Radiogenic 4He as a conservative tracer in buried-valley aquifers

Water Resources Research

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1-13

  Van Der Hoven, Stephen J ^a   Wright, R Erik ^a   Carstens, David A ^a   Hackley, Keith C ^b  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; HELIUM; HYDROLOGY; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS; SEDIMENTS;

ATMOSPHERIC SOLUBILITY; CONSERVATIVE TRACERS; GLACIAL DEPOSITS;

WATER POLLUTION;

HYDROGEOLOGY; TRACER;

BEDROCK; GROUNDWATER FLOW;

ILLINOIS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 29944439342     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004WR003857     Document Type: Article

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