Using natural distributions of short-lived radium isotopes to quantify groundwater discharge and recharge

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 48, Issue 1 I, 2003, Pages 290-298

  Krest, James M ^a   Harvey, Judson W ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE; FLOW MODELING; GROUNDWATER; RADIUM ISOTOPE; RECHARGE; TRACER;

EVERGLADES; FLORIDA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037247069     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2003.48.1.0290     Document Type: Article

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