Geothermal fluids circulation at Caldas do Moledo area, Northern Portugal: Geochemical and isotopic signatures

Geofluids

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 189-201

  Marques, José Manuel ^a   Marques, J Espinha ^b   Carreira, P M ^c   Graca R C ^a   Aires Barros, L ^a   Carvalho, J M ^b,d   Chamine H I ^e   Borges, F S ^b  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO E NUCLEAR   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

^e UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic contamination; Caldas do Moledo; Geothermal fluids; Isotopes; Mixing; Portugal

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; HYDROGEOLOGY; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; METEORIC WATER; MIXING;

PORTUGAL;

EID: 0042565984     PISSN: 14688115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-8123.2003.00059.x     Document Type: Article

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