Determining natural groundwater influx to a tropical river using radon, chlorofluorocarbons and ionic environmental tracers

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 277, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 74-88

  Cook, P G ^a   Favreau, G ^b   Dighton, J C ^a   Tickell, S ^c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Gas exchange; Groundwater; Radon; Surface groundwater interaction; Tracers

Indexed keywords

CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GROUNDWATER; IONS; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS;

TROPICAL RIVERS;

RIVER BASIN PROJECTS;

GAS EXCHANGE; GROUNDWATER; INFLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; RADON; RIVER CHANNEL; TRACER;

DISCHARGE; GAS EXCHANGE; GROUNDWATER; INFLOW; NUMERICAL MODEL; RADON; RIVER CHANNEL; TRACER;

AUSTRALIA; DALY RIVER; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

EID: 0037515467     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(03)00087-8     Document Type: Article

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