Carbon-14 dating of ground water in the Palouse Basin of the Columbia river basalts

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 334, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 502-512

  Douglas, Alyssa A ^a   Osiensky, James L ^a   Keller, C Kent ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age dating; Basalt; Ground water mining; Isotopes; Palouse Basin; Recharge

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; BASALT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; ISOTOPES; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; WATER SUPPLY;

AGE DATING; GROUND WATER MINING; PALOUSE BASIN; RECHARGE;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

AQUIFERS; BASALT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; ISOTOPES; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; WATER SUPPLY;

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; AQUIFER; BASALT; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; RADIOCARBON DATING; RECHARGE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SUSTAINABILITY; TRANSMISSIVITY; WATER LEVEL; WATER STORAGE; WATER SUPPLY;

COLUMBIA RIVER; IDAHO; NORTH AMERICA; PALOUSE BASIN; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 33846589224     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2006.10.028     Document Type: Article

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