Change in groundwater chemistry as a consequence of suppression of floods: The case of the rhine floodplain

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 270, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 89-104

  Sanchez Perez J M ^a   Tremolieres M ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Alluvial floodplain; Base cations; Hydrological regime; Nitrate; Phosphate; River Rhine

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; FLOODS; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; NITRATES; PHOSPHATES; POSITIVE IONS; RIVERS;

SPATIO-TEMPORAL VARIATIONS;

HYDROLOGY;

CATION; FLOODING; GROUNDWATER; HYDROCHEMISTRY; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; NUTRIENT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

FRANCE;

EID: 0037428024     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(02)00293-7     Document Type: Article

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