Origin of the high variability of water mineral content in the bedrock aquifers of Southern Madagascar

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 310, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 143-156

  Rabemanana, V ^a,b,e   Violette, S ^a   De Marsily, G ^a   Robain, H ^b   Deffontaines, B ^c   Andrieux, P ^a   Bensimon, M ^d   Parriaux, A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^d EPFL   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Crystalline bedrock; Groundwater; Hydrochemistry; Madagascar; Salinity; Semi arid climate; Water wells

Indexed keywords

CARBONATES; COASTAL ZONES; CRYSTALLINE ROCKS; DRILLING; GROUNDWATER; SILICATES; SPATIAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

BEDROCKS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; WATER MINERALS;

AQUIFERS;

CRYSTALLINE ROCK; GROUNDWATER; HYDROCHEMISTRY; SALINITY;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

ARIDA;

EID: 20544465184     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2004.11.025     Document Type: Article

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