Hydrogeochemistry and its relation to groundwater level fluctuation in the Palar and Cheyyar river basins, southern India

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2415-2427

  Rajmohan, N ^a,b   Elango, L ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Groundwater; Hydrogeochemistry; India; Major ions; River Cheyyar; River Palar; Water level fluctuation

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; DISSOLUTION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; RIVERS; STOICHIOMETRY; WATER LEVELS;

HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; INDIA; MAJOR IONS; WATER LEVEL FLUCTUATION;

HYDROLOGY;

CONTAMINATION; DISSOLUTION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; HYDROLOGY; RIVERS; STOICHIOMETRY; WATER LEVELS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; DISSOLUTION; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; ION; WATER LEVEL;

ASIA; CHEYYAR BASIN; EURASIA; INDIA; PALAR BASIN; SOUTH ASIA; TAMIL NADU;

EID: 33745909927     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.6052     Document Type: Article

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