Ra and Rn isotopes as natural tracers of submarine groundwater discharge in Tampa Bay, Florida

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 104, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 69-84

  Swarzenski, Peter W ^a   Reich, Chris ^a   Kroeger, Kevin D ^a   Baskaran, Mark ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal waters; Estuary; Nutrient loading estimates; Radium; Radon; Submarine groundwater discharge; Tampa Bay

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATER; DISCHARGE; GROUNDWATER-SEAWATER INTERACTION; MASS BALANCE; NUTRIENT BUDGET; RADIONUCLIDE; RADIUM ISOTOPE; RADON ISOTOPE; RESIDENCE TIME; TRACER; WATER BUDGET; WATER COLUMN;

ALAFIA ESTUARY; ALAFIA RIVER; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; TAMPA BAY; UNITED STATES;

ALAFIA;

EID: 33847041038     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2006.08.001     Document Type: Article

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