Infiltration of river water to a shallow aquifer investigated with 3H/3He, noble gases and CFCs

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 220, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 169-185

  Beyerle, U ^a   Aeschbach Hertig, W ^a   Hofer, M ^a   Imboden, D M ^a   Baur, H ^b   Kipfer, R ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chlorofluorocarbon; Noble gases; Oxygen; Recharge temperature; River infiltration; Tritium helium 3 dating

Indexed keywords

TRITIUM-HELIUM DATING METHOD;

AQUIFERS; CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; INERT GASES; INFILTRATION; OXYGEN; RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS); RIVERS; TRITIUM; WATER ANALYSIS;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

CFC; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; GROUNDWATER; INFILTRATION; NOBLE GAS; RIVER WATER; TRACER;

SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0344172837     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(99)00069-4     Document Type: Article

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