Assessment of recharge to groundwater systems in the arid southwestern part of Northern Territory, Australia, using chlorine-36

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 393-404

  Cresswell, R ^a   Fifield, Keith ^a   Wischusen, J ^b   Jacobson, G ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

And regions; Australia; Chlorine 36; Groundwater recharge water budget; Radioactive isotopes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344105526     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100400050211     Document Type: Article

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