Solute sources and processes in the Achankovil River basin, Western Ghats, southern India

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 341-354

  Bala Krishna Prasad, M ^a   Ramanathan, A L ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Achankovil River; Geochemical weathering; Seasonal variation; Solute acquisition

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; HYDROGEOLOGY; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RIVERS; ROCKS; WATER; WEATHERING;

CARBONATE WEATHERING; COASTAL WATER; MATERIAL FLUX; RIVER CHEMISTRY;

RIVER BASIN PROJECTS;

CHEMICAL WEATHERING; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; RIVER BASIN; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; WESTERN GHATS; WORLD;

MUS;

EID: 17444408135     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1623/hysj.50.2.341.60653     Document Type: Article

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