Tritium hydrology of the Mississippi River basin

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1255-1269

  Michel, Robert L ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Isotopes; Mississippi River; Radioactivity; Residence time; Surface water; Tritium

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RESERVOIRS (WATER); RIVER BASIN PROJECTS; TRITIUM;

MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASINS; TWO COMPONENT MIXING MODELS;

HYDROLOGY;

RESIDENCE TIME; SURFACE WATER; TRITIUM; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

MISSISSIPPI RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

TRITIUM;

EID: 2442461060     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.1403     Document Type: Article

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