The spatial distribution of groundwater age for different geohydrological situations in the Netherlands: Implications for groundwater quality monitoring at the regional scale

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 299, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 84-106

  Broers, Hans Peter ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Groundwater age; Heterogeneity; Monitoring; Surficial drainage network; Tritium

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTAMINATION; DRAINAGE; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROGEOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

GROUNDWATER RECHARGE; ISOCHRONES; WATER TABLE;

GROUNDWATER;

DISSOLVED MATTER; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TRITIUM; WATER QUALITY;

TRITIUM;

EID: 3242725730     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2004.04.023     Document Type: Article

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