Isotopic evidence for palaeowaters in the British Isles

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 813-829

  Darling, W G ^a   Edmunds, W M ^a   Smedley, P L ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER RECHARGE; ISOTOPIC RATIO; PALAEOWATER;

UK;

EID: 0031449174     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-2927(97)00038-3     Document Type: Article

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