Characterization of surface and ground water δ18O seasonal variation and its use for estimating groundwater residence times

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1753-1772

  Reddy, Michael M ^a   Schuster, Paul ^b   Kendall, Carol ^c   Reddy, Micaela B ^d  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d ROCHE BIOSCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

18O; Groundwater; Groundwater residence time; Seasonal variations; Surface water

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ERROR ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION; HYDROLOGY; RIVERS; WATERSHEDS;

DARCY'S LAW; MEAN RESIDENCE TIMES (MRTS); SEASONAL VARIATIONS;

GROUNDWATER;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ERROR ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION; GROUNDWATER; HYDROLOGY; RIVERS; WATERSHEDS;

GROUNDWATER; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; RESIDENCE TIME; SEASONAL VARIATION; SURFACE WATER;

EID: 33646554474     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.5953     Document Type: Article

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