Seasonal variability and long term trends of chlorofluorocarbon mixing ratios in the unsaturated zone

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 4414-4420

  Santella, Nicholas ^a,b   Schlosser, Peter ^a,b,c   Smethie Jr , William M ^a   Ho, David T ^a,b   Stute, Martin ^a,d  

^a International Research Institute for Climate and Society   (United States)

^b Barnard College ^*  (United States)

^c Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^d Program on US Russia Relations at Columbia s Harriman Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER RECHARGE; SEASONAL FLUCTUATIONS; SOIL GAS; UNSATURATED ZONE;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; MIXING; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

CHLOROFLUOROCARBON; GROUND WATER;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MIXING; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

CFC; DIFFUSION; MIXING RATIO; MOISTURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL GAS; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SOLUBILITY; SORPTION; TIME SERIES; VADOSE ZONE; WATER TABLE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DIFFUSION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); MODEL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SOLUBILITY; SPRING; UNITED STATES; WINTER;

ATMOSPHERE; CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; SEASONS;

NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746211253     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es052376o     Document Type: Article

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