Origin of the shallow groundwater system in the southern Voltaian Sedimentary Basin of Ghana: An isotopic approach

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 233, Issue 1-4, 2000, Pages 37-53

  Acheampong, S Y ^a   Hess, J W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Deuterium; Ghana; Groundwater; Isotope; Oxygen 18; Voltaian

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CARBON; DEUTERIUM; EVAPORATION; OXYGEN; POTABLE WATER; RAIN; RESERVOIRS (WATER); TRITIUM;

AQUIFER RECHARGE; GHANA; GLOBAL METEORIC WATER LINE; KINETIC EVAPORATION; SHALLOW GROUNDWATER SYSTEM; SOUTHERN VOLTAIAN SEDIMENTARY BASIN;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; RECHARGE; VADOSE ZONE;

GHANA;

EID: 0034640779     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(00)00221-3     Document Type: Article

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