Recharge to groundwater in the Turi Basin, northern Chile: An evaluation based on tritium and chloride mass balance techniques

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 334, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 534-544

  Houston, John ^a  

^a Nazca SA   (Chile)

Author keywords

Andes; Chile; Chloride mass balance; Groundwater recharge; Tritium

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROLOGY; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; TRITIUM;

CHLORIDE MASS BALANCE; GROUNDWATER RECHARGE;

GROUNDWATER;

AQUIFERS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROLOGY; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; TRITIUM;

CHLORIDE; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; INFLOW; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MASS BALANCE; MIXING; PHREATIC ZONE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAINFALL; RECHARGE; TRITIUM; UNCONFINED AQUIFER; WATER CHEMISTRY;

ALTIPLANO; ANDES; ANTOFAGASTA; CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA; TURI BASIN;

EID: 33846805738     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2006.10.030     Document Type: Article

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