Comparison of naturally-occurring chloride and oxygen-18 as tracers of interbasin groundwater transfer in lowland rainforest, Costa Rica

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 295, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 17-27

  Genereux, David ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Costa Rica; Groundwater; Hydrology; Oxygen 18; Rainforest; Surface water

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE MINERALS; FORESTRY; HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OXYGEN;

GROUNDWATER TRANSFER; HYDROLOGIC MIXING MODELS;

GROUNDWATER;

CHLORIDE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; RAINFOREST; TRACER;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA;

EID: 3142577084     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2004.02.020     Document Type: Article

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