESIDENCE TIME; RUNOFF; STABLE ISOTOPE;

SWITZERLAND, RIETHOLZBACH;

EID: 0031435348     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-2927(97)00045-0     Document Type: Article

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