Annual replenishable ground water potential of India - An estimate based on injected tritium studies

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 234, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 38-53

  Rangarajan, R ^a   Athavale, R N ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

India; Natural recharge; Soil profiles; Tritium; Unsaturated zone

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; HYDROLOGY; IRRIGATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RAIN; RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS); REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOILS; STREAM FLOW; SURFACE WATERS; TRITIUM; WATERSHEDS;

GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT; VADOSE ZONE;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

GROUNDWATER; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RECHARGE; TRITIUM; WATER RESOURCE;

INDIA;

EID: 0034733525     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(00)00239-0     Document Type: Article

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