Geochemical evidence of hydrothermal recharge in Lake Baringo, central Kenya Rift Valley

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2027-2055

  Tarits, Corinne ^a   Renaut, Robin W ^b   Tiercelin, Jean Jacques ^a   Le Hérissé, Alain ^a   Cotten, Jo ^a   Cabon, Jean Yves ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c UFR SCIENCES ET TECHNIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

Geothermal fluids; Groundwater surface water relations; Hydrochemistry; Kenya; Lake Baringo; Rift basins

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; EVAPORATION; GROUNDWATER; LAKES; SEDIMENTS; SEEPAGE; WATER QUALITY;

GEOTHERMAL FLUIDS; HYDROCHEMISTRY; KENYA; RIFT BASINS; TOTAL DISSOLVED SPECIES;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

COMPOSITION; EVAPORATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; LAKES; SEDIMENTS; SEEPAGE; WATER QUALITY;

GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROCHEMISTRY; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; LAKE WATER; RECHARGE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EAST AFRICAN RIFT; KENYA; KENYA RIFT; LAKE BARINGO; RIFT VALLEY; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33745091089     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.6046     Document Type: Article

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