Hydrogeochemical and isotopic constraints on the origins of dryland salinity, Murray Basin, Victoria, Australia

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1233-1254

  Cartwright, I ^a   Weaver, T R ^b   Fulton, S ^a   Nichol, C ^a   Reid, M ^c   Cheng, X ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; DISSOLUTION; EVAPORATION; GROUNDWATER; HALIDE MINERALS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

DRYLAND SALINITY; SALINITY MANAGEMENT PLANS; WATER TABLES;

HYDROGEOLOGY;

GROUNDWATER; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; RECHARGE; SALINIZATION; VADOSE ZONE; WATER CHEMISTRY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MURRAY BASIN;

EID: 2542603855     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2003.12.006     Document Type: Article

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