Implications of the distribution of σD in pore waters for groundwater flow and the timing of geologic events in a thick aquitard system

Water Resources Research

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1751-1760

  Hendry, M J ^a   Wassenaar, L I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; ISOTOPE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; SIMULATION; TRANSPORT KINETICS; WATER FLOW;

AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER; ISOTOPE; POREWATER;

AQUITARD; GROUNDWATER FLOW; POREWATER; STABLE ISOTOPE;

EID: 0033045024     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999WR900046     Document Type: Article

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