Tritium profiles of pore water in the Chinese loess unsaturated zone: Implications for estimation of groundwater recharge

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 328, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 192-199

  Lin, Ruifen ^a   Wei, Keqin ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Groundwater recharge; Loess; Pore water; Tritium profiles; Unsaturated zone

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER FLOW; INFILTRATION; SOILS; TRITIUM;

CONCENTRATION PROFILES; GROUNDWATER RECHARGE; PORE WATER; TRITIUM PROFILES; UNSATURATED ZONE;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; INFILTRATION; SOILS; TRITIUM;

GROUNDWATER; LOESS; POREWATER; RECHARGE; TRITIUM; VADOSE ZONE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; NEI MONGGOL; SHANXI;

EID: 33746901680     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2005.12.010     Document Type: Article

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