Interpretation of dissolved atmospheric noble gases in natural waters

Water Resources Research

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 2779-2792

  Aeschbach Hertig, W ^a   Peeters, F ^a   Beyerle, U ^a   Kipfer, R ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED GAS; NOBLE GAS; TEMPERATURE;

GASES; GROUNDWATER; INERT GASES; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

ATMOSPHERIC EQUILIBRIUM; CONTROLLED CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETER; NOBLE GAS TEMPERATURES; PALEOTEMPERATURES; RE-EQUILIBRATION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; WATER TEMPERATURES;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0032829133     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999WR900130     Document Type: Article

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