Ancient groundwaters in the Amadeus Basin, Central Australia: Evidence from the radio-isotope 36Cl

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 223, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 212-220

  Cresswell, R G ^a   Jacobson, G ^b   Wischusen, J ^c   Keith Fifield, L ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b BUREAU OF RURAL SCIENCES   (Australia)

^c 50 Kingsclear Road ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

36Cl; Amadeus Basin; Ancient groundwaters; Central Australia; Palaeo recharge

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CHLORINE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FLOW OF WATER; ISOTOPES; SANDSTONE;

RADIOCARBON CONTENT; RECHARGE ZONE;

GROUNDWATER;

CHLORINE ISOTOPE; CONFINED AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER; RESIDENCE TIME;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0033214218     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(99)00123-7     Document Type: Article

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