Strontium isotope ratios in streams and the effect of flow rate in relation to weathering in catchments

Catena

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 143-151

  Bain, D C ^a   Midwood, A J ^a   Miller, J D ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discharge variations; Streamwater; Strontium; Strontium isotopes; Weathering

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; ISOTOPIC RATIO; STREAMFLOW; STRONTIUM; WEATHERING;

EID: 0032056438     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0341-8162(97)00055-6     Document Type: Article

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