Comparison of the stable-isotopic composition of soil water collected from suction lysimeters, wick samplers, and cores in a sandy unsaturated zone

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 224, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 45-54

  Landon, M K ^a   Delin, G N ^a   Komor, S C ^a   Regan, C P ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrology; Lysimeters; Soils; Stable isotopes; Unsaturated zone; Water

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; GRAVEL; HYDROGEN; INFILTRATION; ISOTOPES; LYSIMETERS; OXYGEN; RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS); SAND; WATER ANALYSIS;

SOIL WATER;

HYDROLOGY;

SOIL WATER; UNSATURATED ZONE; WATER CHEMISTRY;

EID: 0033550051     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(99)00120-1     Document Type: Article

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