Variations of U and Sr isotope ratios in Alsace and Luxembourg rain waters: Origin and hydrogeochemical implications

Comptes Rendus - Geoscience

Volumn 337, Issue 16, 2005, Pages 1447-1456

  Chabaux, François ^a   Riotte, Jean ^a,c   Schmitt, Anne Désirée ^a,d   Carignan, Jean ^b   Herckes, Pierre ^a,e   Pierret, Marie Claire ^a   Wortham, Henry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG EOST   (France)

^b CRPG CNRS   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^e ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Luxembourg; Rainwater composition; Rhine valley; Sr Isotope ratios; U Isotope ratios

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; RAINWATER; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; URANIUM ISOTOPE;

ALSACE; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; LUXEMBOURG [BENELUX]; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 29944437229     PISSN: 16310713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crte.2005.07.008     Document Type: Article

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