Deep groundwater flow and geochemical processes in limestone aquifers: Evidence from thermal waters in Derbyshire, England, UK

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 868-881

  Gunn, John ^a   Bottrell, Simon H ^b   Lowe, David J ^a   Worthington, Stephen R H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c Worthington Groundwater   (Canada)

Author keywords

England; Hydrochemistry; Karst; Stable isotopes; Thermal conditions

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; LIMESTONE; PERMEABILITY; STABLE ISOTOPE; THERMAL WATER; WATER-ROCK INTERACTION;

DERBYSHIRE; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33749497687     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-006-0022-7     Document Type: Article

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